On Friday, February 28, 2020, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus curiae brief (.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of a group […]
MA Legislature Considers Proposals to Study Use of Algorithms in Government
Attorneys at the HLS Cyberlaw Clinic joined representatives from the ACLU of Massachusetts, MIT researchers, and a number of technology experts and policy advocates in calling for the creation of a a Massachusetts […]
A Guide to Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com
Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act states that “no civil action for [copyright] infringement…shall be instituted until preregistration or registration of the copyright claim has been made.”[1] In other words, […]
D.C. Circuit Reverses Lower Court re: Copyright in Laws and Codes
We previously reported about the Clinic’s amicus advocacy in a pair of cases concerning copyrights in legal standards and model codes incorporated into law. We are pleased to report that the […]
MA SJC Ruling on Bail Instructive Re: Algorithms and Criminal Justice
One track of the Berkman Klein Center’s work on artificial intelligence ethics and governance concerns the use of algorithms, machine learning, and related technologies in ways that impact social and criminal justice. Among other things, […]
Kenyan Court Knocks Down Criminal Defamation, Safeguards Freedom of Expression
Efforts to create more space for free expression in Africa have been strengthened by the Kenyan Judiciary. In the case of Jacqueline Okuta & Anor vs. AG & Others, the […]
The European Court of Human Rights and Access to Information: Clarifying the Status, with Room for Improvement
On 8 November 2016, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down a much-anticipated judgment on the right of access to information. While the Court was […]
Rideout v. Gardner: Report from the First Circuit
Last week, the First Circuit heard oral argument in Rideout v. Gardner. The case concerns the constitutionality of a New Hampshire statute — N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 659:35 (as amended […]
MA Anti-SLAPP Law Applied in the Context of Trademark Challenge
Rebecca Tushnet wrote a nice summary of the decision of the United States District for the District of Massachusetts in Shire City Herbals, Inc. v. Blue, Case No. 3:15-cv-30069-MGM (D. Mass. […]
Susan Crawford Talks Responsive Cities at the Tow Center
I attended a fantastic event last week, hosted by the Clinic’s good friend (and soon-to-be colleague) Susan Crawford at Columbia University‘s Tow Center For Digital Journalism. The event followed a series of workshops […]
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. […]
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 […]