But the powers-that-be haven't entirely reckoned with the power of a gripping movie to change people's minds. Parliament is in power of a few wealthy media conglomerates. This brings him in touch with a demimonde of artists and activists who are trying to fight a new bill that will criminalize even more harmless internet creativity, making felons of millions of British citizens at a stroke. Shamed and shattered, Trent runs away to London, where he slowly learns the ways of staying alive on the streets. Except it does, and it nearly destroys his family. In the dystopian near-future Britain where Trent is growing up, this is more illegal than ever the punishment for being caught three times is that your entire household's access to the internet is cut off for a year, with no appeal.

Trent McCauley is sixteen, brilliant, and obsessed with one thing: making movies on his computer by reassembling footage from popular films he downloads from the net. But the powers that be haven’t entirely reckoned with the power of a movie to change people’s minds.From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother, Cory Doctorow, comes Pirate Cinema, a new tale of a brilliant hacker runaway who finds himself standing up to tyranny. The government is in the grip of a few wealthy media conglomerates. This drops him straight into the city’s always-rambunctious street scene, a demimonde of artists and activists who are fighting a new bill that will criminalize digital copying even more harmless than Trent’s, making millions of people felons at a stroke. Shamed and shattered, Trent runs away to London where he learns how to stay alive on the streets. Except it does, and it nearly destroys his family-his father’s living, his mother’s health, and his kid sister’s studies all depend on Internet access. Trent is sure this won’t happen to him he’s too clever. In the near-future Britain where Trent is growing up, this is more illegal than ever if you’re caught three times, your entire household is cut off from the Internet for a year, with no appeal. Trent McCauley is sixteen, brilliant, and obsessed with one thing: making movies on his computer by sampling and reassembling footage he downloads from the net.

Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow