Berkman Center

David Weinberger on 'Tagging'

Berkman fellow David Weinberger was on "All Things Considered" last night to speak about 'tagging.' If you're unfamiliar with tagging, here's a bit from last night's interview: Google is smart, but here's a tough problem for it.

21 sep 2005

Tonight: Berkman Open House

If you are a student, the Berkman Open House is a great opportunity to learn more about the many opportunities to get involved with the Berkman Center.

21 sep 2005

Luncheon Series Webcast -- 12:30

We will be webcasting today's luncheon series at: http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu:8000/Today's guest is Pedro DeMiguel-Asensio.

20 sep 2005

Tomorrow's Berkman Luncheon Series: Pedro DeMiguel-Asensio

Pedro De Miguel-Asensio is Professor of Private International Law at Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and will speak to the Berkman community about the European Union’s approach to the regulation of international consumer contracts and its impact on US firms doing on-line business with European consumers.

19 sep 2005

Upcoming: Berkman Open House

If you are a student, the Berkman Open House is a great opportunity to learn more about the many opportunities to get involved with the Berkman Center.

16 sep 2005

Visit from Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi, AT&T's CTO

Today the Berkman Center is hosting an open discussion with Dr.

14 sep 2005

Upcoming Conference: State of Play III

The Berkman Center, the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, and the Information Society Project at Yale Law School will host "State of Play III: Social Revolutions" October 6-8 at New York Law School in TriBeCa, New York City.

13 sep 2005

Tomorrow's Berkman Luncheon Series: Glorianna Davenport

Glorianna Davenport is head of the Media Fabrics (formerly Interactive Cinema) group at the Media Lab.

12 sep 2005

Video of Open ePolicy Report Release Now Available

The Open ePolicy group released the Roadmap for Open Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Ecosystems today in Washington, DC (see posts below). If you weren't able to join us earlier for the webcast, archived video is now available (you'll need realplayer to view it).

9 sep 2005

Open ePolicy Group Roadmap Release Webcast Right Now

Please join us for a webcast right now (Friday morning), from the World Bank in DC, at which Prof.

9 sep 2005

In Support of Openness

Today the Berkman Center released the Roadmap for Open Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Ecosystems.

9 sep 2005

Fall 2005-06 Berkman-Related Cyberlaw Courses and Clinical Program

This semester's Harvard Law School curriculum includes two courses affiliated with the Berkman Center. Copyright, taught by Berkman faculty director William Fisher, will meet Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:30 to 12:10 in the Vorenberg Room (formerly Langdell North). Practical Lawyering and Internet Related Issues, a seminar taught by Berkman Clinical Program co-directors Bruce Keller, Jeffrey Cunard and Phillip Malone, will meet Thursdays from 2:50 to 4:50 in Hauser 101. The Practical Lawyering seminar will use various Internet-related case studies drawn from recent, actual controversies involving issues such as intellectual property, speech, privacy, competition and other core Internet law themes.

6 sep 2005

Welcome

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society wishes incoming and returning students at Harvard Law School the best for this coming school year. Berkman faculty, fellows, and staff will participate in HLS's open house, September 21.

6 sep 2005

4th Circuit's decision in Lamparello

In a decision on an appeal aided by the Berkman Center Clinical Program in Cyberlaw, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday overturned a federal trial court decision requiring the operator of a “gripe site” to forfeit the domain name of the site to the party the site was set up to criticize. Plaintiff Christopher Lamparello set up a web site, www.fallwell.com, to criticize the Reverend Jerry Falwell’s views on homosexuality and to offer an alternative biblical analysis. In a significant victory for free speech on the Internet, the Court of Appeals’ held that Lamparello’s web site did not violate either federal trademark law or the federal anti-cybersquatting statute.

25 aug 2005

Farewell, Wendy Koslow!

The Berkman Center today bids a fond farewell to Wendy Koslow, a core staff member and longtime Berkman employee.

19 aug 2005

New Berkman Report on iTunes

Apple recently announced that it has sold 500 million songs from its Tunes Music Store (iTMS) and entered the Japanese online market.

18 aug 2005

ONI Releases Report, "Internet Filtering in Singapore"

Today the university-based OpenNet Initiative (ONI) today released “Internet Filtering in Singapore in 2004-2005,” a report that documents the degree and extent to which the Republic of Singapore controls the information environment in which its citizens live, including websites, blogs, email, and online discussion forums. The Berkman Center is one of three institutions involved in the OpenNet Initiative and three of the report's principal authors are here at the Berkman Center: John Palfrey, Jonathan Zittrain, and Derek Bambauer.

17 aug 2005

Seeking: Berkman Center Senior Geek

We are looking to hire a new senior geek at the Berkman Center.

8 aug 2005

Looking for Managing Director

The Berkman Center is looking to hire a Managing Director. The most important aspect of this position is the coordination, stewardship and shared leadership of a very large, vibrant community of fellows, affiliates, and students in a fast-changing environment.

2 aug 2005

Public Screening of "Blogumentary"

Tuesday, August 2: The Berkman Center for Internet & Society will host a public showing of "Blogumentary," an independent documentary directed by Chuck Olsen about blogs and their influence. Blogumentary is 70 minutes long, and will begin showing at 7pm in Pound, room #102 on Harvard Law School's campus.

27 jul 2005