The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard UniversityThe Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard UniversityBCIS_6d65e03b-1898-4ad5-8b93-3e8d6789d423To explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions._f81fa2bc-77e9-479e-a3e5-f3b003892170InvestigationInvestigate the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code, of commerce, of governance, and of education, and the relationship of law to each._55a6b4d9-5b05-4695-aa2e-6d9b25c9994f1We investigate the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code, of commerce, of governance, and of education, and the relationship of law to each. We do this through active rather than passive research, believing that the best way to understand cyberspace is to actually build out into it.Our faculty, fellows, students, and affiliates engage with a wide spectrum of Net issues, including governance, privacy, intellectual property, antitrust, content control, and electronic commerce. Our diverse research interests cohere in a common understanding of the Internet as a social and political space where constraints upon inhabitants are determined not only through the traditional application of law, but, more subtly, through technical architecture ("code").Open SoftwareBuild, use, and freely share open software platforms for free online lectures and discussions._ef1c4321-5d29-4a1c-94b2-55e8a52738532As part of our active research mission, we build, use, and freely share open software platforms for free online lectures and discussions.GatheringsSponsor gatherings, ranging from informal lunches to international conferences._450a91c8-0411-418e-a335-6dd07746a7fe3We also sponsor gatherings, ranging from informal lunches to international conferences, that bring together members of our diverse network of participants to swap insights – and sometimes barbs – as they stake out their respective visions for what the Net can become. TeachingTeach, seeking out online and global opportunities, as well as supporting the traditional Harvard Law School curriculum, often in conjunction with other Harvard schools and MIT._0f6178f0-1b79-4b6e-8a32-3d467a77190042010-02-08http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/aboutArthurColman (www.drybridge.com)colman@drybridge.com