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, January 31, 2010

Fears Australian piracy case could shut off net; Sydney Morning Herald, 2/1/10

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Madeleine Coorey, Sydney Morning Herald; Fears Australian piracy case could shut off net : "Australian Internet rights groups fear a pi...

Amazon Caves To Macmillan’s eBook Pricing Demands; TechCrunch, 1/31/10

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Leena Rao, TechCrunch; Amazon Caves To Macmillan’s eBook Pricing Demands : "A new development in the Amazon vs. Macmillan fiasco. Amaz...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Google Book Search Settlement 2.0: The Latest Scorecard; Chronicle of Higher Education, Wired Campus, 1/29/10

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Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education, Wired Campus; Google Book Search Settlement 2.0 : The Latest Scorecard : "We hope you e...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Fairey Said to Face Criminal Inquiry in Obama Photo Case; New York Times, 1/27/10

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Robin Pogrebin, New York Times; Fairey Said to Face Criminal Inquiry in Obama Photo Case : "A criminal investigation is pending against...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Ursula Le Guin leads revolt against Google digital book settlement; (London) Guardian, 1/22/10

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Alison Flood, (London) Guardian; Ursula Le Guin leads revolt against Google digital book settlement: As opt-out deadline approaches, writer ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Google Settlement Opponents Ask Congress for Nonprofit Alternative; American Libraries, 1/19/10

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Gordon Flagg, American Libraries; Google Settlement Opponents Ask Congress for Nonprofit Alternative : "A month before the February 18 ...

For the Heirs to Holmes, a Tangled Web; New York Times, 1/19/10

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; For the Heirs to Holmes, a Tangled Web : "For a 123-year-old detective, Sherlock Holmes is a surprisingl...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Call for study of threat from "offline" filesharing; (London) Guardian, 1/15/10

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Katie Allen, (London) Guardian; Call for study of threat from "offline" filesharing : Swapping of music and video on hard drives a...

New York Times Ready to Charge Online Readers; New York Magazine, 1/17/10

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Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine; New York Times Ready to Charge Online : "New York Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. appears clos...

Adventures of the ‘Wolverine’ Leaker; New York Times, 1/12/10

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Michael Wilson, New York Times; Adventures of the ‘Wolverine’ Leaker : "The man who stole Wolverine opened the door to his Bronx apartm...

Courts to Rule on Fan - Created Music Videos; Reuters via New York Times, 1/15/10

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Reuters via New York Times; Courts to Rule on Fan - Created Music Videos : "More than a decade after the launch of Napster, the recordi...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Anti-piracy agency's logo broke copyright; (London) Telegraph, 1/12/10

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(London) Telegraph; Anti-piracy agency's logo broke copyright: France's new internet agency set up to protect the rights of artists ...

[Documentary] Copyright Criminals; PBS, Independent Lens, Airing 1/19/10 10 PM (in Pittsburgh area; check local listings)

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PBS, Independent Lens, Airing 1/19/10, 10 PM EST in Pittsburgh area (check for local listing broadcast times); [Documentary] Copyright Crimi...

Report Says 9 Million Books Pirated Online; New York Times, 1/14/09

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Motoko Rich, New York Times; Report Says 9 Million Books Pirated Online : "A study by a company that helps track pirated digital books ...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Google Apologizes to Chinese Authors; New York Times, 1/12/09

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Andrew Jacobs, New York Times; Google Apologizes to Chinese Authors : " Google has agreed to hand over a list of books by Chinese auth...

Kirby family attorneys respond to Marvel lawsuit; ComicBookResources.com, 1/9/10

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; Kirby family attorneys respond to Marvel lawsuit : "Attorneys for the heirs of Jack Kirby call M...

World's Fair Use Day; 1/12/10

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World's Fair Use Day : "World’s Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the doctrine of fair use: the legal right tha...
Saturday, January 9, 2010

Lawsuit accuses Fox News of copyright infringement; Yahoo News, 1/8/09

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Anthony McCartney, Yahoo News; Lawsuit accuses Fox News of copyright infringement : "A former adviser to Michael Jackson sued Fox News ...

A case of Holmesophobia?; (London) Guardian, 1/6/10

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Ben Walters, (London) Guardian; A case of Holmesophobia? : "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle famously had a soft spot for fairies . The same can...

Leading Author Groups Call on Congressional Authors to Oppose Google Book Search 2.0; Resource Shelf Blog, 1/7/10

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Resource Shelf Blog; Leading Author Groups Call on Congressional Authors to Oppose Google Book Search 2.0 : "The National Writers Union...

Authors want out of Google Books deal; (Montreal) Gazette, 1/9/10

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Roberto Rocha, (Montreal) Gazette; Authors want out of Google Books deal : "A group of writers wants Canada out of the Google Books set...

Marvel sues to keep Spider-Man, X-Men copyrights; Associated Press, 1/9/10

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Associated Press, via Yahoo; Marvel sues to keep Spider-Man, X-Men copyrights : "The home of superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fant...

Marvel sues to invalidate copyright claims by Jack Kirby's heirs; ComicBookResources.com, 1/8/10

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ComicBookResources.com; Marvel sues to invalidate copyright claims by Jack Kirby's heirs : "Marvel struck back today at the heirs o...

[Podcast & Transcript] Google's Goal: Digitize Every Book Ever Printed, PBS NewsHour

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[Podcast & Transcript] PBS NewsHour; Google's Goal: Digitize Every Book Ever Printed : "GARY REBACK: People no longer see any b...

‘Avatar’ Commandeers Film Piracy Record; New York Times, 1/6/10

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; ‘Avatar’ Commandeers Film Piracy Record : "As “Avatar” knocks down box office records, the film has hit ...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2010?; Center for the Study of the Public Domain, 1/5/10

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Center for the Study of the Public Domain; What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2010?; Center for the Study of the ...
Sunday, January 3, 2010

Counterfeiting in China thrives: experts; Sydney Morning Herald, 1/3/09

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Allison Jackson, Sydney Morning Herald; Counterfeiting in China thrives: experts : "While China has talked up its recent progress in st...
Friday, January 1, 2010

Chinese author plans lawsuit over Google Books; CNet News, 12/28/09

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Tom Krazit, CNet News; Chinese author plans lawsuit over Google Books : "A Chinese author plans to sue Google for scanning one of her b...
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...
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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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