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

2014 · M · Biography

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz has his fingerprints all over the internet. He was integral to the development of the basic internet protocol RSS and co-founded the global social news and entertainment website Reddit...

Directed by: Brian Knappenberger & Takashi Ohtsuka

Featuring: Mayumi Tanaka, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kazuya Nakai, Christopher R. Sabat, Cory Doctorow, Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Peter Eckersley, Lawrence Lessig & Brewster Kahle

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