Information Pool
There are numerous sources and publications about and by Aaron Swartz, published during his lifetime and posthumously. This small selection of inspiring articles, videos and other sources is intended to provide a comprehensible introduction to the complex and overarching topic.
About Aaron
Print, in English
- Aaron Swartz | Wikipedia
- The Aaron Swartz Collection | archive.org
- 2013 Inductee: Aaron Swartz | Internet Hall of Fame
- The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz | Rolling Stone
- Aaron Swartz: hacker, genius… martyr? | The Guardian
- Aaron Swartz, Internet Pioneer, Found Dead Amid Prosecutor 'Bullying' In Unconventional Case | HuffPost
- The Tragedy of Aaron Swartz | Newsweek
- How Aaron Swartz Joined The Fight Against SOPA | BuzzFeed News
Print, in German
- Aaron Swartz | Wikipedia
- Ein Jahr nach dem Tod von Aaron Swartz | netzpolitik.org
- Internet-Aktivist Aaron Swartz ist tot | Heise
- Ein Internet-Aktivist und politischer Hacker | FAZ
- Tim Berners-Lee über Aktivist Swartz: "Tut, was Aaron tat" | Spiegel
Videos
- Cory Doctorow: Aaron Swartz and Hacktivism | Youtube
- The Dark Side of MIT & Aaron Swartz - Cory Doctorow on London Real | Youtube
- Congressman Grayson Remembers Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) | Youtube
- Noam Chomsky on Aaron Swartz and Freedom of Information | Youtube
- Lessig on "Aaron's Laws - Law and Justice in a Digital Age" | Youtube
- Cornyn Questions Holder Over Death of Reddit Co-Founder Aaron Swartz | Youtube
- "An Incredible Soul" - Lawrence Lessig on Aaron Swartz After Leading Cyberactivist's Suicide (DemocracyNow! 2013):
- Aaron Swartz Memorial at the Internet Archive:
By and with Aaron
- Aaron Swartz (RIP 1986-2013) - We Can Change The World - SpunOut.ie | Youtube
- Aaron Swartz Excerpts | Youtube
- Aaron Swartz on The Open Library | Youtube
- F2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA" | Youtube
- Raw Thought | Aaron's blog
- Raw Thought: The Weblog of Aaron Swartz in Markdown, PDF, ePub, and Mobi | Github
- Summaries of Aaron Swartz's selected blogs | Github
Documentary
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz Official Trailer #1 (2014)
- by Brian Knappenberger