Berkman Announcements

StopBadware.org, Sunbelt Software partner to fight badware

syoung — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:18:58 -0400

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — StopBadware.org, the collaborative initiative to combat viruses, spyware, and other bad software, announced today that Sunbelt Software, developer of the VIPRE anti-malware product line, will participate in the effort as a data partner. Sunbelt Software joins Google in contributing data to the project, which is based at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. The initiative is funded by Google, PayPal, Mozilla, AOL, and Trend Micro.

Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic Urge New Hampshire Supreme Court to Defend First Amendment Rights of Mortgage Site

lkoss — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:06:30 -0400

Cambridge, MA - June 23, 2009 - The Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP), assisted by Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, urged the New Hampshire Supreme Court to defend the First Amendment rights of a website that covers mortgage industry news.

ONI Asia 3rd Annual Conference, Penang, Malaysia, June 17, 2009

lkoss — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:09:49 -0400

New research from the OpenNet Initiative reveals accelerating restrictions on Internet content as Asian governments shift to next generation controls. These new techniques go beyond blocking access to websites and are more informal and fluid, implemented at edges of the network, and are often backed up by increasingly restrictive and broadly interpreted laws.

The reports also point to an emerging inclination for states to actively engage in cyberspace as a way to achieve the same effects of information controls:

Berkman Center Internet & Democracy Project Releases Study Mapping the Arabic Language Blogosphere

syoung — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Cambridge, MA - The Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s Internet & Democracy project has released a major study on “Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere: Politics, Culture and Dissent.” Utilizing a unique methodology that blends computational analysis and human coding, the study investigates the contours and scope of the discussions taking place in the Arabic language blogosphere.

Berkman Center Announces 2009-2010 Fellows

syoung — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Cambridge, MA - The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today announced a new class of fellows for the 2009-2010 academic year and the establishment of a Fellowship Advisory Board. Over the past eleven years, the Berkman Center has been home to many of the brightest minds in law, technology, and social science, as well as leading entrepreneurs and activists, and next year continues this tradition.

First Cooley Fellow Named at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic

syoung — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:00:00 -0400

Palo Alto, Calif. - Cooley Godward Kronish LLP announced today that Dena Sacco, a former federal prosecutor, has been named the inaugural Cooley Fellow at the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Cooley established the fellowship in February 2009, and will support the position for the next five years.

Two new Berkman Fellows

syoung — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:00:00 -0400

Today, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society warmly welcomes two exceptional new Fellows to the Berkman community.

Harvard researchers find that only men showed favoritism toward supporters of their preferred candidate

syoung — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Cambridge, Mass. - Men, but not women, displayed strong favoritism toward fellow supporters of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama during the summer of 2008, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers at Harvard University.

New case studies from the Internet & Democracy project

syoung — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:00:00 -0400

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce that the Internet & Democracy project, in association with the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, has added a new set of case studies to its series of critical investigations into the Internet's impact on democracy and democratic processes:

Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic Lead Amicus Effort Promoting Rights of Anonymous Online Speakers in Illinois

syoung — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Cambridge, MA - In a case involving important First Amendment rights, the Citizen Media Law Project ("CMLP") joined a number of media and advocacy organizations, including Gannett Co., Inc., Hearst Corporation, Illinois Press Association, Online News Association, Public Citizen, Reporters Committee for Freedom o