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В кластер входят документы о деятельности антипиратского движения и использовании цифровых платформ для борьбы с государственной цензурой или ограничениями авторского права, но не входят общие рассуждения о роли соцсетей в свержении правительств.
Общие признаки: противодействие антипиратскому законодательству, использование интернета для политического влияния, борьба с ограничением доступа к информации, цифровые протесты и краудсорсинг
Группа выше: Движения и деятели за цифровые свободы
Смысл: The main idea is that the imprisonment of Sergey Avramov for distributing 1C software triggered a digital protest by anti-copyright activists, who used The Pirate Bay to demonstrate that decentralized file-sharing cannot be stopped by national laws.
Activists responded to the first Russian prison sentence for BitTorrent distribution by uploading the disputed 1C software to The Pirate Bay as a political protest.
Смысл: The text describes a protest action where Gregory Maxwell leaked over 18,000 scientific papers to The Pirate Bay to support Aaron Swartz and fight against the commercialization of scientific knowledge.
Gregory Maxwell leaked over 18,000 historical scientific papers to The Pirate Bay to protest paywalls and support Aaron Swartz's fight for open access.
Смысл: The main idea is to inform the reader about the 'Black March' campaign, a coordinated effort by the Pirate Party of Russia to fight against copyright lobbying and internet censorship through economic boycotts and administrative pressure on the state.
The Pirate Party of Russia coordinated 'Black March,' a month-long boycott of media corporations and a campaign of mass formal inquiries to government bodies to protest anti-piracy laws.
Смысл: The main idea is that a significant number of Russian citizens used a formal digital platform to express their opposition to the anti-piracy law, proving that the internet is a viable tool for civil society to influence government policy.
A petition to repeal Russia's anti-piracy law surpassed 100,000 signatures on the ROI platform and is now moving to official government expert review.
Смысл: The main idea is the announcement of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, highlighting the contrast between his immense contributions to the open internet and the severe government prosecution he faced for downloading academic papers.
Internet activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz committed suicide while facing a potential 35-year prison sentence for downloading millions of documents from JSTOR.
Смысл: The main idea is to create a crowdsourced, virtual legislative platform (AlterRussia) to bypass government apathy and formulate a collective will of the people that can potentially force real-world political change.
The author introduces AlterRussia, a virtual republic where citizens can propose and vote on laws to create a collective political force capable of pressuring the indifferent Russian government.