Lawrence Lessig

Filmmakers Scott Glosserman and Nic Hill engagingly explore the history and cultural implications of one of the most traveled and referenced sites on the Internet, Wikipedia. (indb)

A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large.

The film moves beyond the headlines of conservatives vs. liberals to the deeper questions of why: Why have we become two Americas? What are the forces - social, cultural, economic, political - that divide our nation so deeply? (splitdoc.com)

A filmmaker's personal journey across America to answer a burning question: why are some of our government's most basic policies, like food and energy, so out-of-date . . . and can anything be done about it? Sharing the suspicion of fellow-citizens, including a class of young civics students, that campaign money is involved, they go to the halls of Congress to find out more, because democracy is a precious resource. In fact, it's PRICELE$$. (pricelessmovie.org)

In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" -- a startling comment on the way that intellectual property law restricts creativity and the expression of ideas. This provocative and amusing documentary explores the battles being waged in courts, classrooms, museums, film studios, and the Internet over control of our cultural commons. (freedomofexpression.us)

Owned & Operated is a mosaic of the world through the lens of the internet. Showing our lives as consumers, under the thumbs of privileged individuals and their methods of control. But the world is awakening, and the experience is something outside the normal rules of social interaction, causing excitement in those who are not served by the current system... and fear in those who are pampered by it. (youtube.com)

Internet activist and programming pioneer Aaron Swartz from his involvement in RSS and Reddit, to his political advocacy and actions he allegedly took in downloading nearly four million academic articles from the online service JSTOR. His arrest, the prosecution's tactics in bringing the case to trial through the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the CFAA, and the impact a seemingly small hacking gesture had on Aaron's life and the possible future of information access on the internet. (aaronswartzthedocumentary.com)

In 2012, market researcher John Wooley was dispatched to help the big ISPs figure out how to sell their vision for a "faster," "cleaner" Internet. Six months later he produced this report -- and shared it with the world. (theinternetmustgo.com)

A mix of fact-and-fiction in which some of NYC's most engaging personalities invent the life and times of a fictitious artist named "Cardero" - a composite of 1920s Lost Generation poet Harry Crosby and 1990s dot-com millionaire Josh Harris. The Gent melds the two stories to create a fable about a late 1990s banking heir turned artist who throws extravagant Warhol-esque parties, (imperiumpictures.com/portfolio-item/the-gent/)

This documentary discusses some of the negative impact big corporations and government can have on the Internet if the people are not vigilant and pay attention to what's happening.