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Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Mass SJC on Location Privacy

The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (PDF) this week in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in Commonwealth v. Estabrook, SJC–11833. The case concerns … Continue reading

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Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Free Speech Issue in Massachusetts

On Tuesday, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on behalf of the New England First Amendment Coalition, Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC (owners of the Boston Globe), Hearst Television, Inc. (owners … Continue reading

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Interdisciplinarity and Impact at the Berkman Center

I wrote a guest post over at the HLS Admissions Office blog, highlighting just some of the great programs and initiatives going on at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Separate and apart from the Cyberlaw Clinic (which is based at … Continue reading

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Berkman Center and Cyberlaw Clinic to Support MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative

We at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society — and, in particular, here at the Cyberlaw Clinic — are thrilled to share today’s announcement from our friends and frequent collaborators at the MIT Media Lab of the Lab’s new Digital … Continue reading

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EFF Successfully Challenges Key Claims in “Podcasting Patent”

As we reported way back in October 2013, the Cyberlaw Clinic was pleased to support the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its challenge to the so-called “podcasting patent,” claimed by Personal Audio LLC. EFF sought inter partes review of key claims in … Continue reading

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HLS Clinical Registration, 2015-2016

Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls should note that registration for HLS clinics during the 2015-16 academic year takes place on Wednesday April 1st and Thursday April 2nd. Details are available on the HLS Office of Clinical and Pro Bono … Continue reading

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The (Non)Finality of a Fair Use Opinion

Today marks the beginning of Fair Use Week, a celebration of the doctrine of fair use in copyright law. Fair use allows a judge to decide – using a set of four factors articulated by the Copyright Act to guide … Continue reading

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Cyberlaw Clinic Contributes to Report on Intermediary Liability

The Clinic is pleased to have played a role in preparing a far-reaching new report released by the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, addressing questions about intermediary liability around the world. … Continue reading

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Defending Research into Medical Devices

On Friday, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed a comment on behalf of a coalition of medical device researchers in the Library of Congress’s triennial rulemaking regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s anticircumvention provisions. As we noted in the blog post from … Continue reading

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Susan Crawford to Join HLS as Clinical Professor of Law!

The team at the Cyberlaw Clinic could not be more excited about the news that our friend and Berkman Center Faculty Director Susan Crawford is joining the faculty of Harvard Law School as a Clinical Professor of Law!  Susan worked with … Continue reading

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