He was endeavoring to share academic research journal to the general population for free.
The government arraignment included what was described by various pundits as a "cheating" 13-tally arraignment and "overeager" indictment for affirmed PC wrongdoings, brought by previous U.S. Lawyer for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz.
Swartz kicked the bucket by suicide on January 11, 2013. After his passing, government prosecutors dropped the charges. On December 4, 2013, because of a Freedom of Information Act suit by the examinations supervisor of Wired magazine, a few records identified with the case were discharged by the Secret Service, including a video of Swartz entering the MIT arrange wardrobe.