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

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. 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). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office; Wired, June 27, 2025

The U.S. Copyright Office used to be fairly low-drama. Not anymore; NPR, June 6, 2025

Fired copyright chief loses first round in lawsuit over Trump powers; Politico, May 28, 2025

Trump Defends Firing Copyright Chief, Cites Presidential Power; Bloomberg Law, May 26, 2025

Leadership Limbo at the Library of Congress; Library Journal, May 23, 2025

The Library of Congress Shake-Up Endangers Copyrights; Bloomberg, May 24, 2025

Complaint: Perlmutter v. Blanche; Courthouse News, May 22, 2025

Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired; The Verge, May 14, 2025

US Copyright Office director sues Trump administration over firing; Reuters, May 22, 2025

Democrats press Trump on Copyright Office chief’s removal; The Hill, May 14, 2025

Trump strikes a blow for AI – by firing the US copyright supremo; The Guardian, May 13, 2025

Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff; The New York Times, May 12, 2025

US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired; The Register, May 12, 2025

Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training; TechCrunch, May 11, 2025

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 3: Generative AI Training, Pre-Publication; U.S. Copyright Office, May 2025

U.S. Copyright Office Releases New Copyright Registration Toolkit; U.S. Copyright Office, April 22, 2025

The Copyright Office takes on the sticky issue of artificial intelligence; Federal News Network, March 11, 2025

This is the First-Ever AI Image to Be Granted Copyright Protection; PetaPixel, February 12, 2025

U.S. Copyright Office Releases Publication Produced by Group of Economic Scholars Identifying the Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy; U.S. Copyright Office, February 12, 2025

The US Copyright Office's new ruling on AI art is here - and it could change everything; ZDNet, February 3, 2025