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/

At Panel on Google Book Settlement, Support, Criticism, Contentiousness, Library Journal, 1/29/09

MIT's Management School Shares Teaching Materials Online, The Wired Campus, 1/26/09

RIAA pulls out of John Doe cases involving college students, Ars Technica, 1/19/09

Google Book Settlement Link Dump Awesomeness, 11/25/08

From Siva Vaidhyanathan "My initial take on the Google-publishers settlement", Siva Vaidhyanathan's Blog, The Googlization of Everything, 10/28/08

RI judge hears arguments in music downloading case, Sydney Morning Herald, 1/7/09

Many happy returns for Warner Music, The Guardian, 1/6/09

Want to Copy iTunes Music? Go Ahead, Apple Says, New York Times, 1/7/09

When Labels Fought the Digital, and the Digital Won, New York Times, 1/7/09

iTunes Music Store Finally Ditches DRM, Adds New Prices, Wired.com, 1/6/09

Google Hopes to Open a Trove of Little-Seen Books, New York Times, 1/5/09

Changing Tack, RIAA Ditches MediaSentry, Wall Street Journal, 1/5/09

Life after death: The London Times, 1/3/09

Senior figures call for Obama to name chief technology officer, The Guardian, 1/2/09

Judge Denies MGA’s Request on Bratz Dolls, New York Times, 1/1/09

Chinese Court Convicts 11 in Microsoft Piracy Case, New York Times, 1/1/09

Tough sentences in China over huge piracy ring: Microsoft, Sydney Morning Herald, 1/1/09

UK Copyright Expiration On Popeye May Be A Test For Mickey Mouse, TechDirt.com, 12/31/08

Creative Commons flourishing despite rough economy, Ars Technica, 12/31/08

Can links kill?, Guardian, 12/30/08

Judge Delays Ruling on Blocking Release of ‘Watchmen’ Film, New York Times, 12/30/08

With Flickr Layoffs, Whither 'The Commons'?, Wired.com, 12/30/08

Why Fox is licking its lips over Watchmen, The Guardian, 12/30/08

Popeye the Sailor copyright free [in UK] 70 years after Elzie Segar's death, London Times, 12/30/08

Music firms want royalties from hotels and prisons, London Times, 12/28/08

Trial transcript of Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas now available online, Ray Beckerman's Recording Industry vs. The People Blog, 12/28/08

RIAA appeal in Jammie Thomas case refused, Ars Technica, 12/29/08

Harvard Team Asks Court To Allow Live Broadcast Of Tenenbaum Case Against RIAA, TechDirt.com, 12/29/08

Judge Says Fox Owns Rights to a Warner Movie, New York Times, 12/25/08

OpEd by Lawrence Lessig: Prosecuting Online File Sharing Turns a Generation Criminal, U.S. News & World Report, 12/22/08

Court saves Les Mis sequel novels, BBC News, 12/20/08

RIAA Qualifies Statement on No New Copyright Lawsuits, Wired.com, 12/23/08

Aggregation aggravation: NYTCo hit with copyright suit over hyperlocal content, The Guardian, 12/23/08

Podcast: Lawrence Lessing's 'Remix' For The Hybrid Economy, NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12/22/08

GateHouse Media sues NY Times Co. over copyright, International Herald Tribune, 12/23/08

The RIAA’s prosecution of copyright law is unconstitutional, Mass High Tech, 11/28/08

Target of RIAA lawsuit says music piracy case has been an ordeal, Computer World, 12/19/08

Warner stops the music on YouTube, London Guardian, 12/22/08

Warner Music videos removed from YouTube, Los Angeles Times, 12/21/08

Discord on golden oldies' earning power, London Guardian, 12/21/08

Music Industry Drops Effort to Sue Song Swappers, Via New York Times, 12/19/08

RIAA's New Piracy Plan Poses a New Set of Problems, Via Washington Post, 12/20/08

RIAA Strikes a 'Three Strikes' Deal, Everybody Loses, Via Public Knowledge, 12/19/08

No ISP Filtering Under New RIAA Copyright Strategy, Via Wired.com, 12/19/08

Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits, Via Wall Street Journal, 12/19/08

OpEd: Editorial: Google Deal or Rip-Off?, Via Library Journal, 12/15/08

Copyright extension is out of tune with reality, Financial Times.com, 12/17/08

Creative Commons 6th Birthday Celebration, Public Knowledge, 12/16/08

Rhode Island Pub Owner Faces Suit Over Music Copyrights, New York Times, 12/14/08

Pamela Samuelson on Copyright Reform, Bunsnip.com, 11/13/08