[ecrea] Conference on Global Censorship - Yale Law School - March, 2012

       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