We’re pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has sided with Public.Resource.org and held that the Official Code of Georgia Annotated is ineligible for copyright protection. The Cyberlaw […]
Cyberlaw Clinic, Researchers File Comment re: OMB AI Draft Memo
On Friday, March 13th, the Cyberlaw Clinic and a team of researchers based at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society filed an administrative comment addressing the United States […]
Clinic Provides Legal Support for Housing Navigator Project
This fall semester, the Cyberlaw Clinic provided legal support for the initiative to create what has been dubbed the “Housing Navigator” — an online one-stop shop that will allow Massachusetts […]
Clinic Files Law Scholar Briefs, Supporting Public.Resource.Org
On Friday, November 22, 2019, the Cyberlaw Clinic and local counsel Marcia Hofmann filed amicus briefs in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in two related […]
Clinic Works w/R Street Institute on PTO Comment re: AI Inventions
The Cyberlaw Clinic recently submitted a comment in response to a request from the United States Patent and Trademark Office about the patentability of artificial intelligence (“AI”) inventions. The comment […]
We’re Hiring: Calling Public Interest Attorneys Interested in Tech!
The Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is seeking a Clinical Instructor to join our team. We’re particularly excited, given the ever-expanding […]
Clinic Contributes to SCOTUS Patent Brief Re: Pharma Prices and Access to Medical Treatments
The Cyberlaw Clinic contributed to an amicus brief recently filed in the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Medtronic, Inc. v. Mark A. Barry, M.D., No. 19-414. The case is on petition […]
Clinic Teams w/Cathy O’Neil for HUD Comment re: Algorithmic Discrimination
We’re big fans of Cathy O’Neil’s work here in the Cyberlaw Clinic, and it was a real pleasure and honor to get to collaborate with her on a comment (pdf) […]
Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief w/Caselaw Access Project, Arguing for Unburdened Access to Law
This week, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States Supreme Court in the case, Georgia, et. al v. Public.Resource.Org Inc, No. 18-1150. The Clinic filed the brief on […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief Arguing Dr. Seuss/Star Trek Mash-Up Is Fair Use
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus curiae brief (.pdf) last week in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. ComicMix, on behalf […]
Clinic Files Amicus Brief Arguing for Broader Access to Government Databases Through FOIA
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) this week in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a group of data journalists and media organizations, advocating […]
Clinic Files Brief Supporting Cert Petition in Oracle v. Google
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus curiae brief (.pdf) in the United States Supreme Court in Oracle v. Google, No. 18-956, on behalf of a group of intellectual property law scholars. […]
Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Former Mag. Judges re: Surveillance Orders
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) last week in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on behalf of a group of former United States Magistrate […]
Clinic Releases Guide to Anti-Circumvention Exemption for Software Preservation
The Cyberlaw Clinic is pleased to announce the release of “A Preservationist’s Guide to the DMCA Exemption for Software Preservation,” a document created in collaboration with the Software Preservation Network […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Supports Patent Pandas Launch
The Cyberlaw Clinic is thrilled to have supported our friend Ji Qie and the rest of the team that launched patentpandas.org this week. The site aims to “help make patent law […]
How Podcast Platforms Respond to Hate Speech: Clinic Releases New Memo
Content regulation emerged as a controversial topic earlier this year after right-wing personality and frequent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones had his Infowars podcast removed from most platforms, including Apple, Spotify, […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Engine Advocacy, Eric Goldman in CDA 230 Case
The Cyberlaw Clinic recently filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on behalf of Engine Advocacy, a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Helps Eliminate “Seven Words” Policy for Registration of .US Domain Names
The Clinic has had the honor of working over the past year, along with our friends at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to support Jeremy Rubin in his efforts to register […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Welcomes (Back) HLS Students, Preps for AY 2018-19
The Cyberlaw Clinic is pleased to welcome back returning 2Ls and 3Ls and welcome new 1Ls and LLMs to Cambridge for the start of the 2018-19 academic year! We hope […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Supports Engine Advocacy in Challenge to Net Neutrality Rollback
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) this week in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, on behalf of Engine Advocacy, supporting petitioners […]