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/

Marvel Settles Fight Over Spider-Man, Doctor Strange Rights; The Hollywood Reporter, December 8, 2023

Marvel settles with four artists in superhero copyright fight; Reuters, June 9, 2023

Marvel, artist's estate ask for pre-trial wins in superhero copyright fight; Reuters, May 22, 2023

The Spider-Man Problem; NPR, Planet Money, January 28, 2022

Ryan Reynolds taunts Disney with ‘Winnie-the-Screwed’ ad as copyright battles heat up; Fast Company, January 3, 2022

Marvel Runs Into Copyright Issue, Forced to Change Villain Name; InsideTheMagic.com, January 4, 2022

Avengers IP, Assemble: the wild, circuitous path to Marvel getting its own brands back; Polygon, March 23, 2019

Kitty Pryde Owns the Trademark on the X-Men; Bleeding Cool, July 4, 2018

The marvellous world of superhero licensing ; Lexology, June 26, 2018

Disney Can’t Use ‘Marvel’ in Disneyland Avengers Theme Park; Comic Book Resources, April 8, 2018

Judge Allows Copyright Lawsuit Against Marvel Over 'Iron Man 3' Poster; Hollywood Reporter, March 28, 2017

WATCH: X-MEN BATTLE THE AVENGERS IN EPIC SUPERCUT TRAILER; Comic Book Resources, 8/15/16

MARVEL & DC COMICS DROP CASE AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSMAN OVER USE OF THE WORD "SUPERHERO"; Comic Book Resources, 5/24/16

Avengers and X-Men wage war in action-packed fan trailer; Comic Book Resources, 5/20/16

Without Copyright Infringement, Deadpool Doesn't Get Made; TechDirt.com, 2/16/16

Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm & Sanrio slice into cake-frosting seller; ComicBookResources.com, 9/4/15

SCOTUSblog Founder Joins Marvel Superhero Appeal for Jack Kirby Estate (Exclusive); Hollywood Reporter, 7/29/14

Marvel Sends Cease-and-Desist to Anticipated Punisher Fan Film; ComicBookResources.com, 10/8/13

Marvel Wins Court Battle Over Rights to Ghost Rider; New York Times, 12/29/11

Disney joins Marvel in copyright fight with Kirby family; ComicBookResources.com, 5/27/10