My latest Berkman Center obsessions/distractions

Donna Wentworth
Copyfight: the politics of IP

May 17, 2002

As a Berkmanite [ http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ ], I sometimes neglect Copyfight (sorry, Hylton) in order to get the word out about our many thrilling adventures.

Here I've decided to kill two birds. Following is a list of my latest Berkman Center obsessions/distractions:

Creative Commons [ http://www.creativecommons.org/ ]. It debuts today at O'Reilly [ http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/view/e_sess/2376 ]. The website, which will go live tonight, is the work of some very smart people, including Lisa Rein [ http://lisarein.blogspot.com/ ] and MetaFilter's Matthew Haughey [ http://a.wholelottanothing.org/ ].
ILAW [ http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ilaw ]. Features the fascinating folks behind Eldred v. Ashcroft [ http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/ ]: Lessig, Nesson, Zittrain, etc.
Ben Edelman's Newest Study on Domain Name Issues [ http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/biz-sunrise/ ]. Ben is a whole heck of lot of fun to watch.
Greplaw [ http://www.greplaw.org/ ]. This is where cyberlaw cuts loose.

Meanwhile, there's a whole lot of non-Berkman news going on. Until next I blog, here are some interesting bits to chew on:

"Fair Use" is Getting Unfair Treatment [ http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2002/tc20020514_1528.htm ] [BusinessWeek.com]
Journal Boycott Over Online Access Is a Bust [ http://chronicle.com/free/2002/05/2002051601t.htm ] [Chronicle of Higher Education]
Rights Group Joins Fight Against DVR Snooping Order [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15327-2002May14.html ] [Washington Post]