Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in January 2026 and includes chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

ED SHEERAN’S ‘THINKING OUT LOUD’ COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT WON’T GO TO SUPREME COURT; Rolling Stone, June 16, 2025

Elon Musk’s Tesla sues former Optimus robot engineer for allegedly stealing trade secrets; New York Post, June 12, 2025

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks; AP, June 12, 2025

Two men jailed for life for supplying car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia; The Guardian, June 10, 2025

What Swift fan accounts should know about copyright after Barstool's 'Taylor Watch' canceled; USA TODAY, June 12, 2025

How Disney’s AI lawsuit could shift the future of entertainment; The Washington Post, June 11, 2025

In first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Hollywood giants sue AI firm for copyright infringement; NPR, June 12, 2025

Disney, Universal File First Major Studio Lawsuit Against AI Company, Sue Midjourney for Copyright Infringement: ‘This Is Theft’; Variety, June 11, 2025

Global AI: Compression, Complexity, and the Call for Rigorous Oversight; ABA SciTech Lawyer, May 9, 2025

Getty Images Faces Off Against Stability in Court as First Major AI Copyright Trial Begins; PetaPixel, June 10, 2025

Lawyers face sanctions for citing fake cases with AI, warns UK judge; Reuters, June 6, 2025

5 Dangerous Myths About AI Ethics You Shouldn’t Believe; Forbes, May 14, 2025

Newsmaker: Brewster Kahle; American Libraries, June 4, 2025

Getty argues its landmark UK copyright case does not threaten AI; Reuters, June 9, 2025

OpenAI to appeal copyright ruling in NY Times case as Altman calls for 'AI privilege'; Foxbusiness, June 6, 2025

Former Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden speaks out about her firing by Trump; CBS, June 6, 2025

UK government signals it will not force tech firms to disclose how they train AI; The Guardian, June 6, 2025

How AI and copyright turned into a political nightmare for Labour; Politico.eu, June 4, 2025

Do AI systems have moral status?; Brookings, June 4, 2025

AI firms say they can’t respect copyright. These researchers tried.; The Washington Post, June 5, 2025

The U.S. Copyright Office used to be fairly low-drama. Not anymore; NPR, June 6, 2025

Government AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat; BBC, June 2, 2025

Eminem Hits Meta With A Copyright Lawsuit After It Allegedly Misappropriated Hundreds Of His Songs; ABOVE THE LAW, June 4, 2025

Artificial Intelligence—Promises and Perils for Humans’ Rights; Harvard Law School Human Rights Program, June 10, 2025 10:30 AM EDT

Emerging Issues in the Use of Generative AI: Ethics, Sanctions, and Beyond; The Federalist Society, June 3, 2025 12 PM EDT

Japan aims to lift intellectual property competitiveness via AI use; The Mainichi, June 3, 2025

Mike Kelley vs. Trump: The Photo That Could Spark a Presidential Copyright War; Fstoppers, June 1, 2025

The AI copyright standoff continues - with no solution in sight; BBC, June 2, 2025

Excruciating reason Utah lawyer presented FAKE case in court after idiotic blunder; Daily Mail, May 31, 2025

U.S. Copyright Office Shocks Big Tech With AI Fair Use Rebuke; Forbes, May 29, 2025

It’s too expensive to fight every AI copyright battle, Getty CEO says; Ars Technica, May 28, 2025