MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND INFORMATION LAW Yale Law School Yale Law School has long focused on the intersection of media, technology, information, and the law. Under the umbrella of the Information Society Project, founded by Professor Jack Balkin in 1997, Yale Law School has eight different paths for involvement in media, technology, and information law. Yale is home to the top First Amendment scholars in the country, and numerous faculty members who write about privacy law. In addition, ISP resident fellows work on issues ranging from patenting the human genome to location tracking, and go on to become top scholars in their fields. Beyond the academic year, Yale Law students spend their summers at public interest organizations like the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and work with legal teams at newspapers. After graduation, they place at top firms, where a strong network of Yale graduates work in media law and related fields, and at public interest organizations or journalistic institutions like The New York Times. MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND INFORMATION LAW Yale Law School Visual Law Project The Yale Visual Law Project produces short documentary films on legal issues to advance public debate. •Education.TheVisualLawProjectruns a year-long practicum at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School that trains law students in the art of visual advocacy — making effective arguments through film. •Innovation.Theprojectexploresthe intersection between law and film through multidisciplinary workshops, discussions with renowned guest speakers, and hands- on production. •Advocacy.Theprojectproducesintellectu- ally stimulating and well-researched films grounded in the stories of people who live out the consequences of the law. •Community.Theprojectispartofarising community of students, lawyers, and filmmakers invested in visual advocacy. Courses The Law School curriculum includes a number of courses related to law and media. In addition, lawstudentsmaytakecoursesatYaleCollege, often for credit toward their degree. While not all coursesaretaughteachsemester,someexamples include: AccesstoKnowledgePracticum CommunicationsLaw Cyberlaw FirstAmendment Introduction to Intellectual Property Information Privacy Law Internet Privacy MediaFreedomandInformationAccessClinic Media Law TheLawofE-commerce The Information Society Project (ISP) The Information Society Project is an intel- lectual center addressing the implications of the Internet and new information technologies for law and society, guided by the values of democracy, development, and civil liberties. The ISP brings together students, scholars, activists, and policymakers to define the problems and identify the solutions on topics stemming from the interplay between memes, genes, and bits in our contemporary informa- tion society. The ISP produces scholarship, teaches, engages in activism, and develops and spreads ideas addressing key research areas: • Access to Knowledge (A2K): Protecting and expandingaccesstoknowledgetosecure broader participation in cultural, civic, and educational affairs, helping realize the benefits of scientific and technological advancement, and inspiring innovation, development, and social progress across the globe. • Civil Liberties Online: Developing legal rules, policy frameworks, and technical architectures to promote civil liberties online, including the preservation of privacy, freedom of speech, and individual liberty online. • Digital Education: Providing teachers and students with better access to digital educa- tion through the development of norms, policies and regulations that promote the best use of technological resources in educa- tion – giving educators the access they need to digital information, while at the same time protecting content producers. • Law and Genomics:Addressingthecomplex legal, social, ethical, and policy impacts of the genomic revolution, including outlining the benefits and harms created by intel- lectual property and patent claims on biological entities. • Intellectual Property:Encouragingintel- lectual property reform and innovation, includingexpandingtherecognitionof exceptionsandlimitationstoIP,andthe creation of innovative technological and legal alternatives to strict intellectual prop- erty regimes. Knight Law and Media Program (LAMP) The Law and Media program is directed toward: • Yale Law School students who plan to be journalists, advocates for journalists, policy makers, or leaders in the media industry; • working journalists who seek a deeper under- standing of law, media, and policy; • scholars who study cutting-edge issues of law and media. The Law and Media Program is open to all Yale Law School students. The program includes courses related to law and media; writing workshops; speakers, conferences and events; and career counseling and support for summer internships. Student Clinic TheMediaFreedomandInformationAccess (MFIA)Clinic’smissionistwofold:tosupport a robust investigative role for news organi- zationsandtopreservethepublic’srightof access to information, thereby ensuring a well- informed public sphere. Students in the clinic, under the direction of their supervising attorneys, are chiefly responsible for research, drafting of legal documents, and appearing in court to argue on behalf of clients. more > Initsshortlife,MFIAhasgarneredanimpres- sive string of victories for journalists and on behalf of the public interest at both the state and federal levels. Student Fellowships The ISP student fellowship is intended for current Yale Law School J.D. or LL.M. candidates who are strongly interested in any of the following areas: Internet and telecom- munications law, intellectual property law, accesstoknowledge,FirstAmendmentlaw, media studies, privacy, cybercrime, cybersecu- rity, social software, standards and technology policy, cultural evolution, bioethics, biotech- nology, and law and technology generally. Student fellows frequently engage with other ISP faculty and fellows, participate in ISP events, and author ISP-sponsored research. Aftergraduation,ISPstudentfellowshave become prominent law and technology academics, served in government, become policy activists in public interest organizations, and founded Internet startups. ISP fellows also become part of a network of affiliated ISP fellows around the world. The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression TheFloydAbramsInstituteforFreedom ofExpressionatYaleLawSchoolpromotes freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and access to information as informed by the values of democracy and human freedom. TheAbramsInstituteismadepossibleby agenerousgiftfromFloydAbrams,oneof thecountry’sleadingexpertsinfreedomof speech and press issues, who both gradu- ated from and has taught at Yale Law School. TheInstitute’smissionisbothpracticaland scholarly. It includes a clinic for Yale Law students to engage in litigation, draft model legislation, and advise lawmakers and policy makers on issues of media freedom and infor- mational access. It promotes scholarship and law reform on emerging questions concerning both traditional and new media. The Institute also holds scholarly conferences and events at YaleonFirstAmendmentissuesandonrelated issues of access to information, Internet and media law, telecommunications, privacy, and intellectual property. The Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice The Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice is designed to focus scholarly atten- tion on issues of reproductive justice, and to encourage new scholarship and the devel- opment of new scholars in this field. The program focuses on a wide range of issues concerning the intersections between repro- ductive justice, health policy, information policy and technology policy, including: the legal and policy implications of new reproduc- tive technologies, the relationship between reproductivelibertyandsexequality,andthe intersections between reproductive justice and health policy, privacy concerns, and the regulation and dissemination of informa- tion relevant to reproductive freedoms. By utilizing the resources and guidance provided by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice is building the capacity of the legal academy to develop new ideas that promote justice with respect to reproductive issuesandexplorenewquestionsaboutwhat policies and practices best promote reproduc- tive justice. Yale Law School OfficeofAdmissions 127 Wall Street NewHaven,Connecticut06511 admissions.law@yale.edu www.law.yale.edu Printed2012 For more information on media, technology and information law at Yale Law School, please visit our websites at www.law.yale.edu/isp and www.law.yale.edu/lawandmedia. . MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND INFORMATION LAW Yale Law School Yale Law School has long focused on the intersection of media, technology, information, and. under- standing of law, media, and policy; • scholars who study cutting-edge issues of law and media. The Law and Media Program is open to all Yale Law School