Berkman in the News

December 15, 2008. AP. RI hearing in a song-swapping lawsuit postponed

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''Charles Nesson, the Harvard professor representing Tenenbaum, has argued that the parents should not have to turn over their computer, because it was not the one on which the alleged downloading took place.''

Ethan Zuckerman on how to engineer serendipity online | csmonitor.com

admin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:43:03 -0500

December 12, 2008. Christian Science Monitor. Ethan Zuckerman on how to engineer serendipity online

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''Even if news sites overlooked a certain event, chances are that a blogger has not. 'But how do you find stuff you don’t know you are looking for?' asks Ethan Zuckerman. This koanlike question comes from his work as a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.''

December 9, 2008. US News & World Report. When Do Online Attacks Cross the Line Into Cyberwar?

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''...just the act of codifying cyberattacks, cybercrimes, or cyberwar would do little to physically prevent them from happening , says Jonathan Zittrain, a law professor at Harvard University and author of The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. But it could have a deterrent effect, establishing a legal basis for punishing states that sponsor such incidents.''

December 10, 2008. The China Post. Harvard professor gives talk on Internet use

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:12:30 -0500

''John G. Palfrey...shared his views with TAS faculty, parents and other attendees eager to better understand the next generation and how digital technologies are changing children’s lives.''

December 9, 2008. Washington Post. MD Court Weighs Internet Anonymity: Case Pits Free Speech Against Redress for Defamation

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'''There's a long tradition in U.S. history of at least anonymous political speech, and certainly when you contemplate the Internet and the new opportunities it offers, this is the way a lot of speech happens,' Sam Bayard, assistant director of the Citizens Media Law Project at Harvard Law School, said in an interview.''

December 6, 2008. Wall Street Journal. The New Examined Life

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''Keeping track of personal data online can yield unexpected consequences. 'Initially, it sounds like a great idea, such as the social aspects,' says Christopher Soghoian... But 'for most users, the costs outweigh the benefits...'''

December 5, 2008. Globe and Mail. Tanking economy + LOLcats = comedic bailout

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:44:25 -0500

David Weinberger, a fellow at the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society, believes the LOL meme "propagates itself not simply because of its cleverness, spurring people to send examples around in e-mail..."

November 28, 2008. New York Times. Google's Gatekeepers

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:43:44 -0500

"(In the interest of disclosure, however, Google has agreed to report all the links it takes down in response to government demands to chillingeffects.com, a Web site run by Harvard’s Berkman Center that keeps a record of censored online materials.)"

November 27, 2008. New York Times. Guilty Verdict in Cyberbullying Case Provokes Many Questions Over Online Identity

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:27 -0500

'''The reality, recognized by almost everyone, is that the vast majority of Internet users do not read Web site terms of service carefully or at all,' said Phil Malone, director of the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School.''