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/

Thursday, October 22, 2009

HathiTrust Launching Full-Text Library of Books; Information Today, 10/22/09

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Barbara Quint, Information Today; HathiTrust Launching Full-Text Library of Books : "With all the controversy still swirling around Goo...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

A New Electronic Reader, the Nook, Enters the Market; New York Times, 10/21/09

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Motoko Rich, New York Times; A New Electronic Reader, the Nook, Enters the Market : "As widely expected, Barnes & Noble unveiled i...

E-Book Fans Keep Format in Spotlight; New York Times, 10/21/09

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Brad Stone, New York Times; E-Book Fans Keep Format in Spotlight : "The publishing industry has been under a dark cloud recently. Sales...

In Book-Pricing Battle, How Low Can They Go?; New York Times, 10/21/09

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Motoko Rich, New York Times; In Book-Pricing Battle, How Low Can They Go? : "On Monday Target began offering customers who ordered any ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Google book digitization prompts the EU to rethink copyright; Ars Technica, 10/19/09

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John Timmer, Ars Technica; Google book digitization prompts the EU to rethink copyright : "The legal settlement that would sanctify Goo...

Google Books Settlement: The Chinese Chapter; Wall Street Journal, 10/20/09

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Juliet Ye, Wall Street Journal; Google Books Settlement: The Chinese Chapter : "Google’s troubles in China seem to have taken a new tu...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Google's e-book plan slammed as 'hysterical garbage'; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/19/09

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Sydney Morning Herald; Google's e-book plan slammed as 'hysterical garbage' : ""Garbage" and "hysterical pro...

The Copyright Wars; Letters to Editor, New York Times, 10/16/09

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Letters to Editor , New York Times re Lewis Hyde 10/4/09 NYTimes essay "Advantage Google"; The Copyright Wars: http://www.nytimes....

ACTA Text Revealed To 42 Select Insiders; Intellectual Property Watch, 10/15/09

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Intellectual Property Watch; ACTA Text Revealed To 42 Select Insiders : "In the weeks leading up to the next negotiating session (first...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Burberry sues Pets At Home over designs for dog accessories; Guardian, 10/18/09

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Simon Bowers, Guardian; Burberry sues Pets At Home over designs for dog accessories : "The famous Burberry check, which made a triumph...
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Texas Instruments: Don't hack your calculators, or else; Guardian, 10/15/09

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Bobbie Johnson, Guardian; Texas Instruments: Don't hack your calculators, or else : ""This is not about copyright infringement...

Do Libraries Need Permission To Lend Out Ebooks?; Techdirt, 10/16/09

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Mike Masnick, Techdirt; Do Libraries Need Permission To Lend Out Ebooks? : "Some publishers are refusing to allow libraries to lend out...

Google starts new chapter in the battle for e-books; Independent, 10/17/09

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Independent; Google starts new chapter in the battle for e-books : "Google has opened a new flank in the war for the e-book market as e...

Google Editions Embraces Universal E-book Format; PC World, 10/16/09

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Ian Paul, PC World; Google Editions Embraces Universal E-book Format : "Google will launch an e-book store called Google Editions with...

‘Hope’ Poster Artist Admits Error; New York Times, 10/17/09

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Associated Press via New York Times; ‘Hope’ Poster Artist Admits Error : "The artist who designed the famous Barack Obama ''HO...

A.P. Says Shepard Fairey Lied About ‘Hope’ Poster; New York Times, 10/16/09

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Anahad O'Connor, New York Times; A.P. Says Shepard Fairey Lied About ‘Hope’ Poster : "Lawyers for the visual artist who created the...
Friday, October 16, 2009

A Legal Blast From the Past: Course-Pack Company Loses Copyright Lawsuit; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/15/09

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Eric Kelderman, Chronicle of Higher Education; A Legal Blast From the Past: Course-Pack Company Loses Copyright Lawsuit : "Norman Mille...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Google Books Is Not a Library; Huffington Post, 10/13/09

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Pamela Samuelson, Huffington Post; Google Books Is Not a Library : "Sergey Brin published an op-ed in the New York Times last Friday l...

Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending; New York Times, 10/15/09

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Motoko Rich, New York Times; Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending : "Pam Sandlian Smith, library director of the Rangeview L...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Pioneers to publish 'personalised papers'; Guardian, 10/14/09

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Roy Gleenslade, Guardian; Pioneers to publish 'personalised papers' : "Despite the advance of the net, newsprint newspaper inno...

Still Hoping to Sell Music by the Month; New York Times, 10/14/09

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Brad Stone, New York Times; Still Hoping to Sell Music by the Month : "The idea of selling monthly subscriptions to a vast catalog of o...

Sex Pistols threaten ice-cream firm over 'God Save the Cream' strapline; Guardian, 10/14/09

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Mark Sweney, Guardian; Sex Pistols threaten ice-cream firm over 'God Save the Cream' strapline : Lawyers demand that company stops u...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Samuelson Says Google Book Search Settlement Doesn’t Fully Reflect “Public Trust Responsibilities”; New York Times, 10/13/09

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Norman Oder, New York Times; Samuelson Says Google Book Search Settlement Doesn’t Fully Reflect “Public Trust Responsibilities” : "“You...

Anka Given Credit for Jackson Song; New York Times, 10/13/09

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; Anka Given Credit for Jackson Song : "When Michael Jackson’s new single, “This Is It,” was released on Sun...
Monday, October 12, 2009

Press Release re Orphan Works Best Practices; Society of American Archivists (SAA), 10/12/09

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Peter Hirtle, Press Release re Orphan Works Best Practices: "The Society of American Archivists (SAA) has issued Orphan Works: Statemen...

Google Co-Founder Defends Book Search Settlement, Draws Criticism; Library Journal, 10/12/09

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Norman Oder, Library Journal; Google Co-Founder Defends Book Search Settlement, Draws Criticism : Says "agreement limits consumer choic...

From ‘Cabaret’ to Kanye, Songs of ‘Glee’ Are a Hit; New York Times, 10/12/09

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Edward Wyatt, New York Times; From ‘Cabaret’ to Kanye, Songs of ‘Glee’ Are a Hit : "Ryan Murphy, the creator of the series, said in an ...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Musicians Starting To Assert Copyright Termination Rights Against Record Labels; Techdirt, 10/9/09

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Mike Masnick, Techdirt; Musicians Starting To Assert Copyright Termination Rights Against Record Labels : "There's been a lot of at...

Is Balance The Right Standard For Judging Copyright Law?; TechDirt, 10/9/09

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt; Is Balance The Right Standard For Judging Copyright Law? : http://www.techdirt.com/

Music biz still in need of "radical overhaul" to thrive; Ars Technica, 9/30/09

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Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica; Music biz still in need of "radical overhaul" to thrive : The music industry is stuck in a rut and it ...

Kindle now $259, available worldwide with wireless delivery; Ars Technica, 10/11/09

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Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica; Kindle now $259, available worldwide with wireless delivery : The Kindle 2 keeps having its price tag slashed th...

Amazon Kindle 2: Centuries of evolved beauty rinsed away; Guardian, 10/10/09

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Nicholson Baker, Guardian; Amazon Kindle 2: Centuries of evolved beauty rinsed away : This week Amazon announced the UK launch of its latest...

Google digital library plan opposed by Angela Merkel; Guardian, 10/11/09

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Jamie Doward and Paul Harris, Guardian; Google digital library plan opposed by Angela Merkel: "German chancellor Angela Merkel yesterd...
Friday, October 9, 2009

"Libraries, Publishers and Leading Advocates Join Open Book Alliance in Calling for Open, Transparent Settlement Process", Reuters, 10/6/09

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Reuters; Libraries, Publishers and Leading Advocates Join Open Book Alliance in Calling for Open, Transparent Settlement Process in Google B...

Google's Sergey Brin lashes out at critics of $125m book deal; Guardian, 10/9/09

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Bobbie Johnson, Guardian; Google's Sergey Brin lashes out at critics of $125m book deal : "Google co-founder Sergey Brin has hit ou...

OpEd: A Library to Last Forever; New York Times, 10/9/09

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Sergey Brin, New York Times; OpEd: A Library to Last Forever : "In the Insurance Year Book 1880-1881, which I found on Google Books, Co...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fighting for the right to download: Sydney Morning Herald, 10/9/09

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Jarrad Mitchell, Sydney Morning Herald; Fighting for the right to download : "It is about time the Australian public rose from the couc...

Japan court acquits file-share software creator; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/8/09

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Sydney Morning Herald; Japan court acquits file-share software creator : "A Japanese high court on Thursday acquitted the creator of a ...

iiNet launches counter attack in copyright case; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/8/09

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Miriam Steffens, Sydney Morning Herald; iiNet launches counter attack in copyright case : "IN THE movie industry's landmark case ov...

YouTube pacts heighten copyright vigilance; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/8/09

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Sydney Morning Herald; YouTube pacts heighten copyright vigilance : "YouTube on Wednesday said it will be able to quickly track snippet...

Illegal downloads case gets its own medicine; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/7/09

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Miriam Steffens, Sydney Morning Herald; Illegal downloads case gets its own medicine : THE opening salvo in the landmark case by Australian ...

ISP takes on Hollywood studios over copyright; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/7/09

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Miriam Steffens, Sydney Morning Herald; ISP takes on Hollywood studios over copyright : "IN THE movie industry's landmark case over...

Amazon settles suit over deleted Orwell books; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/2/09

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Sydney Morning Herald; Amazon settles suit over deleted Orwell books : http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/amazon-settles-suit-...

Shorter copyright would free creativity; Guardian, 10/7/09

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Victor Keegan, Guardian; Shorter copyright would free creativity : "Disney made its early money by reworking ideas in the public domain...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Judge Sets Nov. 9 Deadline For Revised Google Book Settlement; New York Times, 10/7/09

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New York Times; Judge Sets Nov. 9 Deadline For Revised Google Book Settlement : http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/judge-sets-...

In E-Books, It’s an Army vs. Google; New York Times, 10/7/09

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Miguel Helft, New York Times; In E-Books, It’s an Army vs. Google : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/technology/internet/07google.html?scp=...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Essay: Advantage Google; New York Times, 10/4/09

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Lewis Hyde, New York Times; Essay: Advantage Google : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/books/review/Hyde-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&s...
Saturday, October 3, 2009

Focusing In On The Value: Google Books Provides An Amazing Resource; TechDirt, 10/2/09

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt; Focusing In On The Value: Google Books Provides An Amazing Resource : "With all of the fighting over the Googl...

Copyright Dispute Ensnares Creator of Copyright Shield; Wall Street Journal, 10/1/09

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Geoffrey A. Fowler, Wall Street Journal; Copyright Dispute Ensnares Creator of Copyright Shield : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1254352980...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ Suit Is Dismissed; New York Times, 9/30/09

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; ‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ Suit Is Dismissed : "A longstanding lawsuit involving royalties for the characters of W...
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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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