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, 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
By Marvin Ammori • January 2, 2013 at 6:30 am
Every so often in human history, something new comes along that warrants a celebration, and that deserves its own holiday. That’s why I propose we celebrate “Internet Freedom Day” later this month. Read more » about The Internet Deserves Its Own Holiday
By Ryan Calo • November 21, 2012 at 1:42 pm
The program committee of We Robot: Getting Down To Business invites submissions from legal scholars and roboticists to the second annual conference on robotics and the law, scheduled to take place April 8-9, 2013 at Stanford Law School. Read more » about Call For Papers: Robotics and the Law Conference at Stanford Law School
By Center for Internet and Society • October 9, 2012 at 8:53 am
We are happy to announce the new 2012-2014 CIS Affiliates. The new affiliates are the following: Read more » about CIS Affiliates 2012-2014 Announced
By Barbara van Schewick • September 17, 2012 at 6:00 am
May 14, 2013
Jennifer Granick appears at 46:44.
Ask Americans what the Constitution’s most important feature is, and most will say it’s the guarantees of liberty enshrined in the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments of the Constitution.
Americans are fiercely proud of their freedoms but they continue to argue about what those basic rights are and how they can be sustained in a changing world. Are our rights unchangeable, or should they evolve over time? What is the proper role for the courts in interpreting rights? Read more » about Constitution USA with Peter Sagal - Episode II - It’s A Free Country
May 8, 2013
CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine interviews Derek Khanna of the Yale Information Society Project on copyright reform, jailbreaking cell phones and CISPA. Read more » about Derek Khanna - Hearsay Culture - Show #183 - KZSU-FM
March 13, 2013
CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine interviews Prof. Anne Balsamo of USC Annenberg School of Communication, author of Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work. Read more » about Prof. Anne Balsamo - Hearsay Culture - Show #180 - KZSU-FM
March 6, 2013
CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine interviews Prof. Gabriella Coleman, author of Coding Freedom: The Aesthetics and the Ethics of Hacking. Read more » about Prof. Gabriella Coleman - Hearsay Culture - Show #179 - KZSU-FM
