Congressional investigation in wake of Swartz suicide

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act would be amended to exclude EULA violations.

From ArsTechnica:
Friday's suicide of entrepreneur and activist Aaron Swartz is getting attention from both sides of the aisle in Congress. Swartz was facing felony hacking charges that could have led to as much as 35 years in prison.

On Tuesday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) took to the pages of reddit to introduce legislation she dubbed "Aaron's Law." Lofgren's bill would modify the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the basis for Swartz's prosecution, to clarify that its definition of unauthorized access "does not include access in violation of an agreement or contractual obligation, such as an acceptable use policy or terms of service agreement, with an Internet service provider, Internet website, or employer." It would make a similar change to the wire fraud statute.

 Congressional investigation in wake of Swartz suicide