Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. 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). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

How Big An Issue Are Orphan Works?; TechDirt.com, 7/12/10

Judge Reduces Student's File-Sharing Fine by 90 Percent; Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus, 7/12/10

Prince's war with iTunes plays into the hands of illegal filesharers; (London) Guardian,

Ebook deals 'not remotely fair' on authors; (London) Guardian, 7/12/10

Can you sell your imported gadgets? Court guts "First Sale", 7/12/10

WSJ Opinion Highlights The Problems Of 'Permission Culture'; TechDirt.com, 7/12/10

Curse of the Greedy Copyright Holders, Wall Street Journal, 7/9/10

A Comics Clash in the East; New York Times, 7/11/10

Movie’s Owners Want to Know if a Film Is Fit for Framing; New York Times, 7/11/10

Lawsuit Over Use Of Creative Commons Content Raises Contract vs. Copyright Issue; TechDirt.com, 7/8/10

US could learn from Brazilian penalty for hindering fair use; ArsTechnica.com, 7/9/10

Judge slams, slashes "unconstitutional" $675,000 P2P award; ArsTechnica.com, 7/9/10

Men at Work flautist may sell house after copyright ruling; (London) Guardian, 7/9/10

Judge Says Damages In Tenenbaum Case Were 'Unconstitutionally Excessive'; TechDirt.com, 7/9/10

Prince Declares the Internet "Completely Over"; Rolling Stone, 7/6/10

No Easy Answers in the Copyright Debate; New York Times,

Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries; NPR, 7/8/10

To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery; New York Times, 7/6/10

Men at Work flautist has heard the thunder; Sydney Morning Herald, 7/7/10

Senate Candidate Angle Accuses Senator Reid Of Copyright Infringement For Displaying Angle's Website; TechDirt.com, 7/6/10

Reid Republishes Angle's Old Website, Defying Cease And Desist Order; HuffingtonPost.com, 7/6/10

ACTA slouches on, will be final within 6 months; ArsTechnica.com, 7/2/10

US media companies try to resurrect 'hot news' to protect content; (London) Guardian, 7/5/10

The Recording Industry, on the Ropes; New York Times, 7/4/10

U.S. shuts websites offering pirated movies; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/4/10

Court Orders US Copyright Group To Work With Time Warner, EFF To Craft More Informative Letter To Those Being Sued; TechDirt.com, 7/1/10

May a library lend e-book readers?; LibraryLaw Blog, 6/20/10

Geist: Developing world opposition mounts to anti-counterfeiting agreement; Toronto Star, 6/28/10

Canada's copyright laws show Britain's digital legislation is no exception; (London) Guardian, 6/29/10