Cyberlaw Clinic

From the Cyberlaw Clinic—The Clinic’s brief on behalf of Special Rapporteur Cannataci supports neither party with respect to the question of domestic law at the heart of the case.  But, it offers important context about Internet jurisdiction and places the right to privacy in its proper context against the backdrop of global human rights laws and norms. 

From Cyberlaw Clinic—The comment asks the Library of Congress to grant an exemption for libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions to circumvent technology protection measures in order to preserve software and software-dependent materials.

By Niklas Andree LL.M. '18—After working closely with supervisors at the beginning, students soon get to communicate with clients and later set up meetings and lead discussions with clients by themselves – valuable opportunities certainly not many internships or even first-year contracts would offer.

From Cyberlaw Clinic—The Clinic has submitted an anti-circumvention exemption request on behalf of the Software Preservation Network and a renewal request on behalf of a coalition of medical device patients and researchers for the Copyright Office’s seventh triennial rulemaking proceedings for anti-circumvention exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

By Alex Noonan J.D. '19—The two proposed bills would require manufacturers of digital devices to provide diagnostic, repair, and service information to independent technicians and owners of devices, information that is currently only available to technicians selected and authorized by the manufacturers.

From Cyberlaw Clinic—On September 25, 2017, the Cyberlaw Clinic and local counsel Catherine Gellis filed an amicus brief on behalf of members of Congress Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 19th District) and Darrell Issa (R-CA 49th District) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

From Cyberlaw Clinic—With September just around the corner, we here in the Cyberlaw Clinic are eager to get the fall semester underway. And, we are especially excited to announce that the start of the new term comes with a new addition to our practice and teaching team in the form of the one and only Kendra Albert!

By Alicia Solow-Niederman J.D. '17—The choice to enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic was easy for me. Having worked as a project manager at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society before law school, I knew I wanted to participate in this Clinic even before I began 1L year.

By Leo Angelakos, J.D. '17—On April 6, 2017, Cyberlaw Clinic students attended oral argument in a First Circuit copyright appeal involving a curious set of facts and legal issues.

From Cyberlaw Clinic—In areas ranging from the so-called “right to be forgotten” to intellectual property to defamation, there is an ongoing debate over how legitimate national laws and preferences should be applied and enforced online in the content takedown context.

From the Cyberlaw Clinic—On February 21, 2017, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of several trusts and estates law scholars and practitioners in Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc., Mass. Supreme Judicial Court No. SJC-11917.

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs extends a warm welcome to Yan Cao (Attorney and Fellow) of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, Mason…

Via Cyberlaw Clinic Drawing from their experience studying trends in internet services pricing across the country, a team of researchers, including Berkman Klein Center…

Via Cyberlaw Clinic We could not be more excited to announce that Jessica Fjeld has joined us as a Clinical Instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic!…

Via HLS News In recent decisions, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit found New Hampshire’s ban on “ballot selfies” unconstitutional…

Via HLS News As part of Boston’s HUBweek, Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Susan Crawford addressed a gathering of more than 100 people at…

Via Cyberlaw Clinic On September 28, 2016, the First Circuit issued its opinion in Rideout v. Gardner, holding that New Hampshire’s prohibition on sharing photos…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs extends heartfelt congratulations to Anna Crowe (International Human Rights Clinic) on her new position as Clinical Instructor, Sara del Nido…

Via Cyberlaw Clinic As often happens during the heat of the New England summer, we on the Cyberlaw Clinic team find ourselves thinking about…

Via Cyberlaw Clinic The Cyberlaw Clinic supported Public Citizen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in filing an amicus…

Via Cyberlaw Clinic The Cyberlaw Clinic and attorney Mahesha Subbaraman of Subbaraman PLLC submitted …