From: Seth Young [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 14 May 2008 14:44
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [report-release-list] Berkman Center launches Publius project:
first essays now live

Good morning, all,

We have a unique new project to share today.
As part of the run up to our tenth anniversary conference, which gets
underway this evening with a last lead up event at the Forum
<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/berkmanat10/2008/05/forum>, the
Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the launch
of Publius <http://publius.cc>.

Publius brings together a distinguished collection of Internet
observers, scholars, innovators, entrepreneurs, activists,
technologists, and still other experts to write short essays, foster a
public dialogue, and create a durable record of how the rules of
cyberspace are being formed -- with a view to affecting their future
incarnations.

We are delighted to announce that the project's first pieces went live
yesterday afternoon:
* John Palfrey, "Preface" <http://publius.cc/preface>
* David Weinberger, "Tacit Governance" 
<http://publius.cc/2008/05/12/david-weinberger-tacit-governance>
* Esther Dyson, "Governance - Tacit or Explicit?" 
<http://publius.cc/2008/05/13/esther-dyson-governance-tacit-or-explicit>
* Kevin Werbach, "Steering to the Edge of Trust" 
<http://publius.cc/2008/05/13/kevin-werbach-steering-to-the-edge-of-trus
t>

For this project, we take our inspiration and mode from the Federalist
Papers, but our goal is to highlight a variety of perspectives on the
evolutionary process of rule-making in cyberspace. The early American
context and perspective is supplanted by our modern, global, and diverse
experience. The notion of a singular constitutional moment is replaced
by a vision of multiple forces shaping the structures that both open and
constrict online spaces. Participants will reflect on the various
elements of this loosely-joined architecture and onsider how traditional
understandings of regulation, control, and governance are manifested and
constructed anew in cyberspace.

Yesterday afternoon's initial batch of essays will be followed later
today by perspectives on the concept of "Tacit Governance" by David
Johnson, JP Rangaswami, Wendy Seltzer, and Pierre de Vries, and,
throughout the week, we will be rolling out new topics and thoughts from
Jonathan Zittrain and Susan Crawford, Kenn Cukier, Reed Hundt, Clay
Shirky, and more. In line with the questions driving the Berkman@10
conference <http://www.berkmanat10.org>, these essays will shine light
on the still-fresh online constitutional issues -- particularly those
related to control, human rights, identity, property, community, and
democracy -- that will engage us long into the future. By collectively
considering the future towards which we're traveling, we can map our
priorities and identify opportunities for positive impact.

Our expectation is that the project will evolve organically, growing
with each contribution (there are many more in the works) and
progressively uncovering additional relevant issues, worthwhile
framings, and insightful perspectives.
All of these essays are being published under a Creative Commons license
to encourage remixing and broad dissemination
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/>.
And, perhaps most importantly, we welcome your participation in this
process: please post your thoughts and reactions via the comments
sections on the Publius site <http://publius.cc>.

If you have any questions about Publius, please contact Caroline Nolan,
the project's coordinator and main editor: 
<[log in to unmask]>, 617-384-9127.

If you are a reporter and would like to discuss Publius or other Berkman
research, please contact Seth Young: <[log in to unmask]>,
617-384-9135.

Seth Young
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Harvard Law School

************************************************************************
**********************************************************

For a list of Berkman's projects, please visit our Research page: 
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research

For a list of Berkman's publications and research reports, please visit
our Publications page: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications

To subscribe to Berkman's report release, press, or other mailing lists,
please use our signup form: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved

************************************************************************
**********************************************************
About the Berkman Center for Internet & Society The Berkman Center for
Internet & Society at Harvard Law School is proud to celebrate its tenth
year as a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its
study, and help pioneer its development. 
Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. 
Berkman, the Center is now home to an ever-growing community of faculty,
fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the broad
range of intersections between cyberspace, technology, and society. More
information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu and
http://www.berkmanat10.org.

###

--
Berkman@10 - celebrating 10 years of exploring cyberspace, sharing in
its study, and pioneering its development - http://www.berkmanat10.org

************************************************************************************
Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion
list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic
study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html
*************************************************************************************