Watch The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) Online Free
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.
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Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley, Lawrence Lessig, Brewster Kahle, Cindy Cohn, Zoe Lofgren, Gabriella Coleman
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