In 1937, the science fiction writer H. G. Wells imagined a "World Brain" containing all of the world's knowledge, accessible to all people, that would be "so compact in its material form and so gigantic in its scope and possible influence" that it could transcend even nation states and governments. Seventy years later, Google set about realizing Wells' vision, launching a massive project to scan millions of books from university library collections - and triggering a fierce backlash in the process. When it was discovered that over half of the first ten million books Google scanned were still in copyright, authors from around the world joined together to wage a fierce legal battle against the Internet giant, culminating in a dramatic courtroom showdown in 2011. In gripping detail, GOOGLE AND THE WORLD BRAIN tells the fascinating story of this complicated struggle over intellectual property and access to human knowledge, offering crucial insights into broader debates surrounding data-mining and privacy, downloading and copyright, fair use, freedom and surveillance.

*Sub-titled
*The DVD contains both the Full 93 minute version as well as the abridged 54 minute version

*WINNER OF MANY AWARDS...
Best Documentary: Rincon International Film Festival 2013
Official Selection: Sundance, World Documentary Competition 2013
Official Selection: 56th San Francisco International Film Festival
Official Selection: RiverRun IFF, Documentary Features Competition 2013
Official Selection: 37th Cleveland FF, Standing Up Competition
Official Selection: Documenta Madrid, International competition 2013
Official Selection: Docs Barcelona 2013
In Competition: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013
CNEX Documentary Film Festival 2013
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio) 2013
Fresh Film Fest - Prague, Czech Republic 2013
Mediteranean Film Festival, Bosnia 2013
Avvantura Festival 2013, Croacia 2013
Real Film Festival 2013, Australia 2013
Transatlantyk International Film and Music Festival 2013, Poland 2013
Lemesos International Documentary Festival 2013, Cyprus 2013
The Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland 2013
Design Film Festival 2013, Singapore 2013
Reykjavik Shorts and Docs 2013
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2013

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