Info wars
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| info wars | |
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 Promotional poster for info wars |
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| Directed by | Sebastian J. F. |
| Produced by | Sebastian J. F. |
| Written by | Fate |
| Starring | Jon Johansen Ray Thomas Ricardo Dominguez Emmanuel Goldstein Douglas Rushkoff etoy.ZAI Ricardo Dominguez Hans Bernhard |
| Distributed by | parallel universe Polyfilm (theatrical) |
| Release date(s) | November 2, 2004 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
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info wars is a film documentary on the Internet generation and online activism. It features the controversies around DeCSS, voteauction, the toywar, and portrays activism from groups like ®™ark, the The Yes Men and the Electronic Disturbance Theater of Ricardo Dominguez. info wars was the first film directed by Sebastian J. F.
The film was produced by Parallel Universe in the European Union in 2004.
[edit] Synopsis
info wars shows the mechanics of modern information warfare and media hacking. The featured stories are intertwined but circle around the central subject of the film: How the modern mass media can be used (and are used) to reach certain ends by all involved parties.
The film is named after the Ars Electronica title of 1998.
[edit] See also
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
- Content-scrambling system (CSS)
- 2600: The Hacker Quarterly
- Jon Lech Johansen
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
