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

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM. 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). Preorders are available via this webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression; AP, March 28, 2024

EU legal advisor: disclosing identities of suspected copyright pirates "compatible" with EU privacy laws; Boing Boing, September 29, 2023

Over 150 top execs fear Europe will create a ‘critical productivity gap’ with the U.S. if the EU overregulates A.I.; Fortune, June 30, 2023

EU AI Act: first regulation on artificial intelligence; European Parliament News, June 14, 2023

EU votes for AI copyright disclosure in ‘first of a kind’ act; World Intellectual Property Review; June 15, 2023

EU proposes new copyright rules for generative AI; Reuters, April 28, 2023

Exclusive: German authors, performers call for tougher ChatGPT rules amid copyright concerns; Reuters, April 19, 2023

Will the world embrace Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open access to science papers?; Science, January 3, 2019

Does Kit Kat’s Shape Deserve a Trademark? E.U. Adds a Hurdle.; The New York Times, July 25, 2018

British Book Publishers Fear Brexit Will Bring a U.S. Invasion; The New York Times, April 13, 2018

Can Christian Louboutin Trademark Red Soles? An E.U. Court Says No; New York Times, February 6, 2018

While EU Copyright Protests Mount, the Proposals Get Even Worse; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), June 1, 2017

E.U. urged to free all scientific papers by 2020; Science, 4/14/16

EU announces plans to banish geo-blocking, modernize copyright law; Ars Technica, 3/271/5

European Parliament Rejects Anti-Piracy Treaty; New York Times, 7/4/12

Unprecedented Vote: EU Parliament Trade Committee Rejects ACTA; Intellectual Property Watch, 6/21/12

IFRRO: Collective Management For Orphan Works; Intellectual Property Watch, 9/8/11

ACTA Negotiators Still Aiming At Agreement By Year’s End; Intellectual Property Watch, 9/25/10

Europe Talks Tough On Piracy and Copyright; eWeek Europe, 12/15/09

New Google Book Settlement Tries To Appease Worries; Tech Dirt, 11/16/09