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/

Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’; Variety, December 22, 2023

How The Recording Industry Hid Its Latest Attempt To Expand Copyright (And Why You Should Call Your Senator To Stop It); Techdirt, May 21, 2018

Manhattan teen cartoonist prompts review of Scholastic awards’ copyright rules; amNewYork, March 5, 2018

After suits, Phoenix backs fair use and copyright law changes; Los Angeles Times, 2/28/14

Record Label Picks Copyright Fight — With The Wrong Guy; NPR's All Tech Considered, 9/27/13

Lessig dispute shows value of ‘fair use’ of copyrighted songs; Boston Globe, 9/16/13

Online lecture prompts legal fight on copyright; Boston Globe, 8/27/13

Gunning for the copyright reformers; Guardian, 8/15/11

Lessig At CERN: Scientific Knowledge Should Not Be Reserved For Academic Elite; Intellectual Property Watch, 4/19/11

Global Copyright Reform: A View From The South In Response To Lessig; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/12/10

Lessig Calls For WIPO To Lead Overhaul Of Copyright System; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/5/10

Watch Out For the Omega Copyright Windup; Wall Street Journal, 7/30/10

Curse of the Greedy Copyright Holders, Wall Street Journal, 7/9/10

Google Book Search Settlement 2.0: The Latest Scorecard; Chronicle of Higher Education, Wired Campus, 1/29/10

Colleges Should Protect Humanists in Fair-Use Cases; Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/6/09

Podcast: The role of fair use in a time of change; Lawrence Lessig, via Channels.com, 10/4/09

Podcast: Lawrence Lessig "The Google Book Search Settlement: Static Good, Dynamic Bad?", Berkman workshop on the Google book search settlement,7/31/09

Into the Fray; New York Times Book Review, 6/19/09

Lawrence Lessig's (2008) Remix Book Freely Accessible under CC License via Bloomsbury Academic, 5/11/09

Lawrence Lessig responds to Mark Helprin's argument; Podcast [9 min. 49 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered, 4/26/09