As often happens during the heat of the New England summer, we on the Cyberlaw Clinic team find ourselves thinking about the past academic year and looking ahead to the […]
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Clinic Supports Public Citizen and EFF in Small Justice Amicus Effort
The Cyberlaw Clinic supported Public Citizen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in filing an amicus brief (pdf) today in the case, Small Justice LLC v. Xcentric Ventures LLC, Case No. 15-1506, […]
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. […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Supports Amicus Effort in Border Shooting Case
The Cyberlaw Clinic and attorney Mahesha Subbaraman of Subbaraman PLLC submitted an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week on behalf of civil liberties […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Protects the Right to Post “Ballot Selfies”
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief today (PDF) at the United States Court of a Appeals for the First Circuit, on behalf of the New England First Amendment Coalition and […]
Cyberlaw Clinic and Lumen Project Reps Contribute to Section 512 Study
On April 1st, the Copyright Office closed the initial comment period for a public study undertaken to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) safe […]
Cyberlaw Clinic FAQ — 2016-17 Registration Starts Soon!
HLS clinical registration for the 2016-17 academic year is just around the corner. We in the Cyberlaw Clinic often field questions this time of year from HLS students thinking about enrolling […]
Improving Copyright’s Anticircumvention Law
The Cyberlaw Clinic has filed a comment (PDF) before the Copyright Office as part of the office’s Section 1201 Study, which looks into copyright’s anticircumvention law, embodied in Section 1201 of […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Helps Produce Fair Use Resources w/Berkman’s DLRP
Harvard Law School students Olga Slobodyanyuk and Leo Angelakos of the Cyberlaw Clinic recently teamed up with the Berkman Center‘s Youth and Media team to develop a set of resources regarding […]
Cyberlaw Clinic, Law Profs Submit Second Brief on Standards and Law
Last week, the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of a group of law scholars, filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States District Court for the District […]
Clinic Works w/Law Scholars to Argue Against Copyright in Legal Codes
This week, the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of a group of esteemed law scholars, filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States District Court for the […]
Clinic Supports EPIC Drone Filing, FAA Cites Comments
In November 2015, the Cyberlaw Clinic supported the Electronic Privacy Information Center in submitting comments to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding a proposed registration regime for operators of Unmanned Aircraft […]
Apply for the i-Lab’s Spring 2016 Venture Incubation Program
Harvard students seeking ongoing support and mentorship with their startups are encouraged to apply for the Harvard Innovation Lab‘s Spring 2016 Venture Incubation Program. The Program offers a great opportunity for current […]
DMCA Exemption Granted for Med Device Research, Patient Access to Data
We are happy to report that the Library of Congress has approved of exemptions to the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions in order to protect independent medical device safety and security research and patient […]
HLS i-Lab Experts in Residence Visiting This Fall
The Harvard Innovation Lab will be hosting three of Harvard Law School’s alumni as experts in residence over the coming weeks. The i-Lab hosts programming and offers workspace for students […]
DC Comics Wins Copyright Protection for Batmobile
“Holy copyright law, Batman!” Although this sounds like Robin, it is actually a line from a federal appeals court opinion issued this week, holding that Batman’s iconic car is entitled […]
The Federal Circuit at Harvard Law School
The Cyberlaw Clinic is delighted to announce that on October 8, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be holding oral arguments at Harvard Law School, in […]
HLS Students – Cross-Reg in Financial Tech Course at MIT
This fall, the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship is launching a new experimental course on FinTech (the use of innovative technologies in financial services). The course will meet for […]
Mass SJC Sides with Free Speech Advocates, Declares False Campaign Speech Statute Unconstitutional
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed a big win to free speech advocates today in its decision in Commonwealth v. Lucas, siding with defendant Melissa Lucas and declaring Massachusetts General […]
Protecting Independent Medical Device Research
Over the past several months the Cyberlaw Clinic has been working with medical device researchers Hugo Campos, Jay Radcliffe, Karen Sandler, and Ben West, in a proceeding before the Copyright Office […]