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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Participant Media | Release Date: June 27, 2014

Summary: 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.

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Runtime:	105 min
Rating:	R
Official Site:	http://www.takepart.com/internets-own-boy
Production:
Genres:	Biography, Crime, Documentary, News
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Jan 20, 2015

Director	Credit
Brian Knappenberger	Director

Writer	Credit
Brian Knappenberger	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Aaron Swartz	Himself

Cast	Credit
Aaron Swartz	Himself
Ben Wikler	Himself
Christopher Soghoian	Himself
Cory Doctorow	Himself
David Segal	Himself
David Sirota	Himself
Lawrence Lessig	Himself
Matt Stoller	Himself
Peter Eckersley	Himself
Ron Wyden	Himself
Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman	Herself
Tim Berners-Lee	Himself
Trevor Timm	Himself

Producer	Credit
Aaron Greenspan	Executive Producer
Brian Knappenberger	Producer
Charles Annenberg Weingarten	Executive Producer
Greg Kidd	Executive Producer
Jeffrey Kanjanapangka	Associate Producer
Mason Fink	Executive Producer
Suzanne Danziger	Associate Producer
Zach Braff	Executive Producer