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Encyclopedia > Berkman Center for Internet and Society

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is a department of Harvard Law School, which focuses on the legal study of cyberspace. The Center sponsors conferences, visiting lecturers, and residential fellows. Members of the Center do research and write books, articles, and weblogs with RSS 2.0 feeds, for which the Center holds the specification. The Center's headquarters is a small Victorian wood-frame building next to the bigger brick-and-stone Harvard Law School buildings. Its newsletter, "The Filter", is on the Web and available by e-mail, and it hosts a blog community of Harvard faculty, students and Berkman Center affiliates. The Berkman Center is funding the Openlaw project. Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Cyberspace is a (virtual) reality within the worlds computers and computer networks. ... The first use of the term weblog. ... RSS is a family of XML file formats for web syndication used by (amongst other things) news websites and weblogs. ... Openlaw is a project at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School aimed at releasing case arguments under a copyleft license, in order to encourage public suggestions for improvement. ...


Fellows have included David Weinberger, Ethan Zuckerman, Dave Winer, Jimbo Wales, Rebecca MacKinnon, John Perry Barlow, Wendy Seltzer, and Dr. James F. Moore. David Weinberger is a technologist and commentator, probably best known as co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto (originally a website, and eventually a book). ... Dave Winer Dave Winer (b. ... Jimmy Wales in Paris, France Jimmy Donal Jimbo Wales (born August 7, 1966) is the co-founder of Wikipedia. ... John Perry Barlow (born Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. ...


Faculty have included Charles Nesson, Lawrence Lessig, Jonathan Zittrain, William "Terry" Fisher, and John Palfrey. Lawrence Lessig Lawrence Lessig (born June 3, 1961) is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of its Center for Internet and Society. ... Jonathan Zittrain (b. ... John Palfrey (b. ...


External links

  • Berkman Center homepage
  • The Filter homepage
  • Blog community
  • H2O Playlists Beta

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Berkman Center for Internet & Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (198 words)
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is a department of Harvard Law School, which focuses on the legal study of cyberspace.
Members of the Center do research and write books, articles, weblogs with RSS 2.0 feeds, for which the Center holds the specification, and podcasts, of which the first series took place at the Berkman Center.
The Berkman Center is funding the Openlaw project.
Computers Internet Policy (835 words)
Home--Berkman Center for Internet and Society - The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.
Internet Democracy Project homepage - The Internet Democracy Project seeks to enhance the participation of Internet users worldwide in non-governmental bodies that are setting Internet policy and to advocate that these bodies adhere to principles of open participation, public accountability and human rights.
Internet Governance - The ACM is broadly interested in issues affecting the growth and development of the Internet, including the creation and activities of organizations that develop technical standards, set policies, and otherwise influence the future of the Net.
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