The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014)
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The full documentary 'The Internet's Own Boy' about programmer and activist Aaron Swartz, with interviews with family, friends and internet figures. It covers his work on access to information and the legal case preceding his death.
HN recommends it as the essential documentary for learning about Aaron Swartz and the case that shaped hacker culture.
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5 comments from Hacker News
sad that reddit turned out this way, completely opposite of what Aaron Swartz's vision documentary about him - [VIDEO]
And if someone wants an account of the entire case, here's a must-watch documentary, especially if you belong to the hacker culture: [VIDEO]
"The internets own boy" is a decent documentary if you want to learn a bit about Aaron. YT Link: [VIDEO] Thanks OP for posting this aaronsw.com link.
Aaron was the OG. If you've never dug through his blog, do yourself a favor [1]. Also make some time to watch The Internet's Own Boy doc about him [2] and look up some of his talks during the SOPA shenanigans. RIP. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]
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