Cybercrimes in Taiwan -- Experiences and challenges we face

Tuesday, April 5, 12:30pm ET, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA. This event will be webcast live.

In the past decade, Taiwan has been one area of Asia that has had very high levels of Internet penetration. With the rapid growth of Internet usage came an increase in cybercrime, such as online fraud, copyright infringement, and access offenses. These newly-developed crimes have brought impacts on law enforcement agencies, legislation, and Taiwanese society. In this talk, Doreen Tu, prosecutor of Taipei District Court Prosecutors' Office, will discuss Taiwan's experiences and challenges of combating cybercrimes. Doreen Tu comes from Taiwan’s District Prosecutors Office in Taipei, and is conducting research on botnets, the impact of cross-border cybercrimes, and strategies to combat them. This talk is part of a lens on privacy and security, which will highlight various talks this semester that focus on issues related to privacy and security in digitally networked environments. RSVP Required. more information on our website>

Mediactive: Using Media in a Networked Age

Tuesday, April 12, 12:00pm ET, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA **Please note earlier time**

Mediactive: Using Media in a Networked Age We're in an age of information overload, and too much of what we watch, hear and read is mistaken, deceitful or even dangerous. Yet we can take control and make media serve us -- all of us -- by being active consumers and participants. In a networked age, we are fully literate only if we are creators as well as active consumers, and the Internet has given us the tools to be both. As Berkman Fellow Clay Shirky, a renowned scholar of information and the Internet's influence on our modern world, says in a foreword to Mediactive: "Dan doesn’t make upgrading the sources, or the gatekeepers, or the filters—or any other 'them' in the media ecosystem—his only or even primary goal. Dan wants to upgrade us, so we can do our own part. He wants us to encourage media to supply better information by helping us learn to demand better information. And he wants us to participate as creators." Dan's method starts with bedrock principles, for consumers and creators. He offers tactical advice as well, and looks at key modern issues surrounding policy, law and social norms. At every step he encourages an ethical and honorable approach, because trust is part of the foundation for useful and reliable information. Dan Gillmor, an internationally recognized author and leader in new media and citizen-based journalism, is the founding director of the new Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship and the Kauffman Professor of Digital Media Entrepreneurship at ASU. more information on our website>

Rethink Music Conference

April 25-27, Boston, MA. Hosted and organized by the Berklee College of Music.

The Berklee College of Music, in association with Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Harvard Business School, will host the Rethink Music conference which will examine the business and rights challenges facing the music industry in the digital era and formulate solutions to promote the creation and distribution of new music and other creative works. Registration is now open. more information on our website>

Label Success (Rethinking Music IV)

Did you ever wonder how artists become rock stars? Sure, talent is a big part of it. But behind almost every successful musician — from the platinum selling pop idol to the quirky regional artist who only sells records by the handful — you’ll probably find at least one person, if not a team of people working hard to make sure the business side of the music business stays going. And if you think that’s changed with the digital revolution, you’d be surprised. Sure, technology has made the recording process easier, and artists can connect directly with fans and promote shows easily through the web. But putting together a hit and sharing it with the world is hardly a solo effort. Today we sit down with two of the folks who help keep the music flowing. “Big” Jon Platt is President of EMI Music Publishing’s North American creative team, and responsible for signing Jay-Z among countless other chart-topping arti sts. Kim Buie is the Vice President of A&R for Lost Highway records out of Nashville, the home of artists like Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, and Tom Jones. Watch the video or download the audio>

Lessig and Zittrain Take On…the Kill Switch

In recent months citizens of the Middle East and North Africa have experienced widespread shutdowns of internet access, coinciding with revolutions to overthrow national leadership. The seeming ease with which the Internet has been silenced in Libya, Egypt, and other countries has raised questions about ethical issues behind an Internet “Kill Switch,” the idea of a single point of access by which any nation’s leadership could shutdown their internet access. In the United States, debate over so-called “Kill Switch” legislation has focused on the free speech aspect. If it were technologically possible to shutdown internet access singlehandedly who is to say that power wouldn’t be exploited as it has been abroad? But on the other side of the coin is the question of cyber security. With so much commerce, communication, and security dependent on a loose and non-standardized network infrastructure, it could actually make sense to have an ea sy way to quarantine a bug or massive cyber attack. Today, hosts Lawrence Lessig and Jonathan Zittrain are joined by Andrew McLaughlin — a former Berkman Fellow and White House Deputy Chief Technology Office — and Brett Solomon — Executive Director of Access, a global movement promoting digital freedom. Together with an audience Lessig and Zittrain take on the Kill Switch. Watch the video or download the audio>