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Brian Knappenberger's documentary depicts the life, technical achievements, and political activism of programmer Aaron Swartz.
This is the FULL MOVIE! - The Internet's Own Boy depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as well as the internet luminaries who worked with him. The film tells his story up to his eventual suicide after a legal battle, and explores the questions of access to information and civil liberties that drove his work. Director / Producer: Brian Knappenberger Contact Information: takepart.com/internets-own-boy This movie is made available under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Remix, transform and build upon the material as you like Please support the creators of this movie! Rent it on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant, XBox Video, Vudu, Sony Entertainment Network or other platforms or see it in the cinema. takepart.com/internets-own-boy you can also load the full movie here: archive.org/details/TheInternetsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaronSwartzWhat people say. Widely recommended as a powerful and essential documentary about Aaron Swartz and the early hacker culture.
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