Watch A Counter-History of the Internet (2013) Online Free
Documentary about freedom defense movements on Internet.
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Jérémie Zimmermann, Richard M. Stallman, Julian Assange, Mitch Altman, John Perry Barlow, Benjamin Bayart, Bernard Benhamou, Hervé Bourges, Dominique Cardon, Vinton Cerf, David Dufresne, Rick Falkvinge
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