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/

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

LimeWire Found to Infringe Copyrights; Wall Street Journal, 5/13/10

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Ethan Smith, Wall Street Journal; LimeWire Found to Infringe Copyrights : "A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the makers of LimeWire,...

Ireland Is Latest With Plan to Cut Into Copyright Violations; New York Times, 4/16/10

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; Ireland Is Latest With Plan to Cut Into Copyright Violations : "A judge in Ireland on Thursday cleared th...
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Publishers get together to beat down pirates [Updated]; ComicBookResources.com, 5/5/10

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Brigid Alverson, ComicBookResources.com; Publishers get together to beat down pirates [Updated]: "The FBI has served a warrant on the p...
Monday, May 3, 2010

German Court: Google Image Search Not a Copyright Violation; PC Mag, 4/29/10

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Chloe Albanesius, PC Mag; German Court: Google Image Search Not a Copyright Violation : "Google's Image Search is not a copyright v...

Appeals court upholds ruling in Seinfeld cookbook case; CNN, 4/29/10

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Megan Miller, CNN; Appeals court upholds ruling in Seinfeld cookbook case : "The author of a children's cookbook cannot copyright i...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Judge Presiding Over Google Settlement Moves Up; Publishers Weekly, 4/22/10

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Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly; Judge Presiding Over Google Settlement Moves Up : " In yet another twist in the Google Books Settle...

GBS: Chin Is In; James Grimmelmann's Laboratorium Blog, 4/22/10

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James Grimmelmann's Laboratorium Blog; GBS: Chin Is In : "Denny Chin was unanimously confirmed by the Senate this morning for a sea...

Tech Companies Fear Implications of Trade Pact; New York Times, 4/20/10

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Associated Press via New York Times; Tech Companies Fear Implications of Trade Pact : "Companies across the technology industry -- fro...

India Introduces Draft Copyright Amendments; Some Good, Some Bad; TechDirt, 4/23/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt; India Introduces Draft Copyright Amendments; Some Good, Some Bad : "Michael Geist points our attention to the ...

Climatologist sues, wants paper to erase all traces of libel; Ars Technica, 4/25/10

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John Timmer, Ars Technica; Climatologist sues, wants paper to erase all traces of libel : "It's probably an unfortunate measure of ...
Friday, April 16, 2010

GAO piracy report: A deeper look; CNet News, 4/13/10

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Greg Sandoval, CNet News; GAO piracy report: A deeper look : "Copyright owners are in need of some good researchers. I've already w...

Viacom focused on PR war win with latest YouTube doc dump; Ars Technica, 4/16/10

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Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica; Viacom focused on PR war win with latest YouTube doc dump : "Viacom and Google's fight for public symp...

Free at last! Official ACTA text coming next week; Ars Technica, 4/16/10

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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica; Free at last! Official ACTA text coming next week : "After more than a year of sustained pressure, the cou...

Digital Economy Act: This means war; (London) Guardian, 4/16/10

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Cory Doctorow, (London) Guardian; Digital Economy Act: This means war : Baking surveillance, control and censorship into the very fabric of ...

5 Ways The Google Book Settlement Will Change The Future of Reading; io9.com, 4/2/10

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io9.com; 5 Ways The Google Book Settlement Will Change The Future of Reading : "1. It may become harder to get information online about...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

[Podcast] American Readers, Waiting Impatiently For 'The Girl'; NPR, 4/5/10

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[Podcast, 4 min. 38 sec.] NPR; American Readers, Waiting Impatiently For 'The Girl' : "All this online book-buying did not esca...

Copyright and wrong; Economist, 4/8/10

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Economist; Copyright and wrong: Why the rules on copyright need to return to their roots : " WHEN Parliament decided, in 1709, to creat...
Thursday, April 8, 2010

U.K. Approves Crackdown on Internet Pirates; New York Times, 4/8/10

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; U.K. Approves Crackdown on Internet Pirates : "The British Parliament on Thursday approved plans to crack...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project; New York Times, 4/7/10

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Miguel Helft, New York Times; Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project : "As Google awaits approval of a controversial s...
Sunday, April 4, 2010

Obama admin: time to make radio pay for its music; Ars Technica, 4/2/10

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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica; Obama admin: time to make radio pay for its music : "The recording industry scored a significant victory t...
Saturday, April 3, 2010

[OpEd] The End of History (Books); New York Times, 4/3/10

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[OpEd] New York Times; Marc Aronson, The End of History (Books) : "TODAY, Apple’s iPad goes on sale, and many see this as a Gutenberg ...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

Remix Pedagogy, Libraries, and the Georgia State Case | Peer to Peer Review; Library Journal,

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Barbara Fister, Library Journal; Remix Pedagogy, Libraries, and the Georgia State Case Peer to Peer Review : "I found myself wondering ...

EFF's Fred von Lohmann Wins Copyright Award; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 3/30/10

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Electronic Frontier Foundation; EFF's Fred von Lohmann Wins Copyright Award : "EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann was name...

Study Finds Copyright Concerns Affect Communication Research; Wired Campus, Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/1/10

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Jill Laster, Wired Campus, Chronicle of Higher Education; Study Finds Copyright Concerns Affect Communications Research : "A new survey...

European ACTA Negotiators Reject "Three Strikes" Moniker; EFFector List, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 4/1/10

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EFFector List, Electronic Frontier Foundation; European ACTA Negotiators Reject "Three Strikes" Moniker : "Seething Danes wer...
Friday, March 26, 2010

About the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Propery Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of Management and Budget [No Date Provided]

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[No Date Provided] Office of Management and Budget; About the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Propery Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) : ...

FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan; Free Software Foundation, 3/25/10

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Brett Smith, Free Software Foundation; FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan : "The Free Software Foundation (...

CEA Calls For Fair Use Balance In IPEC Plan; Twice, 3/25/10

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Greg Tarr, Twice; CEA Calls For Fair Use Balance In IPEC Plan : "The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Home Recording Rig...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Colleges Automate Process of Responding to Copyright-Violation Notifications; Chronicle of Higher Education, Wired Campus, 3/23/10

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Jeff Young, Chronicle of Higher Education, Wired Campus; Colleges Automate Process of Responding to Copyright-Violation Notifications : ...

Faculty Move Forward on Open Access Policy; Duke Today, 3/21/10

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Duke Today; Faculty Move Forward on Open Access Policy : "In a unanimous vote, the Academic Council approved a resolution supporting a...

An essential newsletter for copyright and media law; American Libraries Direct, 3/23/10

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American Libraries Direct; An essential newsletter for copyright and media law : " ALA Editions , the publishing imprint of the America...

Want to Use My Suit? Then Throw Me Something; New York Times, 3/24/10

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Campbell Robertson, New York Times; Want to Use My Suit? Then Throw Me Something : " Knowing that there are few legal protections for a...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Texts Without Context; New York Times, 3/21/10

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Michiko Kakutani, New York Times; Texts Without Context : "In his deliberately provocative — and deeply nihilistic — new book, “Reality...
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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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