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Internet: Don't Panic -- Public Lecture Internet freedom advocate Mike Godwin, J.D., will urge communication technology alarmists to âcool itâ a bit in his public lecture at the University of Tennessee on Feb. 10. Internet freedom advocate Mike Godwin, J.D., will urge communication technology alarmists to âcool itâ a bit in his public lecture at the University of Tennessee on Feb. 10. Godwin, legal director of Public Knowledge, titled his lecture âDonât Panic: Transitioning Into the Digital Age.â He will speak at 7:30 p.m. in room 132 of the College of Law. The lecture is supported by the John Seigenthaler Freedom Forum First Amendment fund of the College of Communication and Information and is co-sponsored by the College of Law. A reception will follow the lecture. On Friday, Feb. 11 at 12:30 p.m., Godwin will give the keynote address at the College of Communication and Informationâs 27th Annual Research Symposium. His topic is âWiretapping and Other Privacy Issues in the Digital Age.â The address, in the Crest Room of the University Center, also is open to the public. Persons wishing to have lunch before Mr. Godwinâs Research Symposium address may make reservations by Feb. 7 by contacting Diana King, 974-6651 or Godwin is the author of Cyber Rights: Defending Freedom in the Digital Age (2003 ed.) published by MIT Press. Reviewer Michael Swaine called Cyber Rights âa book for any champion of the rights of the little guy.â Public Knowledge describes itself as a group of lawyers, technologists, lobbyists, academics, volunteers and activists dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant information commons. Its Website: the Center for Democracy and Technology, and has his own blog: For more information, contact Dwight Teeter, School of Journalism & Electronic Media, University of Tennessee, 974-5139, Posted by mjb Feb. 01, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
