Research Programs
Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
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Preserving Free Speech on the Internet
June 20, 2009
For students looking for cutting-edge legal work in the realm of new technologies, there may be no better place than the Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. In the fall of 2008, more than 40 students were involved in a wide range of projects that explored areas such as free speech, intellectual property and online child safety in the context of the Internet and other rapidly developing technologies. Many of the projects the center undertook involves issues being litigated for the first time.
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Andrew McLaughlin ’94 has been named deputy chief technology officer for the Obama Administration. Most recently, McLaughlin served as head of global public policy for Google.
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On May 5, Harvard Law School Professor Jonathan Zittrain ’95 was elected to a three-year term on the Internet Society’s Board of Trustees. A non-profit organization, the Internet Society seeks to provide leadership on internet related standards, education, and policy around the world.
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Palfrey in MIT Technology Review: Internet arms race
April 21, 2009
The following article, written by Professor John Palfrey ’01, entitled, “Internet arms race,” appeared in the May/June 2009 issue of the MIT Technology review.
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StopBadware.org, a project sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and Consumer Reports WebWatch announced today the full launch of BadwareBusters.org, a new online community for people looking for help preventing and countering viruses, spyware, and other “badware” on their computers and web sites.
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Berkman Center launches new website on media trends
March 13, 2009
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society launched a new Web site called ‘Media Cloud’ in conjunction with Thomson Reuters in July. The goal of Media Cloud is to provide a new search tool that illustrates the nature of news and how information flows between blogs and more traditional news outlets like newspapers.
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The Berkman Center for Internet & Society has launched Herdict Web, which allows users to report site inaccessibility around the world. The website aggregates reports in real time, so that users can see whether inaccessibility is a shared problem. Trends can be viewed over time, by site and by country.
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Cooley Godward Kronish has established the first fellowship at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. The first Cooley Fellow will be announced this spring.
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Urs Gasser joins Berkman Center as new executive director
February 4, 2009
Urs Gasser LL.M. ’03, an associate professor of law at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, has been named executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
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Rescuing the Internet for Digital Natives and the Rest of Us
September 9, 2008
In a wide-ranging interview, John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain survey the future of the Internet.
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The Berkman Center for Internet & Society received some major media recognition this week with the publication of a June 10 article in USA Today headlined "Berkman pioneers steer the course of cyberspace."
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Berkman Center celebrates 10th anniversary with conference exploring the future of the Internet
May 16, 2008
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week at its Berkman at 10 Conference entitled "The Future of the Internet." The two-day event features discussions celebrating the work the Berkman Center has done over the past decade, as well as looking ahead to what it hopes to accomplish in the future.
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Phil Malone and Wendy Jacobs ’81 have been appointed clinical professors of law, Dean Elena Kagan ’86 announced today.
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Digital Pathways to Asia
July 23, 2006
Can law keep up with technology? Some Harvard lawyers are finding out.
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Book Smart
July 1, 2004
HLS professor seeks to make copyrighted works accessible to students with disabilities.
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In Tune With the Law
July 1, 2004
HLS Recording Artists Project focuses on the legal side of the music industry.
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A Hot Property
July 1, 2004
With conferences, research and ideas, HLS faculty and students keep pace with the ever-changing world of intellectual property issues.
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Up on Downloading
July 1, 2004
HLS professors propose different ways to address the proliferation of music downloading.
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When Sharing Is a Crime
April 1, 2004
Imagine a world without copyrights on songs or movies. Instead, government tax revenue would compensate entertainers in proportion to how much consumers listened to or watched their products.
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Grasping Cyber-reach
April 1, 2004
Depending on your perspective, Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi may be either a crank or a prophet. But William McSwain '00 wants to keep the Internet free for both.
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Through a Filter, Darkly
July 1, 2003
Last year the Berkman Center for Internet & Society launched a project to determine the level and quality of Web filtering in nations around the globe-starting with Saudi Arabia and China, believed to be among the most restrictive blocking regimes in the world.