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/

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Potential of US Copyright Agenda to Endanger Freedom of Expression in China; IP Osgoode, 4/17/09

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Julian Ho via IP Osgoode; Potential of US Copyright Agenda to Endanger Freedom of Expression in China : "One of the most prevalent crit...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Company's 'ATM For Books' Prints On Demand; Podcast [4 min. 13 sec.] NPR's All Things Considered, 5/28/09

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Podcast [4 min. 13 sec.]: Rob Gifford via NPR's All Things Considered; Company's 'ATM For Books' Prints On Demand : " T...

Boyle Web sensation: A massive missed opportunity?; Associated Press, 5/29/09

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Jake Coyle via Associated Press; Boyle Web sensation: A massive missed opportunity? : " According to rough estimates by the Times of Lo...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

EFF Launches 'Teaching Copyright' to Correct Entertainment Industry Misinformation; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 5/27/09

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Via Electronic Frontier Foundation; EFF Launches 'Teaching Copyright' to Correct Entertainment Industry Misinformation: New Curricul...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Copyright Meets a New Worthy Foe: The Real-Time Web; NewTeeVee.com, 5/21/09

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Liz Gannes via NewTeeVee.com; Copyright Meets a New Worthy Foe: The Real-Time Web : " If you’re a copyright holder and you want to keep...

Teaching About Copyright and Fair Use for Media Literacy Education; Creative Commons, 5/26/09

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Jane Park via Creative Commons; Teaching About Copyright and Fair Use for Media Literacy Education : "Now, the Media Education Lab at T...

Music Labels Cut Friendlier Deals With Start-Ups; New York Times, 5/27/09

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Brad Stone via New York Times; Music Labels Cut Friendlier Deals With Start-Ups : "“Entrepreneurs are also realizing they need to spend...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Payoff Over a Web Sensation Is Elusive; New York Times, 5/24/09

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Brian Stelter via The New York Times; Payoff Over a Web Sensation Is Elusive : "[Susan Boyle] has already won a popularity contest on Y...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

UMich Gets Better Deal in Google’s Library of the Future Project; Wired.com, 5/21/09

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Ryan Singel via Wired.com; UMich Gets Better Deal in Google’s Library of the Future Project : "The new Google-UM agreement (.pdf) give...

The Evolving Google Library; InsideHigherEd.com, 5/21/09

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Via InsideHigherEd.com; The Evolving Google Library : "Here's how the system would work: Universities that have made parts of their...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Taking Sides in the Digital Revolution, Where Copyright Is the First Casualty; New York Times, 5/19/09

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Michiko Kakutani via New York Times; Taking Sides in the Digital Revolution, Where Copyright Is the First Casualty : "Such questions ar...

Share a File, Lose Your Laptop?; PC World, 5/14/09

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Bill Snyder via PC World; Share a File, Lose Your Laptop? : "Called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the new plan would...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Google Book-Scanning Pact to Give Libraries Input on Price; New York Times, 5/20/9

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Miguel Helft via New York Times; Google Book-Scanning Pact to Give Libraries Input on Price : "The new agreement, which Google hopes ot...

Cornell Library Lifts Restrictions on Public Domain Works; Library Journal.com, 5/14/09

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Josh Hadro via Library Journal.com; Cornell Library Lifts Restrictions on Public Domain Works: 70,000 public domain works contributed to the...

© 2009? Wishful Thinking, Perhaps, as Backlog Mounts; Washington Post, 5/19/09

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Lyndsey Layton via Washington Post; © 2009? Wishful Thinking, Perhaps, as Backlog Mounts : "A serious logjam in the U.S. Copyright Off...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

When love is harder to show than hate; The Guardian, 5/13/09

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Cory Doctorow via The Guardian; When love is harder to show than hate: Copyright law is set up to protect critics, while leaving fans of cre...

Site Lets Writers Sell Digital Copies; The New York Times, 5/18/09

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Brad Stone via The New York Times; Site Lets Writers Sell Digital Copies : "The Scribd Web site is the most popular of several documen...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Steal This Book (for $9.99); The New York Times, 5/17/09

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Motoko Rich via The New York Times; Steal This Book (for $9.99) : "Publishers are caught between authors who want to be paid high advan...
Friday, May 15, 2009

A Book Author Wonders How to Fight Piracy; New York Times Bits Blog, 5/14/09

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Via New York Times Bits Blog; A Book Author Wonders How to Fight Piracy : By Peter Wayner: "The specter of piracy of my books materiali...

Is Google Waging a Public Relations Campaign on Libraries?; ALA District Dispatch, 5/14/09

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Via ALA District Dispatch; Is Google Waging a Public Relations Campaign on Libraries? : "Recently, Google representatives have initiat...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Unofficial Software Incurs Apple's Wrath; The New York Times, 5/13/09

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Via The New York Times; Unofficial Software Incurs Apple's Wrath : "Jailbreaking is different from unlocking an iPhone, in which us...

All's Fair Under Fair Use?; Forbes.com, 5/13/09

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Via Forbes.com; All's Fair Under Fair Use?: A nebulous legal doctrine collides with collapsing ad revenues and explosive growth in digit...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web; The New York Times, 5/12/09

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Via The New York Times; Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web : "For now, electronic piracy of books does not seem as widespread...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Lawrence Lessig's (2008) Remix Book Freely Accessible under CC License via Bloomsbury Academic, 5/11/09

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Lawrence Lessig's (2008) Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy is now freely accessible under a Creative Commons ...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

Bootlegging Dickens: A Novel Look At 'Bookaneers'; Podcast [5 min. 18 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered, 5/10/09

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Podcast [5 min. 18 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered; Bootlegging Dickens: A Novel Look At 'Bookaneers' : "Hollywood is...
Friday, May 8, 2009

Lawrence Lessig responds to Mark Helprin's argument; Podcast [9 min. 49 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered, 4/26/09

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Podcast [9 min. 49 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered; Lawrence Lessig responds to Mark Helprin's argument : http://www.npr.org/t...

'Digital Barbarism' Wages Online Copyright Battle; Podcast [7 min. 34 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered, 4/26/09

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Pocast [7 in. 34 sec.] via NPR's All Things Considered; 'Digital Barbarism' Wages Online Copyright Battle : "Author Mark He...
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Online Debate on "Copyright and wrongs"; Economist.com, 5/5/09 -

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Via Economist.com; Online Debate on "Copyright and wrongs": Noted intellectual property scholars weigh in on the motion "This...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

E.U. to Hear Proposal for Cross-Border Net Copyright; The New York Times, 5/5/09

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Via The New York Times: E.U. to Hear Proposal for Cross-Border Net Copyright : "Two European commissioners are proposing the creation o...

New York Law School to Launch Public Interest Book Search Initiative Project; New York Law School Press Release, 5/6/09

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Via New York Law School Press Release; New York Law School to Launch Public Interest Book Search Initiative Project to Be Led by Recognized ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Library groups gripe about Google Book Search; CNet News, 5/4/09

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Via CNet News: Library groups gripe about Google Book Search : "Three groups representing hundreds of libraries lodged a long series of...
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Wolverine': Experts Weigh In On Effects Of Leak; MTV.com, 5//4/09

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Via MTV.com; 'Wolverine': Experts Weigh In On Effects Of Leak: 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' nabbed $90 million at the box offi...

Google's Book Search Deal: 5 Pros and 5 Cons; PC World, 4/29/09

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Via PC World; Google's Book Search Deal: 5 Pros and 5 Cons : "Understanding Google's Settlement The Book Search settlement , an...
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Justice Dept. Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Books Deal; The New York Times, 4/28/09

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Via The New York Times: Justice Dept. Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Books Deal : "The Justice Department has begun an inquiry int...

Google seeks more time in Book Search case; CNet News, 4/27/09

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Via CNet News; Google seeks more time in Book Search case : "Google said Monday it's seeking 60 more days to find authors and persu...

To rip or not to rip?: Is backing up a DVD fair use or piracy?; Economist.com, 5/1/09

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Via Economist.com; To rip or not to rip?: Is backing up a DVD fair use or piracy? : "SHOULD people who have bought DVDs legally be allo...
Saturday, May 2, 2009

In digital age, can movie piracy be stopped?; CNN.com Technology, 5/2/09

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Via CNN.com Technology: In digital age, can movie piracy be stopped?: "Greg Sandoval, who covers media and digital entertainment for CN...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum,' New Lord Of The Fanvids; Podcast Via NPR, All Things Considered, 4/30/09

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Podcast [3 min. 3 sec.] Via NPR, All Things Considered: High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum,' New Lord Of The Fanvids : "Of course, Acade...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

When Pixels Find New Life on Real Paper; The New York Times, 4/20/09

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Via The New York Times; When Pixels Find New Life on Real Paper : "One trick in transferring the material from online to print has been...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Judge Bars the Internet From the Courtroom in a File-Sharing Case; Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wired Campus, 4/17/09

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Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wired Campus: Judge Bars the Internet From the Courtroom in a File-Sharing Case : " Charles Nesson, ...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Objection to Google Scanning Settlement Filed; American Libraries, 4/15/09

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Via American Libraries: Objection to Google Scanning Settlement Filed : "The consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has sent a lette...

Don Henley sues Senate candidate over song use; CNN.com, 4/18/09

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Via Cnn.com: Don Henley sues Senate candidate over song use : " Don Henley , a founding member of "The Eagles," is suing a Re...
Friday, April 17, 2009

Court jails Pirate Bay founders; Via BBC News, 4/17/09

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Via BBC News; Court jails Pirate Bay founders : "Speaking on Swedish Radio, assistant judge Klarius explained how the court reached its...

File-Sharing Site Violated Copyright, Court Says; The New York Times, 4/17/09

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The New York Times; File-Sharing Site Violated Copyright, Court Says : A court in Sweden on Friday convicted four men linked to the notorio...

The Pirate Bay on the politics of copyright, Globe and Mail, 4/17/09

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Via Globe and Mail; The Pirate Bay on the politics of copyright : "Earlier Friday morning a Swedish judge found four men connected with...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Google Insists It’s a Friend to Newspapers, The New York Times, 4/8/09

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Via The New York Times: Google Insists It’s a Friend to Newspapers : "It had the makings of a high-tension face-off: Eric E. Schmidt , ...

They Pay for Cable, Music and Extra Bags. How About News?; The New York Times, 4/7/09

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Via The New York Times: They Pay for Cable, Music and Extra Bags. How About News? : "Just a year ago, most media companies believed the...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Coldplay Refutes Plagiarism Claim, Disses Satriani in Court, Yahoo News, 4/7/09

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Yahoo News: Coldplay Refutes Plagiarism Claim, Disses Satriani in Court : "In court papers filed in Los Angeles Monday, Coldplay respon...

Digital Piracy Spreads, and Defies a Fix; The New York Times, 4/6/09

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Via The New York Times: Digital Piracy Spreads, and Defies a Fix : "Less than a week after a pirated copy of the unreleased movie “X-Me...
Monday, April 6, 2009

Murdoch Calls Google, Yahoo Copyright Thieves — Is He Right?; Wired.com Threat Level, 4/3/09

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Via Wired.com Threat Level: Murdoch Calls Google, Yahoo Copyright Thieves — Is He Right? : "But whether search-engine news aggregation ...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section
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