Berkman Center for Internet & Society

RB211: Bruce Schneier on Surveillance and Security

Bruce Schneier discusses the positives and perils of surveillance and privacy violation.

Berkman Buzz: July 19, 2013

Tech company transparency; whistleblowing and civil disobedience; the meaning of "terrorism"; and more...in this week's Buzz.

CopyrightX Comes to a Close

Initial Observations

With the results of students’ final exams now recorded, CopyrightX—Harvard Law School’s first course offering under the auspices of HarvardX, and HarvardX’s first limited enrollment course—has fully come to a close. The three-plus months of the course generated a wealth of experiences and data that will inform analysis of the course’s design and operational features, as well as the next iteration of the course in Spring 2014.

New Internet Monitor report: "Rationing the Digital: The Policy and Politics of Internet Use in Cuba Today"

Internet Monitor is delighted to announce the publication of "Rationing the Digital: The Policy and Politics of Internet Use in Cuba Today," the first in a series of special reports that will focus on key events and new developments in Internet freedom, incorporating technical, legal, social, and political analyses.

Berkman Buzz: July 12, 2013

United States v. Auernheimer; pigeons as circumvention tools; and more...in this week's Buzz.

Explore the Cyberlaw Clinic's New Website

Following last week’s news about changes at the Cyberlaw Clinic, we wanted to formally announce the launch of the Clinic’s new website: cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu. The site describes the Clinic’s practice; collects some of the amicus briefs, other court filings, and publications to which the Clinic has contributed over the years; summarizes past and future Clinic-related events; and offers information relevant to both prospective students and potential clients.

Information Flows in Online Court Records: Tailoring Rules for Transparency and Privacy (7/16)

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DMLP files brief seeking First Amendment scrutiny in United States v. Auernheimer

Yesterday the Digital Media Law Project, with help from the Cyberlaw Clinic, filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in United States v. Auernheimer, arguing that the First Amendment prohibits the government from punishing Auernheimer’s disclosure of true, newsworthy information. The case is on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, which found Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer guilty of felony charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) and federal identity theft law.

Creating a Law School e-Curriculum (7/9); Information Flows in Online Court Records (7/16)

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Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School Announce a Reconfiguration of the Berkman Cyberlaw Clinic

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School are pleased to announce the promotion of Christopher T. Bavitz to the role of Managing Director of the Cyberlaw Clinic, effective today. Berkman Director Susan Crawford, who will be a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School during calendar year 2014, will serve as a senior advisor to the Clinic during that time. Clinical Professor Phil Malone, who ran the Clinic from 2004 until June of this year, will be joining the faculty of Stanford Law School.

Berkman Buzz: June 28, 2013

Challenges to solving information problems in today's workplace; reporting back from the MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference; and more...in this week's Buzz.

Creating a Law School e-Curriculum (7/9)

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Berkman Buzz: June 21, 2013

Exploring Twitter's geography; the launch of Rewire; new papers on Internet censorship and control; and more...in this week's Buzz.

REWIRE: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection (6/25); Open Access and the Humanities (6/27)

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