The Center for Internet and Society is only one of the ways students at Stanford Law School can learn about the interaction between new technologies and the law.
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Learn more about the courses offered at Stanford Law School.
Courses:
Communications Law I and II - Barbara van Schewick
Advanced Topics in Cyberlaw - Lauren Gelman and Anthony Falzone
Fair Use and Film - Lawrence Lessig and Anthony Falzone
Laws of the Metaverse - Lauren Gelman
Internet Intermediaries - Ryan Calo and Jennifer Granick
Fellowships and Affiliations
Affiliate Scholar:
One or more professors in law, computer science, communications, economics, or a related field, selected for formal affiliation with the Center for a period of two years.
Affiliate Junior Scholar:
At most two promising PhD candidates or post docs working on issues of technology law or policy, selected for formal affiliation with the Center for a period of at least one year.
Non-Residential Fellow:
One or more practitioners of technology law, selected for formal affiliation with CIS for a period of two years.
• Affiliates and fellows are selected on the basis of relevant expertise and a demonstrated commitment to the Center’s mission—namely, studying and preserving the conditions for free speech, privacy, innovation, autonomy, and other core values in the context of technological progress. Particular emphasis is placed on research or other activities that result in practical advances in technology law or policy.
• Affiliates and fellows receive access to certain CIS resources and are eligible for discounts or fee waivers for CIS events. Fellowships and affiliations will remain unpaid and can be ended at any time at the discretion of either CIS or the fellow or affiliate.
Residential Fellow Program:
The Residential Fellow will be directly responsible for one or more of the intellectual property 'impact' cases being litigated by the Fair Use Project. The Fellow will also assist on other litigation and Center projects, which may relate to network infrastructure policy and internet privacy issues, on an as-needed basis. In addition, Fellows may pursue individual research and scholarship in preparation to enter the academic teaching market. Previous Center fellows are teaching at some of the nation’s leading law schools.
The Center for Internet and Society is a leading center for the study of the relationship between the public interest, law and technology. It is directed by Professor Barbara van Schewick. The Fair Use Project is an academic program within the Center for Internet and Society launched in 2006. Headed by Executive Director Anthony Falzone, the Fair Use Project’s mission is to clarify, define, and expand the bounds of fair use. The Fair Use Project’s primary focus is litigation. It represents clients in non-commercial and commercial cases that present compelling issues of fair use and associated principles of free speech and expression. It also provides legal representation to documentary filmmakers who comply with recognized fair use principles, providing assistance during production as well as representation in litigation.
We are currently not accepting applications for any residential fellowships.
Architecture and Public Policy Project Research Fellow:
The Fellowship:
The Fellow will work with CIS Faculty Co-Director Professor Barbara van Schewick and CIS staff to conduct research relevant to the project and to write articles or reports of publishable quality. Depending on the Fellow’s interests and background, the fellow’s research will focus on questions related to one or both parts of the project. He or she will also support grants relevant to the project and help with grant-writing efforts to secure funding for the Center’s work in this area. The Fellow will work with CIS faculty and staff to organize and participate in workshops, conferences, talks and meetings with academics, practitioners and policy makers.
The Architecture and Public Policy Project (APP):
The APP explores how network architectures influence, and are influenced by, economic, social or political systems and what this means for the role of law and public policy in this space. One part of the project focuses on understanding the impact of current or future network architectures on economic, social or political systems, or on specific economic, social or political behavior such as innovation or political speech. Research relevant to this part of the project could, for example, analyze economic implications of a specific network architecture. The other part of the project explores the interactions between network architecture and public policy. Research questions relevant to this part include, but are not limited to, for example: how can or should the economic, social or political effects of network architectures impact public policy? Should legislators or regulators foster certain network architectures over others and, if so, what policy tools best encourage these architectures? Such questions affect the debates over network neutrality, Internet security or congestion management in broadband
networks.
Consumer Privacy Project Fellow:
The Fellowship:
The Fellow will design, manage, and implement a variety of projects that explore and enhance consumer privacy through advocacy, education, and technology. The Fellowship will also provide the opportunity for the pursuit of individual research and scholarship in preparation to enter the academic teaching market. The Consumer Privacy Project Fellow will be an active part of the greater CIS community, assisting with other activities as needed.
The Consumer Privacy Project (CPP):
Launched in 2008, the goal of the Consumer Privacy Project (CPP) is to explore the intersection of new technologies and consumer privacy concerns and to develop and distribute practical and implementable solutions to enhance consumer protection. Current and prior CPP projects include a review website for apps (WhatApp.org), a privacy preference tool, an amicus brief defending email privacy, comments before the Federal Trade Commission on electronic health information, and best practices around municipal wireless. Future projects may focus on the intersection of privacy and artificial intelligence, networks, and social media, as well as other projects initiated by the CPP Fellow. The CPP is supported by grants, including the Block v. eBay cy pres fund and a grant from the Rose Foundation.