The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014 · 105 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 18,286 VOTES · DIR. Brian Knappenberger
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.
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00:00:24 Unjust laws exist;
00:05:10 No, how [?]
00:09:35 So his mom bundles[?] him on a plane in Chicago, we pick him up in San Francisco
00:13:46 it was called Creative Commons
00:18:19 and Swartz eventually merges his company
00:23:31 He got to where he was supposed to be going
00:28:42 where both you can meet from book to book, from person to author
00:33:26 to go into the library and to begin to test his improved code
00:37:06 The group is responsible for igniting the grassroots efforts
00:40:35 He doesn't hack JSTOR in the traditional sense of hacking
00:45:57 Gonzalez masterminded the theft of over a hundred million credit card and ATM numbers
00:50:28 where it would be really hard to prosecute
00:54:29 create a competitive service to JSTOR
00:57:37 wasn't a crime
01:01:27 There is this notion that national security is an excuse to shut down the Internet.
01:05:17 Interviewer: He was gonna be an example? Aaron's Father: Yes. Stephen Heymann said that.
01:09:59 Swartz's political activity continues
01:14:13 Congress was caught off guard.
01:18:12 this was the moment when the Internet had grown up politically.
01:22:26 "Okay we need to galvanize opposition today because today is when it matters."
01:27:07 The question "Why?" hangs over much of the story of Aaron Swartz.
01:31:38 Interviewer: Was it millions? Aaron's Father: Yes.
01:38:14 it just seems absurd, if it weren't tragic.
01:43:38 Contribute and help translating at: https://github.com/iliasbartolini/the-internet-s-own-boy--aaron-swartz--subtitles
Cast & Characters
Tim Berners-Lee
Self - Inventor of the World Wide Web
Cindy Cohn
Self
Gabriella Coleman
Self - Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy - McGill University
Cory Doctorow
Self - Author, Activist, and Journalist
Peter Eckersley
Self - Technology Projects Direactor at EFF
Brewster Kahle
Self - Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive
Orin Kerr
Self
Lawrence Lessig
Self - Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University -- Founder, Creative Commons
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,581
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:43:38
Production Record
DirectorBrian Knappenberger
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$48,911
IMDb votes18,286