<p>Aaron Swartz, 24, was indicted on six counts including wire fraud and faces up to 35 years in prison and a million dollar fine if convicted.<br /><br />According to a federal indictment, Swartz downloaded more than 4.8 million articles from JSTOR, a subscription service that offers digitised copies of articles from more than 1000 academic journals.<br /><br />Swartz allegedly hacked into MIT's system between September and January this year.<br />Swartz allegedly broke into a closet in the basement of an MIT building to plug into the university's network through a computer switch. He intended to distribute the articles on file-sharing websites.<br /><br />Swartz was not affiliated with MIT, according to prosecutors.Swartz was released on USD 1,00,000 unsecured bond after pleading not guilty at his arraignment here.<br /><br />"Stealing is stealing whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars," US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said in a release.<br /><br />"It is equally harmful to the victim whether you sell what you have stolen or give it away," he said.</p>
<p>Aaron Swartz, 24, was indicted on six counts including wire fraud and faces up to 35 years in prison and a million dollar fine if convicted.<br /><br />According to a federal indictment, Swartz downloaded more than 4.8 million articles from JSTOR, a subscription service that offers digitised copies of articles from more than 1000 academic journals.<br /><br />Swartz allegedly hacked into MIT's system between September and January this year.<br />Swartz allegedly broke into a closet in the basement of an MIT building to plug into the university's network through a computer switch. He intended to distribute the articles on file-sharing websites.<br /><br />Swartz was not affiliated with MIT, according to prosecutors.Swartz was released on USD 1,00,000 unsecured bond after pleading not guilty at his arraignment here.<br /><br />"Stealing is stealing whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars," US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said in a release.<br /><br />"It is equally harmful to the victim whether you sell what you have stolen or give it away," he said.</p>