Berkman Center Fall 2013 Open House

Berkman Center For Internet & Society Fall 2013 Open House

Monday, September 9, 4p.m. on

Talk and Tinker: 4:00-6:00pm; Plenary: 6:00pm; Reception: 7:00pm

Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West Rooms, 2nd Floor (Map)

Free and Open to the Public

RSVP at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2013/09/openhouse#RSVP

About

Come to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s Fall 2013 Open House to meet our faculty, fellows, and staff, and to learn about the many ways you can get involved in our dynamic, exciting environment.

As a University-wide research center at Harvard University, our interdisciplinary efforts in the exploration of cyberspace address a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. If you're interested in the Internet’s impact on society and are looking to engage a community of world-class fellows and faculty through events, conversations, research, and more please join us to hear more about our upcoming academic year!

Join us for the:

Talk and Tinker Session from 4-6p.m.: Description Plenary from 6-7p.m.: (6pm): Description Reception: 7p.m. on

Paid part-time research positions will be available in the fall, and you can visit http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_academicyear to see the current available openings.

People from all disciplines, universities, and backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Open House to familiarize yourself with the Berkman Center and explore opportunities to join us in our research. We look forward to seeing you there!

Select Berkman Research

The Berkman Center enjoys a global reputation for cutting-edge work centered on the relationships between the Internet, law, and society. Our mode — entrepreneurial nonprofit — embraces our pursuit of scholarly research in the manner and spirit of an academic think tank, anchored by the diverse collaborative and individual work of our faculty and fellows.

Our efforts are concentrated in three areas of inquiry, united by the question of how the Internet can elicit the best from its users: Law, Technology, Innovation, and Knowledge; The Relationship between Internet and Civic Activity; and Technology, Law, and Development.

Talk and Tinker with Berkman Projects

The below projects represent a selected sample of Berkman's research, and each will have a table at the 4-6p.m. session. Learn more below, and meet the Berkman staff helping to oversee this work!

The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse

Open House Point of Contact: Adam Holland

The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse is a comprehensive and wholly transparent online database of cease and desist notices related to online content. The project aims both to educate the public about the different kinds of cease and desist letters—both legitimate and questionable—that are being sent to Internet publishers, and to provide as much transparency as possible about the ecosystem in which such notices are issued. The Chilling Effects database allows researchers to investigate the extent to which complaints are being made within the boundaries of existing law. For more information, visit: http://chillingeffects.org/

CopyrightX

Open House Point of Contact: Ana Enriquez

Taught by Director Terry Fisher and offered during Spring 2013 on the edX platform, CopyrightX was also emblematic of creative approaches to online learning and teaching. A twelve-week networked distance-learning course, the course explored the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed through a combination of pre-recorded lectures, live webcasts, and weekly online seminars led by Harvard Law School teaching fellows. When designing the course, Prof. Fisher and the course team considered ways of improving upon the dominant design features of many emerging MOOCs. In particular, their model utilized innovative features including limited enrollment and small discussion sections; experimental combinations of materials and technologies; live events that were attended by both the HLS students and the CopyrightX TFs, along with the edX students, who viewed and discussed the presentations in real-time. The course team is still analyzing the rich body of data generated by the course, but early indicators suggest that the course was a success in terms of the utility of small group discussions (which seem to have enhanced learning and retention), and the development of knowledge of both the teaching fellows and the students about the copyright system. Going forward, CopyrightX will act as an important model from which to build and experiment with additional Center-supported online courses, including the second iteration of the course in Spring 2014. Lectures and reading materials may be found online: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/tfisher/CopyrightX_Homepage.htm

Cyberlaw Clinic

Open House Points of Contact: Chris Bavitz, Dalia Topelson, and Kit Walsh Harvard Law School‘s Cyberlaw Clinic, based at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to appropriate clients on issues relating to the Internet, new technology, and intellectual property. Students enhance their preparation for high-tech practice and earn course credit by working on real-world litigation, client counseling, advocacy, and transactional / licensing projects and cases. The Clinic strives to help clients achieve success in their activities online, mindful of (and in response to) existing law. The Clinic also works with clients to shape the law’s development through policy and advocacy efforts. The Cyberlaw Clinic was the first of its kind, and it continues its tradition of innovation in its areas of practice. The Clinic works independently, with law students supervised by experienced and licensed attorneys. In some cases, the Clinic collaborates with counsel throughout the country (including lawyers at Cooley LLP) to take advantage of regional or substantive legal expertise. For more information, visit http://cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu/.

Open House RSVP List - Connect and Collaborate

The Open House is open to the public, and we invite you to join us for any portion of the evening. RSVP at: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2013/09/openhouse#RSVP.

Click here to find a list of those who have RSVPed to the Open House and have opted in to having their information shared in order to facilitate connections. Names, contact information, links to relevant projects, and tags representing research interests and activities may be found, and you may sort by tags in order to identify others who may be working in common cause.

Please note that the system in which this lives, Hei, is a new development project of the Berkman Center. If you identify any bugs, or have any ideas or thoughts about it, please let us know at:

Location, Directions, and Logistical Information

• Location: Harvard Law School (Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F6&quadrant=C&series=N)
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• Wireless internet access will be available
• Parking is not available through Harvard Law School, but there are several parking garages in Harvard Square

• Questions? Contact Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu.