The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the Internet and other emerging technologies.
CIS explores how changes in the architecture of computer networks affect the economic environment for innovation and competition on the Internet, and how the law should react to those changes. This work has lead us to analyze the issue of network neutrality, perhaps the Internet's most debated policy issue, which concerns Internet user's ability to access the content and software of their choice without interference from network providers.
Morgan Weiland is a J.D.-Ph.D. candidate at Stanford Law School and the Stanford Communication Department. A Stanford Graduate Fellow and Member Editor of the Stanford Law Review, her research is focused on the intersection of law, American journalism, and networked media. Read more » about Morgan Weiland
Kate Westmoreland is a lawyer and policy advisor with over eight years experience advising government and the United Nations on law enforcement cooperation, cybercrime and human rights. She is an expert in the domestic and international aspects of international legal cooperation, having negotiated treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance as well as advising the Australian Federal Government on cybercrime policy. Read more » about Kate Westmoreland
From local issues like the BART protests to national and international movements like Occupy and the Arab Spring, individuals and organizations are increasingly utilizing the Internet, social networking, and mobile devices to communicate and connect. This diverse panel from academia, public interest, and private practice, will discuss the opportunities and challenges for free speech as it increasingly moves from the town square to the networked world. Co-sponsored by the California State Bar Cyberspace Committee and the Stanford Center for Internet and Society Read more » about From Public Squares to Platforms: Free Speech in the Networked World
Evgeny Morozov and Andrew McLaughlin will debate the sincerity, utility and repercussions of America's commitment to a free Internet. They will discuss the desireability of network neutrality and network regulation in the context of US foreign policy, the ways to balance user privacy with the growing needs of law enforcement agencies; and the emerging threats to freedom of expression that are inherent in the technical design as well as the business imperatives of today's Web. Read more » about Internet Freedoms and Their Consequences - An Evening Debate with Andrew McLaughlin & Evgeny Morozov
Learn about the Center for Internet and Society. Come meet CIS and hear about our exciting work and ways to get involved. Learn about the Fair Use Project, Consumer Privacy Project, and more. Lunch will be provided. RSVP for this free event today. Read more » about Meet the Center for Internet and Society
On Monday, March 7, 2011, Kevin Poulsen will give a talk on his widely praised book, Kingpin (Release date: February 22). Read more » about 3/7: CIS Speaker Series - Kevin Poulsen
May 15, 2014
""If I'm a church or a university, I can put my content online, when it travels to my users it will get the same treatment that, you know, CNN's content will get or the content of The New York Times," says Barbara van Schewick, the director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School." Read more » about FCC To Unveil Proposed Rules To Govern Internet Traffic
May 15, 2014
Listen to the full interview at Marketplace.
"Netflix accounts for about a third of peak-period broadband traffic. So what does that mean for the net neutrality debate? "I don't think it matters," says Barbara van Schewick, faculty director of the Center for Internet and Society at the Stanford Law School, "because under a good network neutrality regime, people pay for the bandwidth they use and it doesn't really matter where it comes from."" Read more » about At times, Netflix movies make up a third of traffic
May 14, 2014
CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine interviews Larry Downes, author of Big Bang Disruption, on disruptive technology and business strategies. Read more » about Larry Downes - Hearsay Culture Show #212 - KZSU-FM
May 8, 2014
On Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30 p.m. EST, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) hosted a panel discussion on recently proposed net neutrality rules from the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The panel, moderated by Cecilia Kang of the Washington Post, included: Read more » about A Panel Discussion on Proposed FCC Net Neutrality Rules
