John G. Palfrey

Harvard Law School

Professor of Law and Vice Dean of Library and Information Resources

1545 Massachusetts Avenue

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1.

Youth, Privacy and Reputation (Literature Review)

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-5, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 10-29
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 12 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2010
Alice E. Marwick, Diego Murgia-Diaz and John G. Palfrey
Data & Society Research Institute, Harvard University, Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads 5,857 (1,097)
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E-Books in Libraries: A Briefing Document Developed in Preparation for a Workshop on E-Lending in Libraries

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-15
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2014
David O'Brien, Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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e-book, library, publishing, licensing

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Exploring Russian Cyberspace: Digitally-Mediated Collective Action and the Networked Public Sphere

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-2
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Mar 2012
Karina Alexanyan, Vladimir Barash, Bruce Etling, Robert Faris, Urs Gasser, John Kelly, John G. Palfrey and Hal Roberts
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
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social media, internet, blogosphere, blogging

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The Accountable Net: Peer Production of Internet Governance

Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 9, No. 9, 2004
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 May 2004
David R. Johnson, Susan P. Crawford and John G. Palfrey
Independent, Harvard University - Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
Downloads 1,454 (11,766)
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Internet governance, spam, privacy, and network security, democracy, peer production

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Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005: A Country Study

Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School Research Publication No. 2005-10
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 26 Apr 2005
Derek E. Bambauer, Ronald J. Deibert, John G. Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Nart Villeneuve and Jonathan L. Zittrain
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Harvard Law School, University of Cambridge, University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs and Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Internet web filtering, government, China, ONI points of control

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Working Towards a Deeper Understanding of Digital Safety for Children and Young People in Developing Nations

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-7, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 10-36
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2014
Urs Gasser, Colin M. Maclay and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and Harvard Law School
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privacy, internet, web, teenagers, teens, young adults, risk

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Four Phases of Internet Regulation

Social Research, Vol. 77, No. 3, Fall 2010 , Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-9, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 10-42
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
Downloads 1,053 (19,346)
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cyberlaw, democracy

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Reluctant Gatekeepers: Corporate Ethics on a Filtered Internet

GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPORT, p. 69, World Economic Forum, 2006-2007
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 06 Apr 2007
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
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Youth, Creativity, and Copyright in the Digital Age

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2009-05
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Feb 2010
John G. Palfrey, Urs Gasser, Miriam Simun and Rosalie Barnes
Harvard Law School, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
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Creativity, Curriculum, Copyright Law, Digital Natives, Youth

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Mapping Russian Twitter

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-3
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Mar 2012
John Kelly, Vladimir Barash, Karina Alexanyan, Bruce Etling, Robert Faris, Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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Content and Control: Assessing the Impact of Policy Choices on Potential Online Business Models in the Music and Film Industries

Berkman Publication Series Paper No. 2005-01
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 26 Jan 2005
Derek Slater, Urs Gasser, Meg Smith, Derek E. Bambauer and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Independent, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and Harvard Law School
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Copyright, digital media, peer to peer (P2P), DRM

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Breaking Down Digital Barriers: When and How ICT Interoperability Drives Innovation

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2007-8
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Mar 2008
Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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interoperability, technology, ict, innovation, drm, identity, digital, mashup

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Cornerstones of Law Libraries for an Era of Digital-Plus

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-4, Law Library Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Mar 2010
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
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law library, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, digital libraries

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Response to FCC Notice of Inquiry 09-94: Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-02, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 10-19
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 24 May 2014
John G. Palfrey, Urs Gasser and danah boyd
Harvard Law School, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Data & Society Research Institute
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online behavior, social media, education, privacy, risk

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Case Study: Mashups Interoperability and eInnovation

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2007-10
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Nov 2007
Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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interoperability, technology, ICT, innovation, mashup, digital

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Public Discourse in the Russian Blogosphere: Mapping RuNet Politics and Mobilization

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-11
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Oct 2010
Bruce Etling, Karina Alexanyan, John Kelly, Robert Faris, John G. Palfrey and Urs Gasser
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
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social media, internet, blogosphere, blogging

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The Move to the Middle: The Enduring Threat of "Harmful" Speech to Network Neutrality

Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Forthcoming , Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2006-08
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Jul 2006
John G. Palfrey and Robert Rogoyski
Harvard Law School and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Downloads 448 (61,627)
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Internet, governance, law, technology, corporations, network neutrality

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Catch-as-Catch-Can: A Case Note on Grokster

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Dec 2005
Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
Downloads 394 (71,858)
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file-sharing, peer-to-peer, Sony Betamax, Digital Entrepreneurship

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Case Study: DRM-Protected Music Interoperability and e-Innovation

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2007-9
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Feb 2008
Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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interoperability, technology, ict, innovation, drm, music, digital

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Case Study: Digital Identity Interoperability and eInnovation

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2007-11
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Dec 2007
Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
Downloads 350 (82,475)
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interoperability, digital, identity, technology, innovation, security, internet

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Local Nets on a Global Network: Filtering and the Internet Governance Problem

THE GLOBAL FLOW OF INFORMATION, Jack Balkin, ed., Forthcoming, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 10-41
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2014
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
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Censorship, Internet Filtering, Society, Net Neutrality

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The End of the Experiment: How Icann's Foray into Global Internet Democracy Failed

Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 93; Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2004-02
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 29 Feb 2004
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
Downloads 313 (93,566)
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Internet, governance, law, ICANN, participation, democracy

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2010 Report on Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) Attacks

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-16
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 27 Jun 2011
Ethan Zuckerman, Hal Roberts, Ryan McGrady, Jillian York and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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Mapping Cloud Interoperability in the Globalized Economy: Theory and Observation from Practice

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-19, NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 2012/25
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2013
Urs Gasser, John G. Palfrey and Matthew Becker
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
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Deciphering the Codes of Internet Governance: Understanding the Hard Issues at Stake

OII Forum Discussion Paper No. 8
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2015
William H. Dutton, John G. Palfrey and Malcolm Peltu
University of Southern California, Harvard Law School and Oxford Internet Institute
Downloads 205 (144,224)
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internet, governance, policy making, government, developing countries, IGF, Internet Governance Forum

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Political Change in the Digital Age: The Fragility and Promise of Online Organizing

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-15
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Jun 2011
Bruce Etling, Robert Faris and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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The Evolving Landscape of Internet Control: A Summary of Our Recent Research and Recommendations

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-05
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Oct 2011
Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, John G. Palfrey, Jillian York and Robert Faris
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
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The Twenty-First Century Law Library

Law Library Journal, Vol. 101, p. 143, 2009, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 09-25
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 11 May 2009 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2014
Richard A. Danner, S. Blair Kauffman and John G. Palfrey
Duke University School of Law, Yale University - Law School and Harvard Law School
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law library, law libraries, duke, library space, 21st century, twenty-first century

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Accountability and Transparency at ICANN: An Independent Review (Final Report)

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-13
Number of pages: 144 Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Urs Gasser, Herbert Burkert, John G. Palfrey and Jonathan L. Zittrain
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, University of St. Gallen, Research Center for Information Law, Harvard Law School and Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Fostering Innovation and Trade in the Global Information Society: The Different Facets and Roles of Interoperability

Trade Governance in the Digital Age, Mira Burri and Thomas Cottier, eds., Cambridge University Press, May 2012, Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-20, NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 2011/39
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2013
Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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The Challenge of Developing Effective Public Policy on the Use of Social Media by Youth

Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 63, p. 5, 2010, Harvard Public Law Working Paper 11-10
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2014
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
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International Bloggers and Internet Control

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-06
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Oct 2011
Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, Jillian York, Robert Faris and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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What You Must Know to Help Combat Youth Bullying, Meanness, and Cruelty

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2013-5
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Jan 2013
danah boyd and John G. Palfrey
Data & Society Research Institute and Harvard Law School
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How the COPPA, as Implemented, is Misinterpreted by the Public: A Research Perspective

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-12
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Mar 2011
danah boyd, Urs Gasser and John G. Palfrey
Data & Society Research Institute, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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2011 Circumvention Tool Evaluation

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-08
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Oct 2011
Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
Downloads 135 (207,044)

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Interoperability in Information Systems in the Furtherance of Trade

NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 2012/26, Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-21
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2014
John G. Palfrey and Urs Gasser
Harvard Law School and Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Downloads 124 (221,256)

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The Public and the Private at the United States Border with Cyberspace

Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 241-292, 2008, Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2008-10
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Feb 2010
John G. Palfrey
Harvard Law School
Downloads 108 (244,651)
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Data, Privacy, Cyberspace, 4th Amendment

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International Bloggers and Internet Control: Full Survey

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-07
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Oct 2011
Robert Faris, Jillian York, Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman and John G. Palfrey
Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School
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