The Internets Own Boy The Story of Aaron Swartz 2015 Watch Free in HD

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. Aaron's story touched a nerve with people far beyond the online communities in which he was a celebrity. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.

Genre:

Crime, Biography, Documentary

Actors:

Tim Berners-Lee, Cindy Cohn, Gabriella Coleman, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley, Brewster Kahle, Lawrence Lessig, Zoe Lofgren, Carl Malamud, Quinn Norton, Tim OReilly, ...»

Director:

Brian Knappenberger

Country:

United States

Release:

2015

IMDb:

8.0

Quality:

Duration:

105 min

San Francisco Chronicle

The film not only canonizes its hero - who committed suicide amid a nasty federal indictment against him - but also brushes aside any big-picture concerns about national security and Internet piracy.

July 09, 2014

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Oregonian

Brian Knappenberger's captivating film gives much to think about, including what oversight should be required when the government looks into our lives.

August 29, 2014

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rec.arts.movies.reviews

A brilliant and idealistic soul sacrificed at the altar of Barack Obama's war on intellectual and political transparency.

January 22, 2015

Seattle Times

Fascinating, maddening, and ultimately very sad.

July 10, 2014

Observer (UK)

Knappenberger argues that the case against Swartz was overzealously pursued in order to make an example of him and on the evidence presented here it's hard to disagree.

August 31, 2014

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Globe and Mail

A touching, morally outraged portrait that, in memory of Swartz, may inspire people to ask hard questions about how the new world is being shaped away from view, behind closed doors.

June 27, 2014

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Laramie Movie Scope

I was hesitant about seeing this movie. I thought it was just another film glamorizing suicidal people. It turns out to be more of a celebration of the short, but incredibly productive life of Aron Swartz and the things he stood for.

November 12, 2014

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RogerEbert.com

Aaron Swartz's story should make you furious.

June 28, 2014

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Richard Roeper.com

Deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary.

June 27, 2014

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Flick Filosopher

An essential - and enraging - documentary about the life, career, and death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, a danger to corporate hegemony whose work could not be allowed to continue.

August 29, 2014

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Passionately tells a tragic tale of injustice.

November 26, 2014

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Entertainment Weekly

Talking (egg)heads reiterate outrage over the Obama Justice Department's witch hunt against him, but Swartz's ex-girlfriend adds heart when she tearfully recalls first seeing the ''end date'' on his Wikipedia page.

December 03, 2014

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