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/

Two Major Lawsuits Aim to Answer a Multi-Billion-Dollar Question: Can AI Train on Your Creative Work Without Permission?; The National Law Review, June 18, 2025

Copyright issues at OpenAI and other AI startups are ramping up; Fortune, May 23, 2024

Dua Lipa faces new copyright lawsuit over hit Levitating; BBC, August 2, 2023

Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission; Morning Edition, NPR, July 17, 2023

Poet and translator to sue British Museum for copyright and moral rights infringement; The Art Newspaper, July 7, 2023

Some of Trump’s New NFTs Look Like Photoshops of Google Search Results; PetaPixel, December 16, 2022

Nicki Minaj-Tracy Chapman copyright battle sets stage for future of music recording; Marketplace, September 14, 2020

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 vs. Conscience: Lawyering Up Isn’t Always the Right Move; PetaPixel, August 21, 2018

In Defense Of Fair Use; Intellectual Property Watch, June 4, 2018

Why Every Media Company Fears Richard Liebowitz; Slate, May 24, 2018

Urban Outfitters settles with Navajo Nation after illegally using tribe's name; Guardian, 11/18/16

Library offers workshop ‘Copyright and Fair Use for Graduate Students’; University of Delaware, 9/28/16

How does copyright work in space?; Economist, 5/22/13

Intellectual Property Watch; Meeting Highlights Use Of Open Data In Science, Health And Sustainable Development, 9/18/13

Lady Gaga Okays Weird Al 'Poker Face' Parody (Video); Billboard via Hollywood Reporter, 6/4/11

New Machines Reproduce Custom Books on Demand, Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/5/08 Issue

Copyright code developed to guide teachers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/10/08