Hello all,

Demand Progress has launched a campaign to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"). Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced a bill titled "Aaron's Law" that would decriminalize parts of CFAA. Below is some background information on the issue.

* Demand Progress's letter on CFAA and Aaron's Law: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/aaron_justice
* Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society on CFAA and Aaron Swartz: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2013/01/towards-learning-losing-aaron-swartz-part-2
* Remembering Aaron Swartz (1986-2013), http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/12/remembering-aaron-swartz-1986-2013/

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Stephen LaPorte
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation

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