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 on December 11, 2025 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/

Something is afoot with copyright this Public Domain Day; The Guardian, January 1, 2023

January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all!; Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, January 1, 2023

You can’t copyright AI-created art, according to US officials; Engadget; February 21, 2022

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

Our View: Copyright absurdity must come to an end; Leader-Telegram, January 4, 2022

Column: ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ (born 1926) is finally in the public domain, a reminder that our copyright system is absurd; Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2022

Ryan Reynolds Takes Advantage of Winnie-the-Pooh's Public Domain Status for Mint Mobile Ad; CBR.com, January 3, 2021

January 1, 2019 is (finally) Public Domain Day: Works from 1923 are open to all!; Center for the Study of the Public Domain, January 2019

Why Mickey Mouse’s 1998 copyright extension probably won’t happen again; Ars Technica, January 8, 2018

New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out; The New York Times, December 29, 2018

For the First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works Will Enter the Public Domain; Smithsonian Magazine, January 2019

Podcaster Sued for Copyright Infringement for Using Music without Permission - Remember ASCAP, BMI and SESAC Licenses Don’t Cover All the Rights Needed for Podcasting; Lexology, November 29, 2018

Copyright in the United States; Lexology, October 29, 2018

Trump’s NAFTA Revision Could Further Extend Copyright Term (Or Not); Comic Book Resources, August 27, 2018

Copyright transfer, assignment and licensing in the United States; Lexology, June 25, 2018

Legal Counsel: Can you copyright a tweet?; The Oklahoman, August 19, 2018

How copyright law hides work like Zora Neale Hurston’s new book from the public; The Washington Post, May 7, 2018

Libraries, Orphan Works, and the Future of Copyright; Information Today, 10/4/16

Ashley Madison, a Dating Website, Says Hackers May Have Data on Millions; New York Times, 7/20/15

Taking Back 'Funkytown': Songwriters Prepare For A Custody Battle; NPR's All Things Considered, 9/12/13