{"id":40552,"date":"2014-06-26T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T17:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/?p=40552"},"modified":"2014-06-26T10:01:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T17:01:19","slug":"new-film-tells-the-story-of-aaron-swartz-the-promising-internet-activist-and-innovator-who-killed-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/2014\/06\/26\/new-film-tells-the-story-of-aaron-swartz-the-promising-internet-activist-and-innovator-who-killed-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"New Film Tells The Story of Aaron Swartz, The Promising Internet Activist and Innovator Who Killed Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><ul class=\"inline-playlist playlist\" title=\"\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/download\/20140626Uprising\/2014_06_26_aaron_swartz.mp3\">Listen to this segment with Brian Knappenberger <\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"inline-playlist playlist\" title=\"\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/download\/20140626Uprising\/2014_06_26_uprising.mp3\">Listen to the entire program with Sonali Kolhatkar<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=right width=50% src=\"\/home\/graphics\/internets_own.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>A year and a half ago, a young innovator who was one of the most promising activists on open technology and internet freedom, and a brilliant programmer, Aaron Swartz, was found dead in his apartment. He was only 27 years old. <\/p>\n<p>The co-founder of websites like Reddit, and of ideas like the Creative Commons, Swartz was a child prodigy who learned very early on that he did not like the corporate culture infusing the internet and wanted to be a part of the movement keeping the internet open and freely available to the public. <\/p>\n<p>He helped to launch groups like Demand Progress, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, one of the groups that helped to elect Senator Elizabeth Warren. <\/p>\n<p>But, he was arrested two years before his death by police on the campus of MIT, and charged with illegally downloading materials from a database called JSTOR, eventually leading to a number of serious charges, including violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. If convicted he could have faced a $1 million fine, and a 35 year prison sentence. <\/p>\n<p>Now, there is a documentary about Aaron Swartz and the ideas that motivated him called The Internet\u2019s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. The film is made by Brian Knappenberger, whose earlier film was We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists. <\/p>\n<p><em>GUEST: Brian Knappenberger, Producer, writer, and director of The Internet\u2019s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.takepart.com\/internets-own-boy\">Click here<\/a> for more information about the film.  <\/p>\n<p>The film is screening at the following locations: <\/p>\n<p><b>June 26<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles, CA?<br \/>\nSundance Cinemas West Hollywood <\/p>\n<p><b>June 27<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pasadena, CA<br \/>\n?Laemmle Playhouse 7<\/p>\n<p><b>July 4<\/b><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco, CA<br \/>\n?Roxie Theater <\/p>\n<p>Cupertino, CA?<br \/>\nBlueLight Cinemas <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year and a half ago, a young innovator who was one of the most promising activists on open technology and internet freedom, and a brilliant programmer, Aaron Swartz, was found dead in his apartment. He was only 27 years old. 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