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/

YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters; The New York Times, July 5, 2025

In AI copyright case, Zuckerberg turns to YouTube for his defense; TechCrunch, January 15, 2025

3Blue1Brown copyright takedown blunder by AI biz blamed on human error; The Register, January 7, 2025

A classical composer just brought down a Chinese state-run YouTube channel over copyright infringement; Fast Company, June 17, 2024

‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Was Just Announced. It Was on YouTube in 2009.; The New York Times, May 22, 2024

YouTube to offer option to flag AI-generated songs that mimic artists’ voices; The Guardian, November 14, 2023

How to Submit a Removal Request on YouTube Due to Copyright; MakeUseOf, October 9, 2023

Sony copyright claims for Bewitched spell trouble for group that preserves old TV [Updated]; Are Technica, September 5, 2023

Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright; The Verge, August 22, 2023

YouTube and content creators clash over the platform’s automated copyright tool; Marketplace, November 4, 2022

California police department investigates officers blaring Disney music; The Guardian, April 15, 2022

YouTube reveals millions of incorrect copyright claims in six months; The Verge, December 6, 2021

YouTube reversed my bogus copyright strike after I threatened to write this; Mashable, January 28, 2020

X-Men: 'Dark Phoenix' Gets an Animated Trailer; Comicbook.com, October 7, 2018

Infamous 'Dancing Baby' copyright battle settled just before YouTube tot becomes a teen; The Register, June 27, 2018

THE STAR WARS VIDEO THAT BAFFLED YOUTUBE'S COPYRIGHT COPS; Wired, August 2, 2017

Why musicians are so angry at the world’s most popular music streaming service; Washington Post, July 14, 2017

How Ronda Rousey Clips Reveal Facebook’s Copyright Challenge; Fortune, 1/3/17

YouTuber Faces $300,000 Fine Over Donald Trump Parody; Digital Music News, 11/14/16

Music World Bands Together Against YouTube, Seeking Change to Law; New York Times, 5/31/16