- ABA Journal article features the clinic’s work on behalf of Public.Resource.Org asking the Judicial Council of California to clarify that the California civil and criminal jury instructions are in the public domain. (3/1/21)
- Clinic releases new student white paper examining local surveillance technology oversight ordinances. (2/2/21)
- Director Catherine Crump discusses promoting needed reforms with the new Biden Administration on how local law enforcement agencies deploy surveillance technology, in “As a New Administration Dawns, Berkeley Law Professors Propose How to Tame Privacy Inequalities.” (1/25/21)
- Representing the Authors Alliance, the clinic, along with the Library Copyright Alliance and the American Association of University Professors, is requesting an exemption to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the anti-circumvention provision that prevents researchers from working with copyrighted materials under digital lock and key. (12/15/20)
- With the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the clinic released a critically important report: Preserving Incarcerated Persons’ Attorney-Client Privilege in the 21st Century: Why the Federal Bureau of Prisons Must Stop Monitoring Confidential Legal Emails. Incarcerated individuals in the federal criminal legal system are uniformly denied the ability to have privileged email communications with their lawyers. This report details the unacceptability of this situation and makes the case for Congress to act immediately to protect the attorney-client privilege in emails sent through the Bureau of Prisons email system. (12/10/20)
- On behalf of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the clinic filed an application to unseal recent and future Stored Communications Act (SCA) search warrant materials and dockets in the District of Minnesota. The application argues that the First Amendment and the common law require public access to these materials. Under the SCA, the government can compel third-party electronic communication or remote computing service providers, such as Google, to disclose the contents of subscribers’ communications, such as email content. The SCA requires the government to get a search warrant for these communications, but the documents are often hidden from public view. Read the Application, the Memorandum, and the Proposed Order. (12/8/20)
- On behalf of Public.Resource.Org, the clinic asks the Judicial Council of California to “free” California’s jury instructions and affirm they belong to the public domain. The proposal is supported by 12 law student organizations and 120 law students; 342 law professors, librarians, and legal practitioners; the East Bay Community Law Center, the San Francisco Defender’s Office, the State Office of the Public Defender, the Habeas Corpus Resource Center, the California Appellate Project, and 11 public interest organizations working to improve access to information, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Citizen, Public Knowledge, and Wikimedia. (11/24/20)
- Samuelson Clinic Fall 2020 Newsletter (11/17/20)
- Director Catherine Crump writes a Berkeley Blog on electronic monitoring of youth and data sharing (11/16/20)
- Clinic releases new report with updates on the use of Electronic Monitoring of Youth in the California Juvenile Justice System (11/16/20)
- Director Catherine Crump along with Ken White, writes that the Federal Bureau of Prisons should end its unjust policy of requiring inmates to “voluntarily” waive privilege in emails they send to their attorneys through the bureau-provided email system (6/22/20)
- Letter to the community on the Samuelson Clinic’s commitment to racial justice (6/5/20)
- Op-Ed: Stop Monitoring Emails Between Inmates and Their Lawyers (5/14/20)
- Q&A: Cameras, Police, the Dangers of a Constantly Monitored Society (5/4/20)
- Oakland Adopts Privacy Principles Drafted by Berkeley Law Students (3/4/20)
- Professor Pamela Samuelson and Samuelson Clinic Director Catherine Crump filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of more than 70 intellectual property scholars in Google v. Oracle, a blockbuster software copyright case that raises important questions about the application of copyright to computer software. The brief argues that computer program interfaces—essential for programmers to create compatible programs—should not be protected by copyright law. (1/13/20)
- Branching Out: Berkeley Law Tech Clinic Expands into Criminal Justice Arena (12/9/19)
- Clinic Urges Supreme Court to Give Library Patrons Full Access to the Law (12/2/19)
- Samuelson Clinic Fall 2019 Newsletter (Fall 2019)
- Clinic Files Amicus Brief on the Importance of Flexibility in the Fair Use Analysis of Mash-Ups of Culturally Significant Works (10/11/19)
- Some Governments Slam the Brakes on Facial Recognition Software (7/24/19)
- Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt (7/3/2019)
- Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy 2017 Newsletter (11/2017)
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Electronic Monitoring Isn’t Kid-Friendly (7/20/2017)
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New Report Says Electronic Monitoring For Youth Sets Kids Up For Failure (7/17/2017)
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Report Raises Alarm About GPS Monitors for Probation Youth (7/14/2017)
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Study finds juvenile electronic monitors burdensome (7/12/2017)
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Some Legal Experts Say GPS Rules Too Tough On California Kids (7/12/2017)
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Study: GPS rules send California juveniles into jail cycle (7/12/2017)
- New Report Faults California’s Electronic Monitoring of Youth (7/11/2017)
- How Courts Could Force Cops to Get Serious About Using Body Cameras (11/30/2016)
- No Tape, No Testimony: How Courts Can Ensure Responsible Use of Body Cameras (11/29/2016)
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Citizens need more say over police surveillance technology (11/21/2016)
- Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy 2016 Newsletter (11/2016)
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Pioneering Samuelson Clinic Celebrates 15-year Anniversary (10/10/2016)
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All Rights Unreserved (6/11/2016)
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Californians’ Privacy Rights May Hinge on High Court Case (6/2/2016)
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It’s important for SF to get body-camera rules for police right (6/1/2016)
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Samuelson Clinic Students Draft Amicus Brief in Second Circuit Copyright Case (5/5/2016)
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How we’re unwittingly letting robots censor the Web (3/29/2016)
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New Study of Online Copyright Disputes Finds Problematic Practices (3/29/2016)
- Show Us the Videotape (3/18/2016)
- Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Winter Newsletter (Winter 2015)
- Samuelson Clinic Students co-author Authors Alliance Guide to Open Access (11/23/2015)
- Brianna Schofield Presented to Members of Congress on Takedown (11/10/2015)
- Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic Summer Newsletter (Summer 2015)
- Defensive Patent License Launch (4/11/2015)
- Authors Alliance releases guide to help authors keep their books available, co-authored by Samuelson Clinic students (4/10/2015)
- New Guide Helps Authors Get Book Rights Back from Publishers (4/3/2015)
- Are You Being Tracked? A TED Fellow On How Law Enforcement Follows Your Movements, And Why You Should Care (1/9/2015)
- The Samuelson Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Google v. Oracle (12/2/2014)
- Consumer Defense: Berkeley Law Clinic Urges Better Data Protection (11/25/2014)
- New faculty profile: Catherine Crump
- Global Project Looks at Takedown Notices Across the Internet (7/23/2014)
- The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future (7/17/2014)
- Our Robot Future: The Moral, Ethical, and Legal Challenges of Ubiquitous Robotic Systems (7/11/2014)
- The Samuelson Clinic releases “Is it in the Public Domain?” handbook (5/27/2014)
- The Samuelson Clinic welcomes Catherine Crump as Associate Director and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law (3/12/2014)
- Defensive Patent License: Birthday Party (11/15/2013)
- ‘Trolling Effects’ Launched! (8/2/2013)
- Berkeley Law Samuelson Clinic students represent library groups before leading international intellectual property organizations (3/1/2013)
- Samuelson Clinic files Amicus Brief in Jewel v. NSA (10/29/2012)
- Web Privacy Census Shows Tracking Pervasive (6/26/2012)
- Twitter has a savvy new patent strategy (5/2/2012)
- Samuelson Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Festive Forum (4/19/2011)
- Students File Brief in High-profile Viacom-YouTube Copyright Case (4/8/2011)
- Samuelson Clinic Takes Aim at Misleading Copyright Practices (1/6/2011)
- Homeland Security Harvested Social Network Data (10/14/2010)
- New FOIA Documents Reveal DHS Social Media Monitoring During Obama Inauguration (10/13/2010)
- Govt. Relies of Facebook “Narcissism” to Spot Fake Marriages, Fraud (10/13/2010)
- Applying for Citizenship? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Wants to be Your “Friend” (10/12/2010)
- Samuelson Clinic Submitted Comments to the California Public Utilities Commission on Privacy and the “Smart Grid” on behalf of the Center for Democracy & Technology (3/9/2010)
- SLTPPC Authors Introduction and Fair Use Whitepaper for the Copyright Reform Act (2/18/2010)
- District Court Rules on Key Copyright and Computer Law Issues in Online Coupon Distribution Case (7/7/2008)
- Court Ruling Protects Consumers and Competition (1/1/2004)