Program Schedule
Full Program
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The History of the Internet
Open Systems/Access
Online Liberty and Freedom of Expression
Exploring the Arab Spring
From Theory to Practice: Featured Projects
Evening Event: Berkman Center Open House
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The second day of iLaw will begin with a session focusing on the “The Changing Internet: Cybsecurity.” Building upon the previous day’s discussions, it will discuss the forces at play that may put values such as openness, autonomy, and diversity at risk. In conversation with Jonathan Zittrain, Jack Goldsmith will help to kick off the discussion by focusing on one of the key pressure points where values collide: cybersecurity issues.
“Intellectual Property,” a conversation led by Terry Fisher and featuring Charlie Nesson, will provide an introduction to another highly contested area of cyberlaw and policy, outlining some of the central IP issues and debates, including copyright, free and fair use, and the public domain. Emerging technological trends such as cloud computing will be explored in the context of IP theory and practice. The afternoon starts with a session on “User Innovation,” led by Eric von Hippel, who will explore innovation through the lens of user creativity and networked models of production and expression.
The pillar session on “Privacy,” led by John Palfrey and featuring Herbert Burkert, will start with a brief history of privacy, discussing the emergence of data protection law in Europe. Against this backdrop, recent US cases and controversies – including the Google Buzz and the Facebook Beacon settlements – will be used as case examples to explore the current state of privacy norms and laws – and their possible future.
The day will wrap up with a cross-sectional session that discusses the different approaches to the study of the Internet – including qualitative and quantitative methods – and their respective merits as well as limitations. More fundamentally, the session will explore as to what extent the Internet has led to methodological challenges – for instance in the context of the analysis of large data sets – and innovations, what types of best practices have developed over time, and what the open questions are.