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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-06-27
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Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $48,911.00
ProductionCompanies: 
FilmBuff
Luminant Media
Unjustus Films
Movie: The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
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Tim Berners-Lee
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Cory Doctorow
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Lawrence Lessig
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Brewster Kahle
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Zoe Lofgren
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