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

Retrial Date Set in RIAA v. Thomas - Wired.com, 10/30/08

Google Settles Suit Over Book-Scanning - New York Times, 10/29/08

Google Settles Book-Scan Lawsuit, Everybody Wins - Wired.com , 10/28/08

10 Years Later, Misunderstood DMCA is the Law That Saved the Web - Wired.com, 10/27/08

Judge Rejects 'Making Available' Defense, Orders Teen File Sharer to Pay RIAA $7,400 - Wired.com, 10/24/08

Copyright and Politics Don’t Mix - New York Times, OP-ED, 10/20/08

RIAA Decries Texas Woman as 'Vexatious' for Demanding File Sharing Trial - Wired.com, 10/17/08

Lawsuit Claims Mapmaking Firm Owns Your Neighborhood - Wired.com, 10/17/08

RIAA Appeals Jammie Thomas Mistrial - Wired.com, 10/15/08

YouTube to McCain: You Made Your DMCA Bed, Lie in It - Wired.com, 10/15/08

McCain/Palin to YouTube: Get real - Lessig Blog, 10/13/08

In Defense of Piracy - Wall Street Journal, 10/11/08

Wal-Mart's DRM Nightmare Just Won't End - Wired.com, 10/10/08

Bush Enacts PRO-IP Anti-piracy Law - PC World, 10/14/08

University Libraries in Google Project to Offer Backup Digital Library - Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/13/08

Web radio founder visits here to explain Pandora - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/13/08

Settlement Rumored To Be Close in Google, Publisher Lawsuit - Library Journal, 10/10/08

US Customs: Sketching an SUV makes you a copyright infringer - BoingBoing.net, 10/7/08

American Citizen Detained At Border Due To Drawing Of An SUV - Techdirt, 10/9/08

Dear Bands: No Matter How Much You Dislike John McCain, He Can Most Likely Use Your Song - Techdirt, 10/9/08

Library Copyright Alliance

Yoko Ono, EMI drop suits over Lennon song - Reuters, 10/8/08

Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' - PCMag.com, 8/21/08

Commerce Dept Cites Bogus Stats, Chamber Of Commerce Uses Them To Ask Bush To Accept Copyright Czar - Techdirt, 10/6/08

Judge's Top Secret Decision Blocks Sale of DVD-Copying Software - Wired.com, 10/6/08

Judge temporarily halts sales of RealDVD in wake of lawsuit - ars technica, 10/5/08

Musicians Realize They Need Their Own Lobbying Group - Techdirt, 10/6/08

RIAA v. The People: Five Years Later - Electronic Frontier Foundation, September 2008

British pop stars form group to demand more power - Yahoo.com, 10/4/08

Fiction or Fiction: 750,000 American Jobs Lost to IP Piracy - Wired.com, 10/3/08

Canadian election Copyright Pledge gains steam - Boing.Boing.net, 10/2/08

First Royalty Rates Set for Digital Music - New York Times, 10/3/08

Even Senators Who Want Stronger Copyright Laws Are Worried About ACTA - Techdirt, 10/3/08

Key senators oppose DRM, ISP filtering in secret ACTA treaty - ars technica, 10/3/08

Free Our Libraries, Cry University Presidents - Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/2/08

Why The Online Music Industry Should Move To a Rev-Share Model - Washington Post, 10/1/08

Royalty rate stays same for iTunes, other download services - ars technica.com, 10/2/08

Apple Threatens iTunes Shutdown over Copyright Royalty Dispute - Wired.com, 10/01/08

Judge forces U of Oregon to cough up student data to RIAA - ars technica, 9/30/08

House Lets Orphan Works Legislation Die; Tons Of Content Remains Locked Up - Techdirt, 10/1/08

Tech-Policy Positions of McCain & Obama - Washington Post, 9/26/08

Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software - Washington Post, 9/30/08

Copyright Czar's Fate in Bush's Hands; Veto Looms - Wired.com, 9/29/08

Who Owns the Law? Arguments May Ensue - New York Times, 9/29/08

The Importance of Orphan Works Legislation - U.S. Copyright Office, 9/25/08

S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 Passes U.S. Senate- govtrack.us, 9/26/08

Searchable "breaching copyright" video clips ruffle Parliament - Guardian, 9/25/08

Senate Gives The White House A Copyright Czar - Techdirt, 9/26/08

Senate Passes Controversial 'Copyright Czar' Bill - PC Mag, 9/26/08

IP bill passes Senate - ars technica, 9/26/08