This week, the Copyright Office held hearings on exemptions to §1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This semester, clinical students Farha Hanif and Isabelle Pride drafted and filed a reply to the opposition. Clinical students Farha Hanif and Isabelle Pride and clinical instructor Wendy Chu were also heavily involved in preparing witnesses for this week’s public hearings. Kendra Albert, a clinical instructor, supervised the work product both semesters and, on Thursday, appeared before the Copyright Office to testify on behalf of SPN.
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of New York Times, Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press Supporting Access to Agency Rulemaking Materials
This month, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Public.Resource.Org v. Federal Communication Commission in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on behalf […]
Clinic Represents BKC Researchers, Joins Advocates in Racial Profiling Case
Yesterday, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) in Commonwealth v. Dilworth (SJC-13547). The Clinic represented Berkman Klein affiliates Michael Bennett and […]
District Court Rules In Favor of Free Speech and Against X Corp in Case with Cyberlaw Clinic Amicus Brief
An amicus brief authored by the Cyberlaw Clinic students and staff on behalf of the Public Participation Project was cited by Judge Breyer of N.D. Cal. in support of the court’s decision to grant a non-profit’s s motion to dismiss claims by X Corp.
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2024 or Spring 2025!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2024-25 academic year takes place Tuesday, March 26, 2024, through Thursday, March 28, 2024! If you are interested in […]
Clinic Supports Finale Doshi-Velez, Elena L. Glassman in Submitting AI Comment to NIST
The Cyberlaw Clinic worked with Harvard computer science professors Finale Doshi-Velez and Elena L. Glassman to prepare and submit an administrative comment to the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
Clinic Represents SPN and LCA in 1201 Rulemaking to Reduce Barriers to Software Preservation
In December 2023—continuing from advocacy in 2017 and 2020—the Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of the Software Preservation Network (SPN) and Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), sought to expand existing exemptions to allow for eligible memory institutions to provide remote access to out-of-commerce software and video games for qualifying preservation, research, and teaching purposes.
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Creators and Arts Orgs, Emphasizing Speech Protections for Artists
Last month, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Hermès International v. Rothschild in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, on behalf of individual artists, […]
Apply Now! Cyberlaw Clinic Summer Internship 2024
The Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring summer interns for 2024! Current U.S. JD candidates with an interest in the intersection of tech, law, and social justice are invited to join our dynamic […]
Cyberlaw and Election Law Clinics File Joint Comment on AI in Campaign Ads
The Cyberlaw Clinic and the Election Law Clinic have jointly submitted a response to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) request for comments about Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads. In the […]
Sexual Health and Wellness Ads Face Discrimination: Clinic Client CIJ Urges the FTC to Take Action
The Cyberlaw Clinic was privileged to represent the Center for Intimacy Justice in a letter of complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), highlighting concerns about the discriminatory treatment of social media […]
Beyond the FTC: The Future of Privacy Enforcement
On March 31 and April 1, 2023, the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology and the University of Iowa Innovation, Business, and Law Center hosted Beyond the FTC: The Future of Privacy […]
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2023-24 academic year takes place Tuesday, March 28, 2023 through and Thursday March 30, 2023! If you are interested in exploring […]
Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Authors and Creators in “Bad Spaniels” TM Case
On February 23, 2023, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Authors Alliance and ComicMix in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of VIP […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Comment for CDT Urging the U.S. Dept. of Ed. to Protect LGBTQI+ Students from Discriminatory Tech
On September 12, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed a comment on behalf of the Center for Democracy and Technology in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the […]
Clinic Works w/ Amici Kenneth Crews and Kevin Smith to Support Internet Archive’s Controlled Digital Lending Efforts
Last week, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in support of Internet Archive (“IA”) a non-profit […]
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2022 or Spring 2023!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2022-23 academic year takes place on Wednesday March 30, 2022 and Thursday March 31, 2022! If you are interested in […]
Public Interest Patent Law Institute and American Civil Liberties Union Call on PTO to Protect Rigorous Subject Matter Eligibility Review
On March 7, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a Comment on behalf of the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (PIPLI) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The PIPLI and […]
Clinic Supports Restore the Fourth, Files Brief re: All Writs Act Requests
On Monday, January 10, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Forbes Media, LLC (“Forbes Media”). […]
Public.Resource.org Works w/Cyberlaw Clinic, Asks States to Increase Judicial Transparency and Facilitate Access to Model Jury Instructions
Public.Resource.org, working with Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, has advanced its mission to enhance public access to government information by challenging states that improperly claim copyright protection over model jury […]