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/

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Rights Holders Launch Initiative To Protect Content In Africa; Intellectual Property Watch, 8/26/10

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Dugie Standeford, Intellectual Property Watch; Rights Holders Launch Initiative To Protect Content In Africa : "Foreign content produce...
Monday, August 30, 2010

Comic Book Writer Mark Waid Defends Copying, Points To The Value Of The Public Domain; TechDirt.com, 8/30/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Comic Book Writer Mark Waid Defends Copying, Points To The Value Of The Public Domain : "[F]amed comic writ...

Russian spy Anna Chapman films risque video in Moscow; (London) Guardian, 8/26/10

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Luke Harding, (London) Guardian); Russian spy Anna Chapman films risque video in Moscow : "A diplomat's daughter, Chapman was the m...

Copyrighting Fashion: Who Gains?; New York Times, 8/30/10

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Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman, Freakonomics, New York Times; Copyrighting Fashion: Who Gains? : " Kal Raustiala , a professor at UCL...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

[OpEd] Free That Tenor Sax; New York Times, 8/22/10

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[OpEd] New York Times; Free That Tenor Sax : "For jazz fans, nothing could be more tantalizing than the excerpts made available by the...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Copycats vs. Copyrights; Newsweek, 8/20/10

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Ezra Klein, Newsweek; Copycats vs. Copyrights: Does it make sense to legally protect the fashion industry from knockoffs? : "At a cert...

Scholars Test Web Alternative to Peer Review; New York Times, 8/24/10

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Patricia Cohen, New York Times; Scholars Test Web Alternative to Peer Review : "“What we’re experiencing now is the most important tran...

[Book Review] An Un-'Common' Take On Copyright Law; NPR, 8/24/10

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[Book Review] ]Michael Schaub, NPR; An Un-'Common' Take On Copyright Law : "Some people believe that not only are current copyr...

[Book Review] A Republic of Letters; New York Times Book Review, 8/22/10

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[Book Review] Robert Darnton, New York Times Book Review; A Republic of Letters : "Intellectual property has become such a hot topic th...

Photographer Withdraws Lawsuit in Shepard Fairey Case; New York Times, 8/23/10

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Randy Kennedy, New York Times; Photographer Withdraws Lawsuit in Shepard Fairey Case : "The photographer who took the shot of Barack Ob...

Theater Talkback: Who Owns Sheet Music?; New York Times, 7/15/10

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Jason Robert Brown, New York Times; Theater Talkback: Who Owns Sheet Music? : "[C]omposer Jason Robert Brown ( “13,” “Parade” ) discu...

The Purpose of Copyright; Open Spaces, 8/10

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Lydia Pallas Loren, Open Spaces; The Purpose of Copyright : "The newspaper you read this morning, the television show you watched last ...

Google's count of 130 million books is probably bunk; ArsTechnica.com, 8/9/10

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Jon Stokes, ArsTechnica.com; Google's count of 130 million books is probably bunk : ""After we exclude serials, we can finally...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s; New York Times, 8/13/10

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Gina Kolata, New York Times; Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s : "The key to the Alzheimer’s project was an agreement as...

Viacom's billion-dollar lawsuit lives on; ArsTechnica.com, 8/12/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Viacom's billion-dollar lawsuit lives on : "The billion-dollar Viacom lawsuit against YouTube/Googl...

Why Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Fashion; New York Times, 8/13/10

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Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman, New York Times; Why Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Fashion : "It strikes many people as str...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Most Ridiculous Bootleg DVD Covers Of All Time (PHOTOS); HuffingtonPost.com, 8/11/10

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Katla McGlynn, HuffingtonPost.com; The Most Ridiculous Bootleg DVD Covers Of All Time (PHOTOS) : "You've seen them being sold on bl...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Pat Conroy and the e-book future; Associated Press via YahooNews.com, 8/10/10

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Hillel Italie, Associated Press via YahooNews.com; Pat Conroy and the e-book future : "Conroy is a good example of the divided state of...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Google: 129 Million Different Books Have Been Published; PC World, 8/6/10

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Joab Jackson, PC World; Google: 129 Million Different Books Have Been Published : "For those who have ever wondered how many different ...

Sunday Times faces £150,000-plus payout over Jimi Hendrix CD; (London) Guardian, 8/6/10

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Josh Halliday, (London) Guardian; Sunday Times faces £150,000-plus payout over Jimi Hendrix CD : US companies linked with musician's est...

The Music-Copyright Enforcers; New York Times, 8/8/10

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John Bowe, New York Times; The Music-Copyright Enforcers : "Baker, 30, is a licensing executive with Broadcast Music Incorporated, othe...
Saturday, August 7, 2010

How to Find Cheaper College Textbooks; New York Times, 8/3/10

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Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times; How to Find Cheaper College Textbooks : "The cost of buying the textbooks can easily add up to $1,...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Schumer Bill Seeks to Protect Fashion Design; New York Times, 8/5/10

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Cathy Horyn, New York Times; Schumer Bill Seeks to Protect Fashion Design : "The American fashion industry has been pushing hard over t...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Beach Boys' label wants writing credit and royalties for Katy Perry's 'California Gurls'--but they're not suing yet; EntertainmentWeekly.com, 8/5/10

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Leah Greenblatt, EntertainmentWeekly.com; Beach Boys' label wants writing credit and royalties for Katy Perry's 'California Gurl...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Gary Friedrich's Ghost Rider lawsuit against Marvel lives on; ComicBookResources.com, 8/3/10

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; Gary Friedrich's Ghost Rider lawsuit against Marvel lives on : "A lawyer for Ghost Rider co-...
Monday, August 2, 2010

JailbreakMe released for Apple devices; (London) Guardian, 8/2/10

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Josh Halliday, (London) Guardian; JailbreakMe released for Apple devices: JailbreakMe – which will unlock iPhones, iPads and iPods – ruled l...

Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age; New York Times, 8/2/10

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Trip Gabriel, New York Times; Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age : "“This generation has always existed in a world where...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

Tata to sue Greenpeace over turtle game; (London) Guardian, 7/26/10

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Adam Vaughan, (London) Guardian; Tata to sue Greenpeace over turtle game: Indian manufacturing giant is suing for use of its logo in a spoof...
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Judge rules Dark Ages Spawn, Domina and Tiffany are derivative characters; ComicBookResources.com, 7/31/10

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; Judge rules Dark Ages Spawn, Domina and Tiffany are derivative characters : "A federal judge has...

Watch Out For the Omega Copyright Windup; Wall Street Journal, 7/30/10

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Eric Felten, Wall Street Journal; Watch Out For the Omega Copyright Windup: A case about pricing timepieces could crimp library lending : ...

Copy Fight; Reason, 7/27/10

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Greg Beato, Reason; Copy Fight : A new front opens in the battle over online copyright infringement : "Since 2003, Clayton Cramer, an a...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Day of the Jackal; Economist, Prospero Blog, 7/27/10

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Economist, Prospero Blog; The Day of the Jackal : "ANDREW WYLIE is a famously shrewd literary agent, having acquired his nickname, “The...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Apple loses big in DRM ruling: jailbreaks are "fair use"; ArsTechnica.com, 7/26/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Apple loses big in DRM ruling: jailbreaks are "fair use" : "Every three years, the Library of...

iPhone 'Jailbreaking' Legal Under New Government Rules; Huffington Post, 7/26/10

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Joelle Tessler, Huffington Post; iPhone 'Jailbreaking' Legal Under New Government Rules : "Owners of the iPhone will be able to...

Surprising New DMCA Exceptions: Jailbreaking Smartphones, Noncommercial Videos Somewhat Allowed; TechDirt.com, 7/26/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Surprising New DMCA Exceptions: Jailbreaking Smartphones, Noncommercial Videos Somewhat Allowed : "Well her...

Online Course Construction Gets a 'Do-It-Yourself' Web Site; Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/23/10

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Sophia Li, Chronicle of Higher Education; Online Course Construction Gets a 'Do-It-Yourself' Web Site : "A new player entered t...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Wylie's Amazon deal brings the end of the publishing world nigh; (London) Guardian, 7/23/10

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Richard Lea, (London) Guardian; Wylie's Amazon deal brings the end of the publishing world nigh: News that power-broking agent Andrew Wy...

Celebrated authors bypass publishing houses to sell ebooks via Amazon; (London) Guardian, 7/22/10

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Alison Flood, (London) Guardian; Celebrated authors bypass publishing houses to sell ebooks via Amazon: Discontent over digital royalties pr...

Comic-Con Program; Comics and Digital Piracy, 7/25/10

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Comic-Con Program; Comics and Digital Piracy : " Just about every comic book is now available online within hours of its release in sto...

Comic-Con Program; Comic Book Law School 303: Oh, And Another Thing, 7/24/10

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Comic-Con Program; Comic Book Law School 303: Oh, And Another Thing : " Noted attorney Michael Lovitz, author of the sold-out The Trade...

Comic-Con Program; Comic Book Law School: Hot Topics, 7/23/10

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Comic-Con Program; Comic Book Law School: Hot Topics : " Another year, another round of (legal) Hot Topics as a panel of knowledgeable ...

Comic-Con Program: Comic Book Law School 202: Greed Is Good...Or Is It?, 7/23/10

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Comic-Con Program; Comic Book Law School 202: Greed Is Good...Or Is It? : "Noted attorney Michael Lovitz, author of the acclaimed The T...

Comic-Con Program: Recapturing Copyright for Gold and Silver Age Comic Book Creators, 7/22/10

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Comic-Con Program; Recapturing Copyright for Gold and Silver Age Comic Book Creators : "Copyright lawyer Marc Greenberg (Golden Gate Un...

Comic-Con Program: Comic Book Law School 101: Start Your (Creative) Engines!, 7/22/10

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Comic-Con Program; Comic Book Law School 101: Start Your (Creative) Engines! : "Any racer will tell you that the key to winning is prep...

Superheros [sic] Tangle in Copyright Battles; New York Times, 7/23/10

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Michael Cieply, New York Times; Superheros [sic] Tangle in Copyright Battles : "Lawyers on a Friday afternoon panel at Comic-Con were s...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Crown Copyright Strikes Again: Documents Revealed Under Freedom Of Information Act Can Infringe On Copyright?; TechDirt.com, 7/23/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Crown Copyright Strikes Again: Documents Revealed Under Freedom Of Information Act Can Infringe On Copyright? : ...

German court overturns injunction against RapidShare; ArsTechnica.com, 7/23/10

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Jacqui Cheng, ArsTechnica.com; German court overturns injunction against RapidShare : "File sharing service RapidShare doesn't have...

Only 0.3% of files on BitTorrent confirmed to be legal; ArsTechnica.com, 7/23/10

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Jacqui Cheng, ArsTechnica.com; Only 0.3% of files on BitTorrent confirmed to be legal : "The large majority of content found on BitTorr...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Yeeeehaw! Naked Cowboy, Cowgirl in Federal Court Standoff; Wall Street Journal, 7/22/10

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Clifford Marks, Wall Street Journal; Yeeeehaw! Naked Cowboy, Cowgirl in Federal Court Standoff : "Our favorite naked, litigious cowboy ...

Bratz Dolls Breathe Again After Stunning Ninth Circuit Reversal; Wall Street Journal, 7/22/10

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Ashby Jones, Wall Street Journal; Bratz Dolls Breathe Again After Stunning Ninth Circuit Reversal : "Wowza. It’s been a while since we ...
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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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