Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Zittrain and Seltzer Weigh In On Filesharing Lawsuits - New York Times

CFP Call for Proposals

The Program Committee of the Fourteenth Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP2004) seeks proposals for innovative conference topics, presentations and speakers.

The Berkman Center and Harvard Law School Offer Cyberlaw Courses This Fall

The Berkman Center is thrilled to announce that Professor Charles Nesson's Digital Democracy and Executive Director John Palfrey's Cyberlaw and the Global Economy, in addition to Professor Jonathan Zittrain's reading group, Current Trends in Cyberlaw, are all being offered this fall at Harvard Law School.

H2O Version 1.1.1 Released

The Berkman Center is proud to announce the 1.1.1 release of the H2O system.

Urs Gasser Joins Berkman Center as Research Fellow

The Berkman Center is pleased to welcome Urs Gasser as a Fellow for the 2003-2004 school year.

Zittrain and Palfrey in The Economist - The Consequences of Viruses

In the article Re: That movie, The Economist discusses the recent computer viruses that have attacked machines around the world.

Graduate School of Education Lauds H2O

The Technology in Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted a seminar last spring on the H2O Project.

Coppock and Maclay Analyze Regional E-Commerce Initiatives

Berkman Affiliate Karen Coppock and Director of Berkman's International Technologies Group Colin Maclay's analysis of recent research into several major regional e-commerce initiatives was published in Info, a tele-information policy journal.

Exploring the Digital Media Crisis

The Berkman Center and Gartner|G2 will convene a distinguished group of guests on September 18th for Digital Media in Cyberspace, a conference exploring issues stemming from research into the current digital media landscape and unresolved questions regarding its distribution, use and control.

Berkman Geeks Share Their Secrets

On the Berkman Geekroom Blog, technical advice, Harvard tidbits, and general geekery abound.

Gearing Up for BloggerCon

On October 4th, 2003, weblog enthusiasts from every discipline imaginable will descend on the Harvard Law campus for BloggerCon, a conference celebrating the art and science of weblogs.

Peruvian Activist Translates "Second Superpower"

Berkman Fellow James Moore's paper, "The Second Superpower Rears Its Beautiful Head" has been translated into Spanish by Rosa Mendoza, Peruvian activist and faculty member at Escuela Para el Desarrollo in Gender, Development and Organizational Management.

Maclay's Call to Action for Panama

Director of the Berkman Center's International Technologies Group Colin Maclay recently published an Op-Ed in Panama's La Prensa.

Announcing the Release of H2O v1.1.0

The Berkman Center is proud to announce the 1.1.0 release of the H2O system.

Digital Media Paper Published

The Berkman Center is pleased to announce the publication of "Copyright and Digital Media in the Post-Napster World." Part of the Berkman Center's Digital Media Project with Gartner G2, the paper is aimed at extending our understanding of the current landscape and unresolved questions related to the distribution, use, and control of digital media.

Digital Media in Cyberspace Event - 9/18/03

GartnerG2 and the Berkman Center are engaged in ongoing research on how the intersection of digital media and intellectual property law are influencing, and being influenced by, media-company business models, consumer behavior and technology evolution.

Zuckerman Addresses Media Bias in "Global Attention Profiles"

Berkman Center Fellow Ethan Zuckerman has released "Global Attention Profiles," a working paper exploring the patterns of news media outlets' attention to various nations.

BloggerCon Local Host Committee Convenes

With BloggerCon only two months away (October 4, 2003), planning and preparations are moving quickly.

Berkman @ Oxford Internet Institute

The Berkman Center is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme taking place July 22-August 9.  The program brings together students from around the world to study with leading academics in the field in order to share and discuss their research.

It's Getting Chilly in Here

Chilling Effects has joined EFF and others in providing online help for those targeted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for possible copyright violations.