* subscribe at http://techPolice.com Cyberlaw 'Summer Camp' at Harvard Law School April 17, 2001 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 17, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is putting a brand new spin on continuing legal education this summer: it will offer a unique Internet Law Course taking place both at the Harvard Law School campus and "in cyberspace." Kicking off with an online component that begins on June 3, the course will address the most controversial "cyberlaw" issues being debated by lawmakers in the United States and other countries -- including copyright protection, the digital distribution of music, and free speech and privacy online. "This program is designed to shed light on the rapidly changing rules governing what happens on the Internet," says Berkman Center faculty co-director and Harvard Law School professor William Fisher III. "A great deal has changed in the past year -- the litigation over Napster, conflicts over domain names, the treatment of online patents, and legal protection of encryption technology. Our goals are to inform participants concerning the state of the law in these fields and to stimulate debate about where the law should be going." Taught by world-renowned experts in the field, the Internet Law Course will be offered in three stages, with the opening online component followed by a week-long residential program at the Harvard Law School campus. The course will conclude online, with collaborative learning groups formed at Harvard continuing to interact via the Internet. "This course demands 'hands-on' experience with the online environment," says Jonathan Zittrain, a Berkman Center faculty co-director who was recently named the Berkman Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies. "It's a unique way to sink your teeth into the subject." Among the outstanding educators assembled to teach both the online and in-person components of the course are Lawrence Lessig, Stanford law professor and author of the influential "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace," Yochai Benkler, New York University law professor and noted cyberlaw expert, and Charles Nesson, the Berkman Center's faculty director and the Weld Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. "It is not hard to understand how the Net could become the perfect space of regulation or how commerce would play a role in that regulation," says Lessig, chair of the Berkman Center's advisory board. "An important question we need to ask is: What values are protected there?" The Internet Law Course is designed for lawyers, policymakers, new-media professionals, online publishers, and journalists who write about technology. No previous knowledge of or experience with Internet law is necessary. American lawyers in some jurisdictions may be eligible for thirty hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. To ensure that the learning environment is conducive to in-depth discussion among participants and preserve a low student/faculty ratio, enrollment is limited. Registration, which has just opened, is available online at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ilaw. Please note that the program is not a part of the Harvard Law School curriculum, and therefore inquiries should not be directed to the University's registrar's office. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School is a research program founded to explore the legal, social, and political issues resulting from the development of the Internet and its impact on society. As part of our active research mission, we develop, use, and freely share an open software platform for online education and deliberative processes, as well as sponsoring events -- ranging from informal lunches to webcast conferences -- to bring together a diverse network of participants for substantive debate. Visit us online at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu SOURCE The Berkman Center for Internet & Society CONTACT: Donna Wentworth of the Berkman Center, 617-495-0662, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu http://www.prnewswire.com ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÛuy Shoes Online at Zappos.com: 1. Fast, Reliable Site 2. Devoted Customer Service 3. Great Shoe Selection 4. Price, Fit, and Satisfaction Guaranteed. http://click.topica.com/caaabCgb1dhr0b1uN1If/Zappos ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ== --via http://techPolice.com archive: http://theMezz.com/cybercrime/archive subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --via http://theMezz.com ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhr0.b1uN1I Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
