Stanford Law School

Stanford Center for Internet and Society

In the heart of the Silicon Valley, legal doctrine is emerging that will determine the course of civil rights and technological innovation for decades to come. The Center for Internet and Society (CIS), housed at Stanford Law School and a part of the Law, Science and Technology Program, is at the apex of this evolving area of law.

Cyberlaw Clinic

The Cyberlaw Clinic provides legal representation to private litigants and other clients in matters involving the public interest and technological development. The Cyberlaw Clinic gives students an opportunity to participate in supervised litigation, policy and legislative advocacy in matters involving technology and the public interest. Through the Clinic, students will develop and hone skills in interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, issue identification, case theory, development, planning and organization, discovery and motions practice, ethics, negotiation and oral advocacy. Bar Certified law students work directly with clients, file legal motions and briefs and argue matters in court.

The Clinic is seven credits and offered in both Fall and Spring Semesters. Additionally, students from the Clinic may, with the consent of the instructor, continue their work as Advanced Clinic Students for additional credits.

Recent Cyberlaw Clinic news:

CIS Amicus Brief

by Lauren Gelman, posted on April 11, 2005 - 12:13pm

CIS filed an amicus brief asking the court to treat online publishers the same rights as their colleagues who publish in more traditional formats.

Cases: Apple v. Does

CIS Files Comments

by Lauren Gelman, posted on March 25, 2005 - 1:02pm

CIS filed comments to the US Copyright Office on behalf of Creative Commons and Save the Music explaining that Orphan Works pose a real problem and require a regulatory solution.

Cases: Orphan Works

Opening Brief Filed

by Jennifer Granick, posted on January 19, 2005 - 4:23pm

Today we filed the appellant's opening brief in the Ninth Circuit. The brief argues that, starting with the 1976 Copyright Act, Congress changed the fundamental nature of copyright from an opt-in to opt-out system. Therefore, under the rule of Eldred v. Ashcroft, the changes are subject to First Amendment review. Download file

Cases: Kahle v. Gonzales

Government's reply brief on summary judgment

by Colette Vogele, posted on December 6, 2004 - 9:30am

The Government's reply brief in support of summary judgment was filed on Nov. 24, 2004. No hearing date is presently scheduled for this motion.

Cases: Golan v. Gonzales

A setback in Kahle v. Ashcroft

by Christopher Sprigman, posted on December 3, 2004 - 2:28pm

So the district court has granted the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft. Here's the order.

We're going to fight on to the Ninth Circuit, which is where the game was bound to be decided anyway. More comments coming soon on the district court's order.

Cases: Kahle v. Gonzales

Chief Judge Babcock affirms rulings by Magistrate Judge Boland

by Colette Vogele, posted on November 15, 2004 - 4:17pm

Chief Judge Babcock today affirmed Magistrate Judge Boland's ruling in August in which he granted in part Plaintiff's 56(f) motion and denied the government's motion for a protective order to stay discovery. The order is short and to the point.

This brings to close a rather lengthy series of motions from the summer months. Currently, we are awaiting the government's reply on its summary judgment motion, and we are working to complete discovery.

Cases: Golan v. Gonzales

Opposition to summary judgment motion filed

by Colette Vogele, posted on November 6, 2004 - 2:36pm

We filed a brief and several declarations in opposition to the government's motion for summary judgment on November 4.

We had a great team of lawyers, law students and experts who helped put the Plaintiffs' opposition brief and supporting declarations together. Thanks to all for their great work.

Here is the brief, exhibit A and exhibits B-E.

Cases: Golan v. Gonzales