Google and the World Brain

Google and the World Brain

2013 · 89 min · EN · 6.4 (25 votes)
Dir. Ben Lewis · Starring Brendan Price, Nicholas Chapman, Molly Malcolm, Joshua Zamrycki, Sergey Brin, Lawrence Lessig

The story of Google's most ambitious project ever and the people who tried to stop it.

Documentary

The most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google's master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them. Google says they are building a library for mankind, but some say they also have other intentions.

VIBE

This documentary probes the grand, almost utopian vision of universal access to knowledge, while simultaneously casting a shadow of doubt on the true intentions behind such a monumental undertaking. It's a thought-provoking exploration of our digital future.

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