Press release

ATTENTION: Reporters covering MGM v. Grokster

WHAT:
Three experts from the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Law (Boalt Hall) are responding today (Monday, June 27) to the U.S. Supreme Court’s just-released decision in MGM v. Grokster, an Internet file sharing battle between the entertainment industry and the technology industry. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.  read more »

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, will join colleagues at five institutions nationwide in a bold, new effort to improve the reliability and trustworthiness of electronic voting technology.

The National Science Foundation today (Monday, Aug. 15) announced that it will provide $7.5 million over five years for the new endeavor called A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections (ACCURATE). UC Berkeley is expected to receive approximately $1.3 million of the funds.  read more »