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Global Flow of Information- book published

Margot — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:29:54 +0000

ISP Fellows Ramesh Subramanian and Eddan Katz are editors of the newly published book, The Global Flow of Information: Legal, Social, and Cultural Perspectives (Ex Machina: Law, Technology, and Society).

In The Global Flow of Information, specialists from law, economics, public policy, international studies, and other disciplines probe the issues that lie at the intersection of globalization, law, and technology, and pay particular attention to the wider contextual question of Internet regulation in a globalized world. While individual essays examine everything from the pharmaceutical industry to television to “information warfare” against suspected enemies of the state, all contributors address the fundamental question of whether or not the flow of information across national borders can be controlled, and what role the law should play in regulating global information flows.

Jonathan Zittrain has the following to say about The Global Flow of Information:

“Subramanian and Katz have gathered an all-star group, offering a sweep of visions for the future of the Internet and its impact on both global and regional culture. These essays are deep and thoughtful, and together they beautifully show us where the Internet can, and ought to, go.”

Available on Amazon or through NYU Press.

Amy Kapczynski to join Law School Faculty

Margot — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:18:32 +0000

Amy Kapczynski is joining Yale Law Faculty in January 2012 as an Associate Professor of Law. Since 2007, Amy has taught at the University of California at Berkeley Law School. Her research interests center on international law, intellectual property, and global health.

Amy co-founded Universities Allied for Essential Medicines in 2002, and continues as a member of its advisory board. Her recent work includes an edited volume, “Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property” (Zone Books, 2010), and an article about dynamics of harmonization and counter-harmonization in international intellectual property law, using the pharmaceutical sector in India as a case study.

The ISP is very happy to welcome Amy back to Yale.

More here.

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to be signed this weekend – unconstitutional?

Margot — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:13:51 +0000

Strong arguments have been emerging that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), to be signed this weekend by the US, may be unconstitutional as a Sole Executive Agreement. ISP Student Fellow Adam Hockensmith has been working on a paper to this effect. The issue has also been covered in the below:

ACTA to Be Signed – But Can it Enter into Force?
US, EU, Canada, Japan, Australia, & Others to Sign ACTA this Weekend Despite Legal Concerns

and of course

The Impact of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on the Knowledge Economy: The Accountability of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for the Creation of IP Enforcement Norms Through Executive Trade Agreements

and

Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement Raises Constitutional Concerns