Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz

Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was involved in the development of the web feedformat RSS and the Markdown publishing format, the organization Creative Commons, the website framework web.py and the social news site, Reddit, in which he became a partner after its merger with his company, Infogami. He committed suicide while under federal indictment for data-theft, a prosecution that was characterized by his family as being "the product of a criminal-justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach".

  • Title: Aaron Swartz
  • Popularity: 0.619
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1986-11-08
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.aaronsw.com/
  • Also Known As: Aaron H. Swartz, Aaron Hillel Swartz
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Aaron Swartz Movies

  • 2014
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    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

    7.9 2014 HD

    Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for...

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  • 2007
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    Steal This Film II
    Steal This Film II

    6.262 2007 HD

    These are strange times indeed. While they continue to command so much attention in the mainstream media, the 'battles' between old and new modes of...

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  • 2006
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    Steal This Film
    Steal This Film

    5.617 2006 HD

    Steal This Film focuses on Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde, prominent members of the Swedish filesharing...

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  • 2005
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    Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
    Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks

    5.7 2005 HD

    Four interns are brought into Manhattan and given 12 weeks to design, develop, debug and ship a program that will change the way computer geeks...

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  • 2015
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    Killswitch
    Killswitch

    7.7 2015 HD

    This Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated...

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  • 2020
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    70 Years of Youth Revolt
    70 Years of Youth Revolt

    7.3 2020 HD

    A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to the present day: after the World War II, the left-bank...

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  • 1988
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    The Fortunate Pilgrim
    The Fortunate Pilgrim

    5 1988 HD

    The saga of an Italian immigrant family in search of the American dream.

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