The Information Society Project at Yale Law School
@yaleisp
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is an intellectual center addressing issues at the intersection of law, tech & society.
Join the Majority World Initiative at ISP for "Governing AI from Africa: Rights, Sovereignty, and Democratic Futures" June 12, 11:00–12:30 PM ET With Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, Kebene Wodajo, and Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew, moderated by Kenzo Soares Seto. Register: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On Tuesday, we convened for the 3rd edition of the ISP Fellows’ Conference. Fellows shared their work, exchanged ideas, & offered feedback on one another’s papers. Thanks to everyone who contributed! Special thanks to Maria P. Angel for organizing such a successful event.
Last week, the ISP hosted "End of the Anonymous Internet?" with the Wikimedia Foundation, bringing together scholars, advocates, technologists, litigators, and policy experts to discuss anonymous speech and digital civil liberties. Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Thanks to @cmulligan.bsky.social (Brooklyn Law School) for a terrific final Ideas Lunch of the semester. We loved hearing about “Data Property, Bailments & Descendibility” and ending the term with such a thoughtful conversation.
Tomorrow! Don’t miss "Data Property, Bailments & Descendibility" with @cmulligan.bsky.social (@brooklynlawschool.bsky.social) Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 12:00–1:30 PM in Baker Hall 405. Zoom available for ISP fellows
Former ISP Executive Director and @crootof.bsky.social (@University of Richmond School of Law) is in the house! So excited for her talk: “Introducing Technology Law”. Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:10–1:30 PM Baker Hall, Room 405 DM for Zoom details Cosponsored by Yale Journal of Law & Technology
Tomorrow! We’re excited to host Prof. @crootof.bsky.social (University of Richmond School of Law) for a talk titled: “Introducing Technology Law”. Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:10–1:30 PM Baker Hall, Room 405 DM for Zoom details Cosponsored by Yale Journal of Law & Technology
Thank you Prof. Matthew Lawrence (Emory University School of Law) for joining us for today’s Ideas Lunch and sharing your talk, “Platform Polarization?” We’re grateful for the thoughtful conversation and for the chance to engage with your work!
At this week's Ideas Lunch, Prof. Catherine Powell came to speak to us about "AI and Constitutional Democracy at 250". Thank you for an inspiring talk!
Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 12:00PM-1:30PM - Baker Hall 405 Prof. Catherine Powell (Fordham University School of Law) will talk about: "AI and Constitutional Democracy at 250" Zoom available for ISP fellows
At this today's Law & Tech Talk, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Sonia Katyal for an insightful talk on "The Third Enclosure Movement."
Thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend for Global Political Economy of AI. We’re grateful to the scholars, computer scientists, historians, journalists, and activists who made this such a thoughtful and timely conversation. law.yale.edu/isp/events/g...
Join us tomorrow for a talk by Sonia Katyal (University of California, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology) about "The Third Enclosure Movement" 📅 March 31, 2026 ⏰ 12pm 📍 SLB 128 Cosponsored by Yale Journal of Law & Technology
ISP is honored to host Prof. Julie Cohen (Georgetown Law) at tomorrow's Ideas Lunch for a talk on: "Governing after the Digital Phase Shift" 📅 March 26, 2026 ⏰ 12PM 📍 Baker Hall 405 Zoom available for ISP fellows
At today's Speaker Series, we were fortunate to host Prof. Seema N. Patel for a fascinating talk on “The Political Economy of Low-Wage Worker Datafication.” Thank you, Prof. Patel, for such an engaging discussion!
Join us tomorrow for “The Political Economy of Low-Wage Worker Datafication” with Seema N. Patel of University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12:10–1:30 PM SLB 128 Cosponsored by #YJoLT DM for Zoom details
At this week’s Ideas Lunch, we were delighted to host Prof. @ignaciocofone.bsky.social and Prof. Katherine Strandburg for a fascinating talk on “Algorithmic Opacity as a Principal-Agent Problem.” Thank you both for such a thoughtful discussion.
At this week’s Law & Tech Talk, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Haochen Sun’s great presentation on “Second Privacy Revolution: Utilitarian Data Governance in the U.S. and China!”
Tomorrow at Ideas Lunch we will be hosting Ignacio Cofone (University of Oxford) & Katherine Strandburg (New York University) on “Algorithmic Opacity as a Principal-Agent Problem.” 🗓️ Thurs., March 12 🕛 12:00 PM ET 📍Baker Hall 405 Zoom option for fellows only
Tomorrow! We'll be hosting Prof. Haochen Sun (University of Hong Kong) for a talk about "The Second Privacy Revolution: Utilitarian Data Governance in the U.S. and China" Tuesday, March 10 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128 Cosponsored by Yale Journal of Law & Technology DM for Zoom details
At this week’s Law & Tech Talk, we had the pleasure of hosting Profs. @azizaahmed.bsky.social and Alice Miller’s amazing discussion of “Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS!”
At this week’s Ideas Lunch, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. @katgeddes.bsky.social’s amazing talk on “The Inconsentability of Sora!”
Thank you to Prof. @spenceroverton.bsky.social for a magnificent presentation on “Ethnonationalism by Algorithm” at today’s Law & Tech Talk!
Thank you to Prof. Claudia Haupt for a wonderful presentation on “The Future of Professional Advice” at today’s Law & Tech Talk!
At this week’s Ideas Lunch: Prof. @davidasimon.bsky.social on “Data Distortions.” Thank you for an incredible presentation!
Happening Tomorrow! Prof. David A. Simon (@nusl.bsky.social) on “Data Distortions” 🗓️ Thursday, February 12, 2026 🕐 12:00–1:30 PM 📍 Baker Hall 405
This week, Prof. @asaflubin.bsky.social came to discuss “Zero-Click, Zero Clarity: International Law in the Shadowlands of Cyber Espionage.” Thank you for a great presentation at this week’s Law & Tech Talk!
Today, Prof. Alicia Solow-Niederman (@aliciasn.bsky.social) came to speak to us about how “The Supply Chain is a Circle: Emergent Challenges, Privacy, and AI.” Thank you for a magnificent presentation at this week’s Ideas Lunch!
Happening Tomorrow! Prof. Alicia Solow-Niederman (The George Washington University Law School) on “Beyond the Supply Chain: Artificial Intelligence's Demand Side” 🗓️ Thursday, February 5, 2026 🕐 12:00–1:30 PM 📍 Baker Hall 405
This week’s Law & Tech Talk examined “AI and Social Media: Global Perils and Governance Possibilities.” Thank you to Prof. John Wihbey for an excellent presentation!