Google and the World Brain

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

Jan 18 2013 N/A 1h 30m
Documentary, Drama

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.

Plot

The story of the most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet, and the people who tried to stop it. In 1937 HG Wells predicted the creation of the "World Brain", a giant global library that contained all human knowledge which would lead to a new form of higher intelligence. Seventy year later the realization of that dream was underway, as Google scanned millions and millions of books for its Google Books website. But over half those books were still in copyright, and authors across the world launched a campaign to stop them, climaxing in a New York courtroom in 2011. A film about the dreams, dilemmas and dangers of the Internet, set in spectacular locations in China, USA, Europe and Latin America.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Ben Lewis

Production Countries

Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Greece

Production Companies

Polar Star Films, ARTE, BBC

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 10 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
963
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA