[Chapter-delegates] Global Censorship Conference - March 2012 - Yale University

[Joly MacFie]

 The Information Society Project is hosting a conference on Global
Censorship at Yale Law School on March 30, 31, and April 1, 2012.  We
welcome your attendance at this exciting event.

Censorship has long been a means to silence “harmful speech.” What
governments consider to be “harmful” has varied across time and regime.
Whether it's the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts or the more overt
uses of force such as in Tiananmen Square, governments have shown time and
time again that they are capable of deploying whatever means necessary to
eliminate so called “harmful speech.”


 The ubiquity of the Internet has added an additional layer of complexity
to issues of government censorship.  It is both an unrivaled tool for
speech and an incredible tool for monitoring and surveillance. This
conference will consider how censorship has changed in a networked world,
exploring how networks have altered the practices of both governments and
their citizens. Panels will include discussions of how governments can and
do censor and how speakers can command technical and legal tools to
preserve their ability to speak.  The conference will conclude with a
discussion of new controversies in censorship, including laws designed to
prevent online bullying and intellectual property infringement.


 Panelists include Rebecca MacKinnon, Jack Balkin, Yochai Benkler, and many
other wonderful people:
http://www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/panelists.htm

CLE and MCLE credit is offered.  Registration and conference info are
available here: http://www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/14889.htm

We hope to see you there.

My best,

Margot Kaminski
 Executive Director of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School
www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/informationsocietyproject.htm
margot.kaminski at yale.edu


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