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Past Events

Jun 5, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Project: Education, Development, and Content.

SJ Klein, Director of Content for OLPC

SJ Klein discussed questions of content, access, and quality specifically in South American and Africa relating to One Laptop Per Child's international goals.

May 31, 2007 @ 3:46 PM

Internet & Society Conference 2007 (IS2k7): University: Knowledge Beyond Authority

The complete Internet & Society Conference 2007 (IS2k7) web site can be found at http://www.is2k7.org/about     Report for Harvard University’s Internet…

May 26, 2007 @ 2:06 AM

National Free Culture Conference

At Harvard Law School

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society co-hosted the National Free Culture Conference at Harvard Law School.

May 22, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

New Skills, New Learning: Legal Education and the Promise of Technology

Gene Koo, Berkman Fellow

Berkman Fellow Gene Koo spoke about "New Skills, New Learning: Legal Education and the Promise of Technology."

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May 18, 2007 @ 5:59 PM

OpenNet Initiative Conference: The Future of Free Expression on the Internet

The OpenNet Initiative held its first public conference to discuss the current state of play of Internet filtering worldwide. The conference was hosted by the Oxford Internet…

May 8, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

WFMU’s Free Music Archive: An Open Source Marriage of Audio Art, Music and Radio.

Ken Freedman, General Manager of WFMU

Ken Freedman of Freeform Radio Station WFMU discussed WFMU’s Free Music Archive: An Open Source Marriage of Audio Art, Music and Radio.

May 1, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Applications of Social Networking Technology to Medical Treatment

Tony Ferraro and David Stone

Tony Ferraro and David Stone talked about Applications of Social Networking Technology to Medical Treatment.

Apr 30, 2007 @ 2:01 AM

Berkman Book Release: Everything is Miscellaneous

by David Weinberger

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society hosted a celebration in congratulations of Berkman Fellow David Weinberger’s release of his book Everything is Miscellaneous through…

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Apr 30, 2007 @ 1:57 AM

Digital Libraries in Developing Nations: Challenges and Opportunities

Teresa Hackett of eIFL

As a lead-up event to the 2007 Internet & Society Conference, Teresa Hackett of eIFL discussed "Digital Libraries in Developing Nations: Challenges and Opportunities"

Apr 25, 2007 @ 1:55 AM

Web of Ideas: Civility, Speech and Cyberbullying - A Code of Conduct for the Web?

with David Weinberger

Berkman Fellow David Weinberger lead a discussion "Civility, Speech and Cyberbullying - A Code of Conduct for the Web?"

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Apr 24, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Access Denied: the Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering

Robert Faris and John Palfrey previewed Access Denied

Rob Faris and John Palfrey gave us a preview of the OpenNet Initiative's most recent publication, Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering.

Apr 19, 2007 @ 1:52 AM

Berkman Book Release: A Crowd of One

by John Clippinger

John Clippinger, one of today’s preeminent experts on how technology influences business and society, offers a fresh and provocative perspective, grounded in everyday and…

Apr 18, 2007 @ 1:16 AM

Why Don't Scholars Provide Open Access to Their Articles?

Stuart Shieber, Berkman Faculty Director

If open access to the scholarly literature is a Good Thing for the individual scholars and for society as a whole. Why do scholars not make their articles available through open…

Apr 18, 2007 @ 1:45 AM

"So Many DJ" / "MyLegalVisualMemory"

MIT Comparative Media Studies Student Steve Schultz and ISP Fellow Julia Sonnevend

Steve Schultz discussed his paper "So Many DJs: Creative Flourishing on the Fringes of Networked Media" and Julia Sonnevend presented "MyLegalVisualMemory. The Visual Memory of…

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Apr 17, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Sacked by Copyright: DMCA Takedowns and Free Expression

Wendy Seltzer, Berkman Fellow

Wendy Seltzer, founder of Chilling Effects, discussed "Sacked by Copyright: DMCA Takedowns and Free Expression."

Apr 10, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Africa's Internet Infrastructure

Eric Osiakwan and Ethan Zuckerman

Eric Osiakwan and Ethan Zuckerman discussed developments in Africa's Internet and communications infrastructure.

Apr 3, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Napster's Second Life? Regulatory Dynamics of Virtual Worlds

Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger

Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger discussed intellectual property rights in relation to Second Life's rapid development.

Mar 28, 2007 @ 6:30 PM

"International Data Protection Principles and the New Identity Infrastructure" / "In the Virtual Shadow of the Law"

Berkman Fellow Mary Rundle and ISP Fellow Anne Huang

Berkman Fellow Mary Rundle: "International Data Protection Principles and the New Identity Infrastructure: A Proposed Approach for Bridging Requirements;" ISP Fellow Anne Huang: …

Mar 21, 2007 @ 1:36 AM

Web of Ideas: Does Participatory Culture Lead to Participatory Democracy?

with David Weinberger

David Weinberger posed the question: Does Participatory Culture Lead to Participatory Democracy?

Mar 20, 2007 @ 12:30 PM

Copyright & Access to Knowledge: Rights/Rhetoric, Openness/Opacity, Future/Fears

Mary Wong, Professor of Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center

Professor Mary Wong, Franklin Pierce Law Center, discussed how rhetoric and technology affect the development of "the commons", "free culture", and "open content."