Berkman Center Newsfeed

Berkman@10: less than one week to go

ashar — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:30:00 -0400

Conference registration is now closed; but live webcasts will be running for those who cannot attend in person, and there are a couple of hours left to register for the Gala and Award Ceremony (reserve your spot before noon today!).

Harvard Law votes Yes on open access

syoung — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:00 -0400

The faculty of Harvard Law School has unanimously approved a motion for open access: articles will be made freely available in an online repository. With the success of this motion, Harvard Law becomes the first law school to make an institutional commitment of this sort to open access to its faculty's scholarly publications. [full text of the motion for an opt-out open access policy]

Good things in StopBadware's world

syoung — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:00 -0400

This week, two heartening tales of the good fight against badware graced the StopBadware.org blog: in dialogue with the SBW team, two companies made corrections to protect consumers...

First up, Me.dium Responds to StopBadware Recommendations:

Media Rules! book reading in Cambridge

syoung — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 -0400

Brian Reich will be reading from his new book, Media Rules: Mastering Today’s Technology to Connect with and Keep Your Audience, at the Harvard Square Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, on the evening of Tuesday, May 13. The reading will begin at 7:00 p.m. Before the reading, EchoDitto will host an open house -- drinks, snacks, fun conversation -- down the street at their new offices, 1430 Mass. Ave., 4th Floor, Cambridge.

Yahoo! launches Business and Human Rights Program

syoung — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:07:11 -0400

As part of the Principles process, the Berkman Center has been participating in an ongoing dialogue among multiple stakeholders, including companies, human rights groups, investors, academics and technology leaders, on the importance and complexity of offering ICT services in a wide range of national settings. The group's focus is on protecting and advancing free expression and privacy rights through both collective and individual company action.

Civic Engagement and the Youth Vote in the 2008 Elections

ashar — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:35:00 -0400

Wednesday, May 14
6:00 PM
Harvard University Institute of Politics
A reception will follow at the Malkin Penthouse, 5th floor of Littauer, 79 JFK Street.

The Berkman Center will co-host a Forum event with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on May 14 at 6:00PM. The Forum will focus on Youth, Politics, and Civic Engagement in the 2008 election year. Speakers/panelists will include:

Berkman@10 webcasts

syoung — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:22:51 -0400

Registration has been closed for the Berkman@10 conference May 15-16 (there's still time to register for the May 16 gala!), but, for those unable to attend in person, there will be webcasts of the plenary sessions and live videoblogging!

Tune in on May 15 and 16 and join the online discussions...

Webcasts page
Social tools on the conference wiki

The Global Voices Summit ‘08 site is live!

syoung — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:46:25 -0400

Berkman's Hiring a Gaggle of Geeks!

rtabasky — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:26:24 -0400

Systems administrators, web developers, support specialists, and more! We're looking to hire a handful of sharp and visionary techies to join our ever-growing community.

The following positions are available:

Current takes a long look at the Public Radio Exchange

syoung — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:16:23 -0400

Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia

syoung — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 -0400

As ROFLCon descended on Cambridge, Fellow Ethan Zuckerman was essaying an argument for why homophily, serendipity, and xenophilia are "useful concepts" for thinking through media attention and the challenges of global understanding in today's media ecosystem. Pulling together and linking to a variety of perspectives, Ethan's argument has helped to build and extend the conversation about the problems (and solutions) of homophily in digital media. Last week he sat down for a discussion on the issues with WNYC's On the Media.

Global Voices: Myanmar: unprecedented cyclone disaster

syoung — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:36:06 -0400

CMLP Launches New Legal Guide Section: Intellectual Property

syoung — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:00:00 -0400

The first cut of the Citizen Media Law Project's in-depth Legal Guide is nearly complete! Last Friday's release of the section on "intellectual property" adds an essential area of law to this extensive resource. The section on "risks associated with publication" is in the works. Together with CMLP's unique Legal Threats Database, the Legal Guide provides invaluable information for anyone engaging in online speech. Get involved!

Berkman Buzz: Week of April 28, 2008

lkoss — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:49:45 -0400

Week of April 28, 2008

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*StopBadware.org releases a badware alert for Performance Optimizer

Mike Doughty cuts through the noise

syoung — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Photo: ChrisB in SEA, CC by-nc-nd

Charge up your mp3 player. As part of the Berkman Center’s ongoing tenth anniversary celebration, Berkman@10, we’re retrieving some multimedia classics from our past.

StopBadware.org: PerformanceOptimizer alert

syoung — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:00:00 -0400

From the StopBadware.org blog:

StopBadware.org today [May 1] released a badware alert about PerformanceOptimizer:

ROFLCon encore: David Weinberger's keynote via Rocketboom

syoung — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:24:13 -0400

Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference 2008 - May 20-23

ashar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:14:36 -0400

Haven't planned your post-Berkman@10 activities yet? Here's a reason to stick around the New England area for a couple more days. This year's Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference is being held from May 20-23 in New Haven, CT, at the Omni Hotel.

English Libel Law's Pernicious Impact on First Amendment Speech

syoung — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:00:00 -0400

Citizen Media Law Project director David Ardia walks us through Floyd Abrams' op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal.

From the Citizen Media Law Project blog...

Onward!

syoung — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400

With more than a little bit of pride and enthusiasm, we celebrate the appointment of our dear friend and colleague John Palfrey as Harvard Law School's first Vice Dean of Library and Information Resources.