Jun 27, 2014
105 min
Full-HD

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

Category

Documentary Crime

Country

United States of America

Companies

FilmBuff Participant Luminant Media Unjustus Films

Aaron Swartz

Self

Tim Berners-Lee

Self

Cory Doctorow

Self

Peter Eckersley

Self

Lawrence Lessig

Self

Brewster Kahle

Self

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