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/

Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria: "Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them."; The Atlantic, April 20, 2017

Siding With Google, Judge Says Book Search Does Not Infringe Copyright; New York Times, 11/14/13

Google prevails over authors in book-scanning U.S. lawsuit; Reuters, 11/14/13

U.S. judge boosts Google 'fair use' defense of digital books; Reuters, 9/23/13

With Key Filings in, Trials Loom In Google Book Cases; Publishers Weekly, 8/3/12

Judge Allows Class-Action Suit Over Google’s Book Scanning; New York Times, 5/31/12

Google, Author’s Guild Clash Over Class Action and Standing; LibraryJournal.com, 15/10/12

Judge Sets Schedule in Case Over Google’s Digital Library; New York Times, 9/15/11

No Progress on Google Book Settlement Talks;Tone Changing? ; Publishers Weekly, 6/1/11

Google’s Loss: The Public’s Gain; New York Review of Books, 4/28/11

Google, Authors, Will Need To Rethink Digital Book Settlement; Intellectual Property Watch, 3/23/11

A Digital Library Better Than Google’s; New York Times, 3/23/11

Judge Rejects Google’s Deal to Digitize Books; New York Times, 3/22/11

The Google Book Search Case: March Madness Edition; Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/5/10

Judge Hears Arguments on Google Book Settlement; New York Times, 2/19/09

Google books court battle could be page-turner; Chicago Tribune, 12/7/09

Judge rejects Amazon bid to scrap Google pact; Reuters, 12/2/09

Google's book-scanning deal is not sealed yet; LA Times, 11/28/09

Judge sets February hearing for new Google Books deal; CNet News, 11/19/09

Google, book publishers to reveal new settlement; Associated Press, 11/13/09