Internet pioneer Aaron Swartz dies at 26
Internet pioneer Aaron Swartz dies at 26
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Internet pioneer and activist for free, open content online died Saturday of an apparent suicide. He was facing felony charges for hacking into an MIT site and downloading millions of articles. We talk with Karl Fogel of QuestionCopyright.org about Swartz’s life and legacy.