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, September 29, 2010

Online IP protection bill sparks outrage; Computer World, 9/29/10

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Jaikumar Vijayan, Computer World; Online IP protection bill sparks outrage: Privacy groups, tech gurus call proposed legislation an attempt ...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Using Netflix in a Library; LibraryLaw Blog, 9/18/10

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Peter Hirtle, LibraryLaw Blog; Using Netflix in a Library : "One of the things that Napster taught us is that just because it is easy t...

Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions; Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/18/10

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Travis Kaya, Chronicle of Higher Education; Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions : "The company knows that its service is being...

The Kafkaesque Question Of Who Owns Kafka's Papers; TechDirt.com, 9/24/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; The Kafkaesque Question Of Who Owns Kafka's Papers : "[T]his also raises separate questions about the o...

Kafka’s Last Trial; New York Times, 9/26/10

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Elif Batuman, New York Times; Kafka’s Last Trial : " The situation has repeatedly been called Kafkaesque, reflecting, perhaps, the stra...

ACTA Negotiators Still Aiming At Agreement By Year’s End; Intellectual Property Watch, 9/25/10

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Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch; ACTA Negotiators Still Aiming At Agreement By Year’s End : "Countries negotiating a semi-sec...

Judge puts hammer down on Hurt Locker P2P subpoena; ArsTechnica.com,

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Judge puts hammer down on Hurt Locker P2P subpoena : "A federal judge in South Dakota this week quashed...

Telstra left hanging on copyright ruling; Sydney Morning Herald, 8/23/10

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Clare Kermond, Sydney Morning Herald; Telstra left hanging on copyright ruling : "TELSTRA faces an anxious wait, likely to be several m...

Arianna Huffington hits back at Washington Post veteran; (London) Guardian, 9/24/10

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James Robinson, (London) Guardian; Arianna Huffington hits back at Washington Post veteran: HuffPo founder accuses Leonard Downie Jr, who br...

Disturbia did not steal Rear Window plot, judge rules; (London) Guardian, 9/22/10

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Xan Brooks, (London) Guardian; Disturbia did not steal Rear Window plot, judge rules: US judge throws out lawsuit accusing Spielberg-backed ...

YouTube Can’t Be Liable on Copyright, Spain Rules; New York Times, 9/24/10

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; YouTube Can’t Be Liable on Copyright, Spain Rules : "A Spanish court on Thursday sided with Google in a ...

Copyright and Football: A Guest Post; New York Times, Freakonomics, 9/17/10

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Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman, New York Times, Freakonomics; Copyright and Football: A Guest Post : " Kal Raustiala , a professor at...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Stevie Wonder to UN: Ease Copyrights for the Blind; ABC News via Associated Press, 9/20/10

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Bradley S. Klapper, ABC News via Associated Press; Stevie Wonder to UN: Ease Copyrights for the Blind : Stevie Wonder urges UN diplomats to ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Google's publishing free for all undermines our literary tradition; (London) Guardian, 9/19/10

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Robert McCrum, (London) Guardian; Google's publishing free for all undermines our literary tradition: The 'dark threat of digitisati...
Friday, September 17, 2010

Designers Get Fierce With Copyright On The Catwalk; NPR's Morning Edition, 9/16/10

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Kaomi Goetz, NPR's Morning Edition; Designers Get Fierce With Copyright On The Catwalk : "The Innovative Design Protection and Pira...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Marley family loses copyright battle; MSN Music News, 9/14/10

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MSN Music News; Marley family loses copyright battle : "The family of reggae legend Bob Marley has lost a lawsuit seeking ownership of...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Lost tapes of classic British television found in the US; (London) Guardian, 9/12/10

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Vanessa Thorpe, (London) Guardian; Lost tapes of classic British television found in the US: Treasure trove of drama from the 'golden ag...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

European Parliament passes anti-ACTA declaration; ArsTechnica.com, 9/8/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; European Parliament passes anti-ACTA declaration : "Today 377 members of the European Parliament adopte...

Film Piracy is Robbing American Workers; HuffingtonPost.com, 9/3/10

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Matthew D. Loeb, HuffingtonPost.com; Film Piracy is Robbing American Workers : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-d-loeb/film-piracy-is-r...

The High Cost of Free Culture; HuffingtonPost.com, 8/24/10

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Bevin Carnes, HuffingtonPost.com; The High Cost of Free Culture : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bevin-carnes/post_740_b_692901.html

Village Voice writer sues author Gerald Posner for lifting chunks of mob book for 'Miami Babylon'; New York Daily News, 9/7/10

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Scott Shifrel, New York Daily News; Village Voice writer sues author Gerald Posner for lifting chunks of mob book for 'Miami Babylon...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Un-Google That; ABA Journal, 9/1/10

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Brendan L. Smith, ABA Journal; Un-Google That: Google's new pact may have crisscrossed copyright law : "At the fairness hearing for...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Appeals court rules game films showing NFL team's 1st logo violates artist's copyright; Los Angeles Times, 9/2/10

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Larry O'Dell, Los Angeles Times; Appeals court rules game films showing NFL team's 1st logo violates artist's copyright : "...

Sharron Angle hit with R-J copyright infringement lawsuit; Las Vegas Sun, 9/3/10

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Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun; Sharron Angle hit with R-J copyright infringement lawsuit : http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/sep/03/sharron-...

Is The Contract Cast Members Sign To Be On Survivor Covered By Copyright? CBS Thinks So...; TechDirt.com, 9/3/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Is The Contract Cast Members Sign To Be On Survivor Covered By Copyright? CBS Thinks So.. .: " Eric Goldman...

Bartenders Looking For Greater Intellectual Property Protection For Drinks; TechDirt.com, 9/2/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Bartenders Looking For Greater Intellectual Property Protection For Drinks : " Copycense points us to yet ...

The Era of Copyrighted Cocktails?; Atlantic, 8/31/10

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Chantal Martineau, Atlantic; The Era of Copyrighted Cocktails? : "So, can a cocktail be copyrighted? In short, no. The publication of a...

Copyright breaches land group in trouble; Sydney Morning Herald,

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Kate Benson, Sydney Morning Herald; Copyright breaches land group in trouble : "An anti-vaccination group is under fire for allegedly b...

German court rules against YouTube over copyright; Sydney Morning Herald, 8/27/10

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Sydney Morning Herald; German court rules against YouTube over copyright : "A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidia...

Indonesia is Asia copyright pirate centre: survey; Sydney Morning Herald, 8/25/10

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Sydney Morning Herald; Indonesia is Asia copyright pirate centre: survey : "Indonesia has the worst record when it comes to protecting ...

Lost in translation: why have we declared war on foreign dramatists?; (London) Guardian, 9/1/10

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John M. Morrison; (London) Guardian; Lost in translation: why have we declared war on foreign dramatists?: Classic plays in foreign language...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

YouTube Deals Turn Piracy Into Revenue; New York Times, 9/3/10

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Claire Cain Miller, New York Times; YouTube Deals Turn Piracy Into Revenue : "In the past, Lions Gate, which owns the rights to the “Ma...

Of Two Minds About Books; New York Times, 9/2/10

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Matt Richtel and Claire Cain Miller, New York Times; Of Two Minds About Books : "By the end of this year, 10.3 million people are expec...

Mark Waid on Delivery, Content, and the Gulf Between; ComicBookResources.com, 9/1/10

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Mark Waid, ComicBookResources.com; Mark Waid on Delivery, Content, and the Gulf Between : "So I was asked to deliver the keynote speech...
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...
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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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