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This action was performed by a computer registered under the pseudonym “Gary Host”, whose first initial and last name appropriately spells “ghost”. Kevin Poulsen filed a FOIA (“foya”) lawsuit to obtain a surveillance video showing a man entering a room and taking out a hard drive from his backpack that was presumably (15[1])used in this action. This action was preceded by a similar action involving the PACER system for court cases, (15[1])as described in the documentary (15[1])The Internet’s Own Boy. The person who carried out this action (15[1])had earlier argued for similar efforts in the (*) Guerilla Open Access Manifesto. This action was discreetly performed in a wiring closet in the basement of MIT’s Building 16. (10[1])For 10 points, describe this action that caused overzealous Justice Department attorneys to prosecute internet activist Aaron Swartz, which involved certain objects in the JSTOR database. ■END■

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