Vermont Commons School Documentary Screening: the Internet's Own Boy

Past event
Jan 28, 2015, 6 to 9 PM

Vermont Commons School Documentary Series, Screening 2
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
January 28, 6-9 pm

Vermont Commons School
75 Green Mountain Dr.
South Burlington, VT 05403

Are you concerned about Open Internet? Net Neutrality? Come learn about Aaron Swartz’s life, his work, and the implications of the interplay between technology and our civil liberties.

Guest panelists will include:

Brian Knappenberger, award winning film maker of “The Internet’s Own Boy” and “We are Legion: The Story of the Hactivists”. Brian will be skyping in to attend the discussion.
Martha Reid, Vermont State Librarian and Open Internet Proponent.
Bill Simmon, is a filmmaker, writer, media educator and the Director of Media Services at Vermont Community Access Media.
Cathleen Stadecker, Lawyer with Downs Rachlin Martin focusing on intellectual property counseling involving trademark, copyright, advertising, unfair competition, and Internet issues.

Free and Open to the Public.

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