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HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2024 or Spring 2025!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2024-25 academic year takes place Tuesday, March 26, 2024, through Thursday, March 28, 2024! If you are interested in […]
Clinic Supports Finale Doshi-Velez, Elena L. Glassman in Submitting AI Comment to NIST
The Cyberlaw Clinic worked with Harvard computer science professors Finale Doshi-Velez and Elena L. Glassman to prepare and submit an administrative comment to the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
Clinic Represents SPN and LCA in 1201 Rulemaking to Reduce Barriers to Software Preservation
In December 2023—continuing from advocacy in 2017 and 2020—the Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of the Software Preservation Network (SPN) and Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), sought to expand existing exemptions to allow for eligible memory institutions to provide remote access to out-of-commerce software and video games for qualifying preservation, research, and teaching purposes.
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Creators and Arts Orgs, Emphasizing Speech Protections for Artists
Last month, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Hermès International v. Rothschild in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, on behalf of individual artists, […]
Cyberlaw and Election Law Clinics File Joint Comment on AI in Campaign Ads
The Cyberlaw Clinic and the Election Law Clinic have jointly submitted a response to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) request for comments about Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads. In the […]
Sexual Health and Wellness Ads Face Discrimination: Clinic Client CIJ Urges the FTC to Take Action
The Cyberlaw Clinic was privileged to represent the Center for Intimacy Justice in a letter of complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), highlighting concerns about the discriminatory treatment of social media […]
Beyond the FTC: The Future of Privacy Enforcement
On March 31 and April 1, 2023, the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology and the University of Iowa Innovation, Business, and Law Center hosted Beyond the FTC: The Future of Privacy […]
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2023-24 academic year takes place Tuesday, March 28, 2023 through and Thursday March 30, 2023! If you are interested in exploring […]
Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Authors and Creators in “Bad Spaniels” TM Case
On February 23, 2023, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Authors Alliance and ComicMix in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of VIP […]
ACLU Wins Significant Transparency Victory With Clinic Support
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in ACLU v. ICE (No. 21-1233) requiring federal agencies to preserve relational information when producing public […]
Comment to the FTC on Transparency and Commercial Surveillance
On October 21, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a comment in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission for feedback regarding an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related […]
Clinic and Engine Advocacy File Patent Eligibility Comment
On October 15, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a Comment on behalf of a non-profit technology policy, research, and advocacy organization that bridges the gap between policymakers and startups. Engine […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Comment for CDT Urging the U.S. Dept. of Ed. to Protect LGBTQI+ Students from Discriminatory Tech
On September 12, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed a comment on behalf of the Center for Democracy and Technology in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the […]
Clinic Works w/ Amici Kenneth Crews and Kevin Smith to Support Internet Archive’s Controlled Digital Lending Efforts
Last week, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in support of Internet Archive (“IA”) a non-profit […]
Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Support of Gig Workers’ Rights
On Monday, April 11, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in support of four former employees of GrubHub. Amici curiae Professors Jonathan […]
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2022 or Spring 2023!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2022-23 academic year takes place on Wednesday March 30, 2022 and Thursday March 31, 2022! If you are interested in […]
Public Interest Patent Law Institute and American Civil Liberties Union Call on PTO to Protect Rigorous Subject Matter Eligibility Review
On March 7, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a Comment on behalf of the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (PIPLI) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The PIPLI and […]
Clinic Supports Independent Cybersecurity Research, Files Brief in Apple v. Corellium
On February 16, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Corellium, LLC. The Clinic filed […]
Clinic Supports Restore the Fourth, Files Brief re: All Writs Act Requests
On Monday, January 10, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Forbes Media, LLC (“Forbes Media”). […]