The Internet's Own Boy starts 6/27 at the Somerville Theater (and on VOD)

Aaron Swartz was a genius involved in the development of the basic Internet protocols, including RSS, the co-founder of Reddit and a millionaire at 19. He is best known, though, for his work on information freedom for all and the persecution he suffered under by an FBI-led legal battle against “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.”

The question left hanging at the end of “The Internet’s Own Boy” is: what would the world be like if Aaron Swartz had lived and brought about his goal of free public access to public domain information? He was only 26 when he succumbed to the pressures imposed by the FBI as he practiced his brand of Hacktivism, making information available to all, to his own detriment and death.

To read the rest of Robin's as well as Laura's review, click here:
http://www.reelingreviews.com/theinternetsownboythestoryofaaronswartz.htm