Open access is a set of principles and a range of practices through which nominally copyrightable publications are delivered to readers free of access charges or other barriers. With open access stric
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Aaron Hillel Swartz, also known as AaronSw, was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist. As a programmer, Swartz helped develop the web feed
Open access
…publishing or hosting services for open access journals, with the Library Publishing Coalition as a membership organisation. In 2013, open access activist Aaron Swartz was posthumously awarded the American Library Association's James Madison Award for being an "outspoken advocate for public participation in government…
Swartz in 2011
Swartz in 2002 with Lawrence Lessig at the launch party for Creative Commons
Swartz in 2012 protesting against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), along with Occupy Wall Street movement