Read_854 - Guerilla Open Access Manifesto

Nov 19, 2024

Dive into the fight for open access and the legacy of Aaron Swartz, a champion for free knowledge. Discover the ethical battles surrounding corporate control of information and the struggles faced by marginalized communities. Explore the moral duty to share public scientific discoveries, while examining the obstacles posed by paywalls. Unpack the tension between scarcity and abundance through the lens of Bitcoin and advocate for a more collaborative digital landscape. Join the call for a revitalized internet that champions openness and community.

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Intro

00:00 • 6min

The Fight for Open Access and Knowledge Liberation

05:54 • 11min

The Defense of Sharing Culture and Knowledge

16:25 • 3min

The Battle for Open Access

18:55 • 25min

Navigating Scarcity and Abundance with Bitcoin

44:10 • 24min

Reviving the Spirit of Open Access on the Internet

01:08:22 • 4min

"There is no justice in following unjust laws. It's time to come into the light and in the grand tradition of civil disobedience declare our opposition to this private theft of public culture. We need to take information wherever it is stored make our copies and share them with the world. We need to take stuff that's out of copyright and add it to the archive.
We need to buy secret databases and put them on the web. We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file sharing networks. We need to fight for guerrilla openaccess."
— Aaron Swartz

What happens when the pursuit of knowledge and information is restricted by those in power? Can the free flow of ideas be considered a moral imperative, and what are the consequences for those who dare to challenge the status quo? In this episode, we explore the Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto and the story of Aaron Swartz, a pioneer in the fight for open access to information.

Check out the original article at Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto by author (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4vddx5am)

References from the episode

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q6Fzbgs_Lg)
The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by Timothy May (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3tn5ue8u)

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