du c ational ▁institutions ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Category : Sem in aries ▁and ▁the ological ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Internet ▁and ▁Society ▁( C IS ) ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁interest ▁technology ▁law ▁and ▁policy ▁program ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁Lawrence ▁Less ig ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁School ▁and ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Law , ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Program ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁School . ▁C IS ▁brings ▁together ▁sch ol ars , ▁academ ics , ▁legisl ators , ▁students , ▁program mers , ▁security ▁research ers , ▁and ▁scient ists ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁interaction ▁of ▁new ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁to ▁examine ▁how ▁the ▁syn er gy ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁can ▁either ▁promote ▁or ▁harm ▁public ▁goods ▁like ▁free ▁speech , ▁innov ation , ▁priv acy , ▁public ▁comm ons , ▁divers ity , ▁and ▁scientific ▁inqu iry . ▁C IS ▁st riv es ▁to ▁improve ▁both ▁technology ▁and ▁law , ▁encourag ing ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁to ▁design ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁further ▁dem ocr atic ▁values . ▁ ▁C IS ▁provides ▁law ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁with ▁educational ▁resources ▁and ▁anal ys es ▁of ▁policy ▁issues ▁ar ising ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁law , ▁technology ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁interest . ▁Through ▁the ▁Fair ▁Use ▁Project , ▁C IS ▁also ▁provides ▁legal ▁representation ▁to ▁clients ▁in ▁matters ▁that ▁raise ▁important ▁issues ▁of ▁free ▁expression , ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁technology . ▁C