{"id":1756,"date":"2014-02-12T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2014-02-12T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T21:19:45","slug":"the-justice-department-used-this-law-to-pursue-aaron-swartz-now-its-open-to-reforming-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=1756","title":{"rendered":"The Justice Department used this law to pursue Aaron Swartz. Now it\u2019s open to reforming it."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/the-switch\/wp\/2014\/02\/07\/the-justice-department-used-this-law-to-pursue-aaron-swartz-now-its-open-to-reforming-it\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/rf\/image_606w\/2010-2019\/Wires\/Images\/2014-02-04\/AP\/Consumer_Data-0e917.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/the-switch\/wp\/2014\/02\/07\/the-justice-department-used-this-law-to-pursue-aaron-swartz-now-its-open-to-reforming-it\/\\'&gt;The Justice Department used this law to pursue Aaron Swartz. Now it\\'s open to reforming it.&lt;\/a&gt;Ever since federal prosecutors used a controversial anti-hacking law to go after Internet activist Aaron Swartz, civil liberties advocates have been pressing for Congress to narrow the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Now, the Justice Department has signaled its openness to such a move.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-switch%2Fwp%2F2014%2F02%2F07%2Fthe-justice-department-used-this-law-to-pursue-aaron-swartz-now-its-open-to-reforming-it%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Washingtonpost&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/rf\/image_606w\/2010-2019\/Wires\/Images\/2014-02-04\/AP\/Consumer_Data-0e917.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/the-switch\/wp\/2014\/02\/07\/the-justice-department-used-this-law-to-pursue-aaron-swartz-now-its-open-to-reforming-it\/'>The Justice Department used this law to pursue Aaron Swartz. Now it&#8217;s open to reforming it.<\/a>Ever since federal prosecutors used a controversial anti-hacking law to go after Internet activist Aaron Swartz, civil liberties advocates have been pressing for Congress to narrow the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Now, the Justice Department has signaled its openness to such a move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-switch%2Fwp%2F2014%2F02%2F07%2Fthe-justice-department-used-this-law-to-pursue-aaron-swartz-now-its-open-to-reforming-it%2F\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Washingtonpost<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department used this law to pursue Aaron Swartz. 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