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Apply Now: CIS Staff Attorney (Unpaid)

by Amanda Smith, posted on April 28, 2009 - 10:46am

The Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society (CIS) is accepting applications for an unpaid staff attorney to work with its Fair Use Project (FUP) on a range of research and litigation projects designed to promote and expand the doctrine of Fair Use.

The primary responsibility for the staff attorney will be to work on current CIS Fair Use Project litigation and with the Documentary Film Project. In addition, he/she will also be an active part of the CIS community, attending lectures and symposia, assisting with Center activities and working with students on related projects.

Qualifications
JD and excellent academic record; civil litigation experience (particularly in intellectual property matters) preferred; Excellent writing and analytic skills; Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed and entrepreneurial environment.

Salary
This is an unpaid position designed mainly for attorneys who have been asked to take a paid deferment or leave of absence.

Application Instructions: Please submit your resume and (3) writing samples of your choice by email to the following address: asmith@law.stanford.edu.

Schedule Type: Full Time
Application Deadline: 05/30/2009
Practice Areas: Arts, Intellectual Property, Litigation

Follow the events on Twitter at Play Machinima Law!

by Amanda Smith, posted on April 24, 2009 - 8:04am

Follow the events at today's conference, Play Machinima Law on Twitter using hashtag #PML.
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23pml

Agenda: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/playmachinima

Packets Vol. 6 No. 4 Now Available

by Amanda Smith, posted on March 12, 2009 - 3:09pm

Packets Vol. 6 No. 4 is online here.

Packets is a production of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society (CIS). It is written by members of the Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA), and edited by CIS staff, fellows and volunteer attorneys. Our purpose is to provide the legal community with a concise description of recently decided cyberlaw-related cases, and where possible, to point to the original decisions. We urge you to forward Packets wherever you please, and to take from it any content you would like. The writers on the Packets Editorial Board are: Matt Kellogg, José Mauro, Robert Lopez, Stuart Loh, Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich, and Alex Harris.

CIS is hiring a Summer Intern!

by Amanda Smith, posted on February 3, 2009 - 11:39am

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School is looking for a volunteer Summer Intern to work on public interest issues involving technology and the Internet.

Barbara van Schewick on Network Neutrality Nuances

by Amanda Smith, posted on January 28, 2009 - 3:34pm

CIS Co-Director, Barbara van Schewick, and David Farber of Carnegie Mellon University, recently debated the Nuances of Net Neutrality in the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) February 09 publication, Communications of ACM.

FCC Hearing Compilation

by Amanda Smith, posted on January 8, 2009 - 2:57pm

Stanford Reference Librarian and Archivist Sarah Wilson created this wonderful compilation of testimonies, statements, press releases, news coverage and other materials from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public En Banc Hearing on Broadband Management Practices - held at Stanford University on April 17, 2008. Thanks Sarah!

Packets Vol. 6 No. 2 Now Available

by Amanda Smith, posted on November 18, 2008 - 1:32pm

Packets Vol. 6 No. 2 is online here.

Packets is production of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society (CIS). It is written by members of the Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA), and edited by CIS staff, fellows and volunteer attorneys. Our purpose is to provide the legal community with a concise description of recently decided cyberlaw-related cases, and where possible, to point to the original decisions. We urge you to forward Packets wherever you please, and to take from it any content you would like. The writers on the Packets Editorial Board are: Jenny Kim, Yuki Ide, José Mauro Decoussau Machado, Matt Kellogg, Robert Orlando Lopez, Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich, Stuart Loh, Morgan Galland and Alex Harris.

CIS at Tres Agaves

by Amanda Smith, posted on July 15, 2008 - 3:44pm

The CIS team tied for third place against Berkeley's Law and Technology Group at EFF's 18th Birthday Celebration/Pub Trivia night.

Assistant Professor Barbara van Schewick testifies on the Future of the Internet

by Amanda Smith, posted on April 30, 2008 - 9:36am

Transcripts attached below of oral and written testimony by Assistant Professor Barbara van Schewick at the 4/17 FCC Hearing.

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