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With the recent suicide of Aaron Swartz, this issue has gone mainstream. The analogy with the start of the Arab Spring is compelling. This article needs to be updated to reflect recent events; millions of academic papers being placed in the public domain for free (usually legally). 96.231.130.15 (talk) 12:42, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]