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Past Events

Apr 25, 2007 @ 1:55 AM

Web of Ideas: Civility, Speech and Cyberbullying - A Code of Conduct for the Web?

with David Weinberger

Berkman Fellow David Weinberger lead a discussion "Civility, Speech and Cyberbullying - A Code of Conduct for the Web?"

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Apr 24, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Access Denied: the Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering

Robert Faris and John Palfrey previewed Access Denied

Rob Faris and John Palfrey gave us a preview of the OpenNet Initiative's most recent publication, Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering.

Apr 19, 2007 @ 1:52 AM

Berkman Book Release: A Crowd of One

by John Clippinger

John Clippinger, one of today’s preeminent experts on how technology influences business and society, offers a fresh and provocative perspective, grounded in everyday and…

Apr 18, 2007 @ 1:16 AM

Why Don't Scholars Provide Open Access to Their Articles?

Stuart Shieber, Berkman Faculty Director

If open access to the scholarly literature is a Good Thing for the individual scholars and for society as a whole. Why do scholars not make their articles available through open…

Apr 18, 2007 @ 1:45 AM

"So Many DJ" / "MyLegalVisualMemory"

MIT Comparative Media Studies Student Steve Schultz and ISP Fellow Julia Sonnevend

Steve Schultz discussed his paper "So Many DJs: Creative Flourishing on the Fringes of Networked Media" and Julia Sonnevend presented "MyLegalVisualMemory. The Visual Memory of…

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Apr 17, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Sacked by Copyright: DMCA Takedowns and Free Expression

Wendy Seltzer, Berkman Fellow

Wendy Seltzer, founder of Chilling Effects, discussed "Sacked by Copyright: DMCA Takedowns and Free Expression."

Apr 10, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Africa's Internet Infrastructure

Eric Osiakwan and Ethan Zuckerman

Eric Osiakwan and Ethan Zuckerman discussed developments in Africa's Internet and communications infrastructure.

Apr 3, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Napster's Second Life? Regulatory Dynamics of Virtual Worlds

Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger

Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger discussed intellectual property rights in relation to Second Life's rapid development.

Mar 28, 2007 @ 6:30 PM

"International Data Protection Principles and the New Identity Infrastructure" / "In the Virtual Shadow of the Law"

Berkman Fellow Mary Rundle and ISP Fellow Anne Huang

Berkman Fellow Mary Rundle: "International Data Protection Principles and the New Identity Infrastructure: A Proposed Approach for Bridging Requirements;" ISP Fellow Anne Huang: …

Mar 21, 2007 @ 1:36 AM

Web of Ideas: Does Participatory Culture Lead to Participatory Democracy?

with David Weinberger

David Weinberger posed the question: Does Participatory Culture Lead to Participatory Democracy?

Mar 20, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Copyright & Access to Knowledge: Rights/Rhetoric, Openness/Opacity, Future/Fears

Mary Wong, Professor of Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center

Professor Mary Wong, Franklin Pierce Law Center, discussed how rhetoric and technology affect the development of "the commons", "free culture", and "open content."

Mar 14, 2007 @ 1:26 AM

Opening Up to Open Access: What can other disciplines learn from the Sciences?

Gavin Yamey, Senior Editor at the Public Library of Science, Open Access Journal

Gavin Yamey shared his experiences in the open access movement and explores possible avenues for its expansion to science and other academic fields.

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Mar 13, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Subclassing the Commons

John Mayer, Executive Director of Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)

John discussed CALI's use of both social networking tools, as well as innovative software in the quest to provide the most thorough and practical means of legal education.

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Mar 8, 2007 @ 1:22 AM

Innovation, Interoperability, and IP

Brad Smith, General Counsel of Microsoft

General Counsel of Microsoft, Brad Smith, discussed ", Interoperability, and IP"

Mar 6, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Internet and the Music Industry

David Herlihy, Northeastern University professor

Northeastern University professor David Herlihy discussed the current landscape of the music industry.

Feb 27, 2007 @ 12:00 AM

"Digital Speech" / "Code is Code"

Yale ISP Fellow Katherine McDaniel and Berkman Fellow Gene Koo

ISP Fellow Katherine McDaniel: "Let It Be, Let It Be: Accommodating Libel in Digital Speech Speech;" Berkman Fellow Gene Koo: "Code is Code."

Feb 27, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

The Literary Vision of Copyright

Matthew Pearl, Best-selling author and Visiting Lecturer at Harvard Law School

Best-selling author and Visiting Lecturer at the Law School Matthew Pearl discussed how literary titans from the past confronted copyright transitions of their time.

Event Series

Beyond Broadcast 2007: From Participatory Culture to Participatory Democracy

For 50 years broadcast media have played a powerful role in shaping political culture and mediating citizen engagement in the democratic process. Now a participatory culture is…

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Feb 20, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice in Jamaica

Charles Nesson and Kevin Wallen

Charles Nesson and Kevin Wallen on "Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice in Jamaica."

Feb 14, 2007 @ 1:13 AM

Web of Ideas: Can the Internet Save Democracy?

with David Weinberger

We've been through a few election cycles in which the Internet played an important part. What have we learned?