[Infowarrior] - TIOB: A Discussion of U.S. v. Aaron Swartz and the Prosecution/Defense of Cyber-Crime

[Richard Forno]

The Internet’s Own Boy: A Discussion of U.S. v. Aaron Swartz and the Prosecution and Defense of Cyber-Crime

01/21/2015

http://www.kvn.com/events/events-items/the-internets-own-boy-a-discussion-of-us-v-aaron-swartz-and-the-prosecution-and-defense-of-cyber-crime

This program will feature clips from the Oscar-shortlisted documentary The Internet’s Own Boy and a discussion of the prosecution of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January 2013 while facing a federal indictment. Among the topics to be discussed:

	• Is the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act too broad in the discretion it gives to prosecutors?
	• Does the threat of CFAA prosecutions create a chilling effect on academic and political speech and inhibit disclosure of information in the public interest? 
	• How might the CFAA be reformed to address these concerns, while still protecting against genuinely harmful computer crimes?

 Speakers:

	• Elliot Peters, Keker & Van Nest Partner who represented Aaron Swartz
	• Brian Knappenberger, filmmaker and director of The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
	• Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties for The Center For Internet and Society at Stanford Law School
	• Charles Stevens, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California and currently a Partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Moderator: Dan Purcell, Keker & Van Nest Partner who represented Aaron Swartz

The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. The program will be from 6:30-8:00 p.m. 

RSVP:  Please email Barbara Abulafia to register.

Organization: The American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee

Location: Keker & Van Nest - 633 Battery St., San Francisco

http://www.kvn.com/events/events-items/the-internets-own-boy-a-discussion-of-us-v-aaron-swartz-and-the-prosecution-and-defense-of-cyber-crime

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