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Citizen Media Law Project Launches Legal Assistance Network for Online Journalists

syoung — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Cambridge, MA – The Berkman Center’s Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) announced today the public launch of its Online Media Legal Network (OMLN), a new pro bono initiative that connects lawyers and law school clinics from across the country with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help.

Call for descriptions: online safety programs

rtabasky — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

The Risky Behaviors and Online Safety track of Harvard University Berkman Center's Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative is creating a Compendium of youth-based Internet safety programs and interventions. We are requesting organizations, institutions, and individuals working in online youth safety to share descriptions of their effective programs and interventions that address risky behavior by youth online. We are particularly interested in endeavors that involve educators, social services, mentors and coaches, youth workers, religious leaders, law enforcement, mental

Berkman Buzz: Week of November 16, 2009

syoung — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations
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Upcoming Events and Digital Media Roundup

ashar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:06 -0500

BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY
November 19, 2009 // Upcoming events and digital media

[1] [MONDAY 11/23/09] CRCS Lunch Seminar: Media Cloud and Quantitative News Media Analysis with Ethan Zuckerman and Hal Roberts (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/11/mediacloud)

Radio Berkman 137: Cory Doctorow – In Defense of ©

syoung — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

From the MediaBerkman blog:

Is the fate of books a forgone conclusion? Will they just continue to make their way out of print and into digital form? This week’s guest, author Cory Doctorow, suggests that we might want to keep books in print for a little while longer. Not just out of nostalgia – but actually to protect the institution of copyright.
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Open Video in Sixty Seconds Contest (via the Open Video Alliance)...

ashar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:09:37 -0500

Reviewing comments on the Berkman Center's broadband study for the FCC

syoung — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Last night the period for commenting on the Berkman Center’s broadband study for the FCC came to a close. We would like to thank those who took the time to provide substantive feedback and also to respond briefly to reports that incumbent broadband providers were negative in their assessments of our work.

Kudunomics: Information and Property Rights in the Weightless Economy

ashar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Tuesday, November 17, 12:30 pm
Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor
RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)
This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.

OpenNet Initiative: What Happened at the Internet Governance Forum?

syoung — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:45:09 -0500

Big Data, Global Development, and Complex Social Systems

ashar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Monday, November 16, 12:30 pm
Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor
RSVP required for those attending in person (kglemaud@cyber.law.harvard.edu)
This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.

Libraries in transition: University-wide task force report on Harvard's library systems...

syoung — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Berkman Buzz: Week of November 9, 2009

syoung — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations
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Upcoming Events and Digital Media Roundup

ashar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:08:52 -0500

BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY
November 11, 2009 // Upcoming events and digital media

[1] [MONDAY 11/16/09] "Big Data, Global Development, and Complex Social Systems" with Nathan Eagle, Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/lawlab/2009/11/eagle)

[2] [TUESDAY 11/17/09] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "Kudunomics: Information and Property Rights in the Weightless Economy" with Sam Bowles, Santa Fe Institute, Behavioral Sciences Program (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2009/11/bowles)

What Information Was

ashar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Tuesday, November 10, 12:30 pm
Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor
RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)
This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.

Internet Companions: technical and social issues.

ashar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Monday, November 9, 11:45 pm
Maxwell Dworkin Hall 2nd Floor Lounge Area, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Map)

Berkman Buzz: Week of November 2, 2009

syoung — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations
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Radio Berkman 136: The Garden and the Net

syoung — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

From the MediaBerkman blog:

The “Walled Garden” is an oft-used metaphor to describe an area of the web that is somehow closed off – think AOL in the 90s, or any site that lives behind a paywall. To some, these areas of the net are exclusive avenues to brilliantly curated content. To others “Walled Gardens” are threats to the open nature of the net.
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Upcoming Events and Digital Media Roundup

ashar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:38:03 -0500

BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY
November 4, 2009 // Upcoming events and digital media

[1] [MONDAY 11/9/09] "Internet Companions: technical and social issues" with Yorick Wilks, Oxford Internet Institute (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/11/wilks)

[2] [TUESDAY 11/10/09] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "What Information Was" with David Weinberger, Berkman Center (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2009/11/weinberger)

Commenting on the Berkman Center's broadband study for the FCC

syoung — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

It has been three weeks since the FCC posted for public comment the Berkman Center’s study (PDF) of international experience with broadband transitions and policy.

From Broadcast to Broadband: Redesigning public media for the 21st Century

ashar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Tuesday, November 3, 12:30 pm
Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor
RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)
This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.