The Cyberlaw Clinic worked with the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (“PIPLI”) to file comments (.pdf) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, expressing PIPLI’s views on patents and […]
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Clinic Publishes Update to Security Researcher’s Guide to Legal Risk
The Clinic is excited to announce the release of an update of A Researcher’s Guide to Some Legal Risks of Security Research , a guide authored by Sunoo Park and Kendra Albert, and co-published by the Cyberlaw Clinic, the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at NYU School of Law, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of New York Times, Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press Supporting Access to Agency Rulemaking Materials
This month, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Public.Resource.Org v. Federal Communication Commission in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on behalf […]
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, […]
Apply Now! Cyberlaw Clinic Summer Internship 2024
The Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring summer interns for 2024! Current U.S. JD candidates with an interest in the intersection of tech, law, and social justice are invited to join our dynamic […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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”). […]
Public.Resource.org Works w/Cyberlaw Clinic, Asks States to Increase Judicial Transparency and Facilitate Access to Model Jury Instructions
Public.Resource.org, working with Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, has advanced its mission to enhance public access to government information by challenging states that improperly claim copyright protection over model jury […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Works w/Engine Advocacy, Public Interest Patent Law Institute on SCOTUS Brief Supporting Inter Partes Review
On Friday, December 17, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Engine Advocacy (“Engine”), the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (“PIPLI”), […]