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/

AI song generators face legal scrutiny accused of copyright infringement. How it affects our musicians.; News Channel 5 Nashville, August 1, 2024

AI Startup Suno Claims “Fair Use” Copyright Doctrine Allows Training On Major Recordings; Deadline, August 1, 2024

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

The Man Who Broke the Music Business: The dawn of online piracy; New Yorker, 4/27/15

The Biggest Filer of Copyright Lawsuits? This Erotica Web Site; New Yorker, 5/15/14

Maria Pallante, Head of US Copyright Office, To Meet With Music Creators: Exclusive; Billboard, 12/18/13

U.S. copyright industries add $1 trillion to GDP; Los Angeles Times, 11/19/13

Joel Tenenbaum's $675,000 Music Downloading Fine Upheld; Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com, 6/25/13

Start Nears on Plan to Combat Online Infringement; New York Times, 10/18/12

ReDigi, Reseller of Digital Music, Responds to Industry Criticism; New York Times, 11/15/11

Site to Resell Music Files Has Critics; New York Times, 11/14/11

No harm, no foul? P2P user says $1.5M award should be zeroed out; ArsTechnica.com, 12/8/10

Supreme Court Won’t Hear RIAA File Sharing Case; Wired.com, 11/29/10

U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown; New York Times, 11/27/10

Pirate-slaying censorship bill gets unanimous support; ArsTechnica.com, 11/19/10

Joel Tenenbaum: a year on from being sued for $4.5m; (London) Guardian, 11/9/10

Third P2P verdict for Jammie Thomas: $1.5 million; ArsTechnica.com, 11/4/10

"It is Groundhog Day": Third Jammie Thomas P2P trial begins; ArsTechnica.com, 11/2/10

Judge: Third trial against P2P user Jammie Thomas will go ahead; ArsTechnica.com, 10/22/10

Judge Says Damages In Tenenbaum Case Were 'Unconstitutionally Excessive'; TechDirt.com, 7/9/10