Written advocacy in all its forms is core to the Cyberlaw Clinic’s practice. Clinic students and clinicians regularly write and submit amicus briefs on behalf of Clinic clients in state and federal courts nationwide. The Clinic also files briefs on behalf of parties in litigation and engages with administrative bodies. And, students and clinicians collaborate with clients to prepare legal guides, white papers, and other public-facing documents geared toward educating a broad audience on the nuances of complex legal issues. Clinic staff and students are also actively involved in broad-based public outreach through their written work and through events and media appearances.
Reports and Other Publications
Open Source Software Projects: Formation and Governance
Freely available and open to anyone to build upon, open source-licensed software is regularly at the heart of exciting and impactful innovation. Much of this innovation is a result of
Privacy and Student Data
PRIVACY AND STUDENT DATA: AN OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL LAWS IMPACTING STUDENT INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH NETWORKED TECHNOLOGIES | June 29, 2016 | Cyberlaw Clinic Assistant Director, Dalia Topelson Ritvo, with the
Legal and Ethical Issues in the Use of Telepresence Robots
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE USE OF TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS: BEST PRACTICES AND TOOLKIT (WORKING DRAFT) | March 27, 205 | Spring 2015 Cyberlaw Clinic students Jack Xu and Cecillia
Intermediary Liability in the United States
NOC ONLINE INTERMEDIARIES CASE STUDIES SERIES: Intermediary Liability in the United States | February 18, 2015 | The Clinic helped prepare a far-reaching report released by the Global Network of Internet and Society Research
Internet Monitor: Reflections on the Digital World
INTERNET MONITOR: Reflections on the Digital World | December 16, 2014 | Clinical Instructor Vivek Krishnamurthy, Clinical Fellow Andy Sellars, and Managing Director Chris Bavitz contributed to the Internet Monitor’s
Bitcoin and the Law Presentation
On December 3, 2014, Fall 2014 Clinic student Joe Milner, along with Clinic Instructor Vivek Krishnamurthy, delivered a presentation to the MIT Bitcoin Club about legal issues surrounding bitcoin, an
Amicus Briefs
Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. ComicMix
DR. SEUSS ENTERPRISES v. COMICMIX | Case No. 19-55348 | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | October 11, 2019 The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus curiae brief
Mozilla v. FCC
MOZILLA v. FCC |No. 18-1051 | United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit | August 27, 2018 The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals
Eve-USA v. Mentor Graphics Corp.
EVE-USA V. MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP. | Case No. 17-804 | United States Supreme Court | January 2, 2018 The Clinic was worked with Professor Bernard Chao of the University of Denver Sturm
United States v. Microsoft
UNITED STATES V. MICROSOFT | Case No. 17-2 | United States Supreme Court | December 13, 2017 The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court
ASTM et al., AERA et al. v. Public.Resource.org
ASTM ET AL., AERA ET AL. V. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG | Appeal No. 17-7035 (Consolidated with 17-7039) | D.C. Cir. | September 25, 2017 The Cyberlaw Clinic and local counsel Catherine Gellis
Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc.
AJEMIAN V. YAHOO!, INC. | No. SJC 11917 | Mass. SJC | February 21, 2017 The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of several trusts and estates law scholars and practitioners in Ajemian
Other Filings
DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption Comments (2017-18)
COMMENT OF SOFTWARE PRESERVATION NETWORK AND LIBRARY COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE FOR EXEMPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CIRCUMVENTION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR ACCESS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES | DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption Request | December 2017
Copyright Office Section 512 Study Comment
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COMMENT REGARDING SECTION 512 STUDY | DOCKET NO. 2015-7 | COMMENT OF ADAM HOLLAND AND CHRISTOPHER T. BAVITZ ADDRESSING QUESTIONS 11, 15, 25,
EPIC Comments re: FAA Drone Registration Requirements
COMMENTS OF THE ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | Clarification of the Applicability of Aircraft Registration Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Request for Information
DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption Comments (2014-15)
COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT OF A COALITION OF MEDICAL DEVICE RESEARCHERS FOR EXEMPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CIRCUMVENTION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR ACCESS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES | DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption Request on behalf
DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption Petition (2014-15)
PETITION OF A COALITION OF MEDICAL DEVICE RESEARCHERS FOR EXEMPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CIRCUMVENTION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR ACCESS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES | DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption Request on behalf of Hugo
OpenCourt Brief to Single Justice Botsford of the Mass SJC (July 2012)
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE NORFOLK DISTRICT v. JUSTICES OF THE QUINCY DISTRICT COURT; ANTHONY BENEDETTI, CHIEF COUNSEL, COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES v. JUSTICES OF THE QUINCY DIVISION OF THE