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Project Report - Cyberlaw Fellowship.

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Project Sponsor: David Farrar

Staff Support: Campbell Gardiner

Project Status: Active    Smiley Smiley

Project Description:

The Cyberlaw Fellowship is a Research Fellow at the VUW Law School, part funded by InternetNZ.

Project Budget:

$90,000 has been budgeted for the Cyberlaw Fellowship project in 2008/09.

Overall Progress Summary:

The Cyberlaw Fellowship project is successfully entering its third year. A review of the first two years will be undertaken in mid-2008.

Activities Planned for August 2008:

None.

Project History:

July 2008:

  • Cyberlaw Fellow presentation to the 2008 AGM.
  • Review of first two years of Cyberlaw Project continued.

March / April 2008:

  • 2008 Cyberlaw Fellow - Cynthia La Berge - appointed.
  • 2008 Fellow commenced position.

January 2008:

  • Meeting of appointments committee to appoint the 2008 Fellow.
  • Meeting of Cyberlaw Mgmt Committee to consider topics to suggest to the 2008 Fellow.

December 2007:

  • Applications closed for the 2008 Fellowship.
  • Interviewing commenced by the Appointments Committee.
  • Judit Bayer's research published as a VUW Working Paper.
  • Philip Greene completed the second year's Fellowship (2007) and returned to the USA.

October 2007:

  • Victoria University advertising for 2008 Cyberlaw Fellow.

September 2007:

  • InternetNZ committee planning discussion held to discuss Cyberlaw project into the future.
  • Recommendation of a review of the first two years to be undertaken in May / June 2008.

July - August 2007:

  • Management Committee met to discuss progress of this year's Fellow and the recruitment process for next year's.
  • Requirements for publication and format of publication of Dr Beyer's paper agreed with Victoria University of Wellington.

May 2007:

  • Invited Fellow to lunch with Public Policy Committee, to be held in June 2007.
  • Held welcome function for Fellow, a good turnout and a useful evening.

February - March 2007:

  • Second Cyberlaw Fellow (Philip Greene) attended Council meeting in March.
  • Media release on appointment issued.
  • Met with Susy Frankel from VUW and Philip Greene, to discuss the 2007 programme.

  • Ongoing discussion with VUW on publication of last year's work.

December 2006 - January 2007:

  • Dr Beyer presented key findings from her research on 15 December 2006.

  • Received final draft for the 2006 research at 31 December 2006, and gained VUW's agreement to share document with Lowndes Jordan immediately, to assist in the preparation of submissions to the Copyright Bill - most useful aspects of "notice and notice" regime for ISP's in copyright infringement notifications.

  • Prepared draft press release announcing appointment of 2007 Cyberlaw Fellow.

September - October 2006:

  • Public lecture by Dr Beyer on 3 October 2006; some interesting aspects of ISP liability being researched.

  • Victoria University confirmed that they are concluding negotiations with next year's Cyberlaw Fellow.

August 2006:

  • Presentation by Cyberlaw Fellow to InternetNZ AGM.

January - February 2006:

  • Bayer commenced her position as Cyberlaw Fellow, with a research topic on Liability of ISPs for Third Party Content.

July - August 2005:

  • Dr Judit Bayer, Ph.D. graduate from University of Eotvos Lorand (ELTE) in Hungary recruited as first Cyberlaw Fellow. 

2003:

  • In November 2003, InternetNZ and Victoria University signed agreement relating to the Cyberlaw Fellowship; and an advertising campaign commenced.

  • In October 2003, the following resolution was recorded at Council:
  • "That approval in principle be given to establish the InternetNZ Research Fellow in Cyberlaw at School of Law, Victoria University."