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/

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Hackers Claim Victory in Cracking Amazon Kindle DRM; PC World, 12/23/09

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Jeremy Kirk, IDG News World, via PC World; Hackers Claim Victory in Cracking Amazon Kindle DRM : "Amazon.com's Kindle e-book reader...

E-Book Piracy: The Publishing Industry's Next Epic Saga?; PC World, 12/

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Tom Spring, PC World; E-Book Piracy: The Publishing Industry's Next Epic Saga? : With the rise of e-book readers like the Kindle, Sony ...

The e-book, the e-reader, and the future of reading; Christian Science Monitor, 12/21/09

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Matthew Shaer, Christian Science Monitor; The e-book, the e-reader, and the future of reading : As stone tablets gave way the codex, the fut...

"Star Trek" The Most - Pirated Film Of 2009; New York Times, 12/

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Reuters, via New York Times; "Star Trek" The Most - Pirated Film Of 2009 : "Paramount's worst fears are confirmed: "...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Le Guin accuses Authors Guild of 'deal with the devil'; Guardian, 12/25/09

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Alison Flood, Guardian; Le Guin accuses Authors Guild of 'deal with the devil' : Ursula K Le Guin has resigned from the writers'...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

Is Amazon Working Backwards?; New York Times Bits Blog, 12/24/09

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Nick Bilton; New York Times Bits Blog; Is Amazon Working Backwards? : " Newsweek ’s current issue features some impressive Q&As wit...

China makes progress in Internet piracy crackdown; Xinhua, 12/19/09

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Xinhua; China makes progress in Internet piracy crackdown : "China has made notable progress in its crackdown on Internet piracy and co...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

US says copyright piracy in China still 'high'; Sydney Morning Herald, 12/23/09

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P. Parameswaran; Sydney Morning Herald; US says copyright piracy in China still 'high' : "Copyright piracy in China remains at ...

EFF Claims Google Book Search, Amazon Kindle Threaten Privacy; eWeek.com, 12/22/09

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Chris Boulton, eWeek,com; EFF Claims Google Book Search, Amazon Kindle Threaten Privacy : Privacy watchdogs at the Electronic Frontier Found...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Don't Panic! | Peer to Peer Review; Library Journal, 12/17/09

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Barbara Fister, Library Journal; Don't Panic! Peer to Peer Review : Barbara Fister takes a look at William Patry's new book, Moral...

Holy See declares unique copyright on Papal figure; Catholic News Agency, 12/19/09

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Catholic News Agency; Holy See declares unique copyright on Papal figure : "The Vatican made a declaration on the protection of the fig...

Should e-Books Be Copy Protected?; New York Times, Personal Tech Blog, 12/17/09

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David Pogue, New York Times, Personal Tech Blog; Should e-Books Be Copy Protected? : "The issues involved with copy protection haven...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Google gets digital foothold in France; Sydney Morning Herald, 12/21/09

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Roland Lloyd Parry, Sydney Morning Herald; Google gets digital foothold in France : "Despite fierce resistance to Google's plans to...

The Buzzwords of 2009; New York Times, 12/19/09

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Mark Liebovich and Grant Barrett, New York Times; The Buzzwords of 2009 : "Catchphrases and buzzwords can tell us much about a year pas...

More and more e-books being stored on the 'cloud'; San Jose Mercury News, 12/20/09

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Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News; More and more e-books being stored on the 'cloud' : "From his home office on a Los Gatos cul...

France court rules Google book search violates copyright laws; Jurist, 12/18/09

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Jaclyn Belczyk, Jurist; France court rules Google book search violates copyright laws : "A French court ruled Friday that Google [corp...

Libraries ask for oversight of Google books product; Reuters, 12/17/09

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Reuters; Libraries ask for oversight of Google books product : "The American Library Association, the Association of College and Resear...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Canada Also Getting Pushed By EU On Ridiculous Copyright Policies; TechDirt, 12/18/09

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt; Canada Also Getting Pushed By EU On Ridiculous Copyright Policies : "If you thought secrecy over ACTA was bad e...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Google Loses in French Copyright Case; New York Times, 12/18/09

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Matthew Saltmarsh, New York Times; Google Loses in French Copyright Case : "A French court ruled on Friday that Google infringed copyr...

Google Book Search violates French copyright law; Ars Technica, 12/18/09

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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica; Google Book Search violates French copyright law : Google owes €300,000 to a French publishing group after a co...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Chinese Writer Sues Google China; New York Times, 12/17/09

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Edward Wong, New York Times; Chinese Writer Sues Google China : "A Chinese writer has filed a lawsuit against Google China in Beijing,...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Music Business Heads Into Virtual World; New York Times; 12/16/09

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Brad Stone and Claire Cain Miller, New York Times; Music Business Heads Into Virtual World : "It seems likely that the idea of music ow...

‘X-Men’ Piracy Investigation Leads F.B.I. to Arrest Man From the Bronx; New York Times, 12/16/09

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Brooks Barnes, New York Times; ‘X-Men’ Piracy Investigation Leads F.B.I. to Arrest Man From the Bronx : "After a nine-month hunt, Feder...

FBI arrests New York man for `Wolverine' piracy; Associated Press, 12/16/09

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Associated Press; FBI arrests New York man for `Wolverine' piracy : "The FBI has arrested a New York man indicted for illegally dis...
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IT experts call for crackdown on copyright piracy; Daily Star (Lebanon), 12/16/09

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Dana Halawi, Daily Star (Lebanon); IT experts call for crackdown on copyright piracy : "Information Technology (IT) experts gathered on...

Europe Talks Tough On Piracy and Copyright; eWeek Europe, 12/15/09

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Andrew Donoghue, eWeek Europe; Europe Talks Tough On Piracy and Copyright : "European authorities have outlined plans to combat piracy ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A Push in Law Schools to Reform Copyright; New York Times, 12/1/09

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Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times; A Push in Law Schools to Reform Copyright : "Since 2007, U.S. university students have been a prime ...
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Top Author Shifts E-Book Rights to Amazon.com; New York Times, 12/15/09

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Brad Stone and Motoko Rich, New York Times; Top Author Shifts E-Book Rights to Amazon.com : "Ever since electronic books emerged as a m...

Stephen Covey's digital rights deal with Amazon startle New York publishers; Guardian, 12/15/09

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Ed Pilkington, Guardian; Stephen Covey's digital rights deal with Amazon startle New York publishers : "The scramble for survival i...

US government looks to expand scientific open access policy; Ars Technica, 12/14/09

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John Timmer, Ars Technica; US government looks to expand scientific open access policy : The US government's Office of Science and Techn...

Victoria Espinel Confirmed as U.S. Copyright Czar; Media Week, 12/4/09

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Georg Szalai, Media Week, Victoria Espinel Confirmed as U.S. Copyright Czar : " Industry representatives on Friday hailed a Thursday ev...

Supplemental Notification of Authors and Publishers About Google Book Search Settlement Begins Today; PR Newswire, 12/14/09

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PR Newswire, Supplemental Notification of Authors and Publishers About Google Book Search Settlement Begins Today : "Distribution of th...

Nicolas Sarkozy fights Google over classic books; Telegraph, 12/14/09

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Henry Samuel, Telegraph; Nicolas Sarkozy fights Google over classic books : Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to keep Google's hands off France...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Stanford Dissertations Moving from ProQuest to Google - An interview with Mimi Calter; Stanford University Libraries, 11/20/09

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Mary Minow [Executive Editor of the Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Website], via Stanford University Libraries; Stanford Dissertations Movi...

Public Knowledge Announces First Annual World's Fair Use Day (WFUD); Public Knowledge, 12/9/09

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Mehan Jayasuriya, Public Knowledge; Public Knowledge Announces First Annual World's Fair Use Day (WFUD) : "We at Public Knowledge a...

[OpEd] Twitter Tapping; New York Times, 12/13/09

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[OpEd] New York Times; Twitter Tapping : " The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking site...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

Spying begins on UK web users; Short Sharp Science Blog, 12/9/09

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Paul Marks, Short Sharp Science Blog; Spying begins on UK web users : "We reported last week on plans to enforce copyright law by forci...

‘Missed Opportunity’ In File Sharing Case? Don’t Believe It; Wired, 12/8/09

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David Kravets, Wired; ‘Missed Opportunity’ In File Sharing Case? Don’t Believe It : " With the $675,000 judgment against Joel Tenenbaum...

Copyright Owners Fight Plan to Release E-Books for the Blind; Wired, 12/11/09

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David Kravets, Wired; Copyright Owners Fight Plan to Release E-Books for the Blind : "A broad swath of American enterprise ranging from...
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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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