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/

Friday, October 29, 2010

'Night of the Living Dead': How a 42-year-old zombie movie refuses to die; Entertainment Weekly, 10/28/10

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Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly; 'Night of the Living Dead': How a 42-year-old zombie movie refuses to die: "Alas, by then, ...
Friday, October 22, 2010

Film Director Comes to the Defense of a Convicted Internet Pirate; New York Times, 9/22/10

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; Film Director Comes to the Defense of a Convicted Internet Pirate : "A Frenchman convicted of copyright t...

Chilean Miner Copyrights Note Announcing Trapped Miners Were OK; TechDirt.com, 10/22/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Chilean Miner Copyrights Note Announcing Trapped Miners Were OK : http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101022/0927...

Judge: Third trial against P2P user Jammie Thomas will go ahead; ArsTechnica.com, 10/22/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Judge: Third trial against P2P user Jammie Thomas will go ahead : "The first file-swapper to take her c...
Friday, October 15, 2010

British Judge Refuses to Throw Out Suit Accusing Rowling of Plagiarism; New York Times, 10/14/10

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Julie Bosman, New York Times; British Judge Refuses to Throw Out Suit Accusing Rowling of Plagiarism : "A lawsuit in a British court ac...
Monday, October 11, 2010

Library of Congress Study Shows Dire State of Sound Recording Preservation; Library Journal, 10/7/10

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Candice Herman, Library Journal; Library of Congress Study Shows Dire State of Sound Recording Preservation : "The Library of Congress ...

Georgia State Ereserves Case Narrowed Yet Again; Library Journal, 10/7/10

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Josh Hadro, Library Journal; Georgia State Ereserves Case Narrowed Yet Again : "According to a ruling on October 1 , the closely watche...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

[Podcast] Take my Joke, Please; NPR's On the Media, 10/8/10

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[Podcast] NPR's On the Media; Take my Joke, Please : "The writers of Saturday Night Live were accused of joke plagiarism last month...

[Podcast] A Copyright Law for Fashionistas; NPR's On the Media, 10/8/10

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[Podcast] NPR's On the Media; A Copyright Law for Fashionistas : "The fashion industry in the United States operates without copyri...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Copyright's Futures: Law profs draw on comic talents; San Francisco Chronicle, 9/26/10

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San Francisco Chronicle; Copyright's Futures: Law profs draw on comic talents : "The comic we are currently writing - "Theft: ...
Monday, October 4, 2010

A Move to Unify Europe’s Media Market; New York Times, 9/27/10

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; A Move to Unify Europe’s Media Market : "Last week [the European Parliament] called for a long-overdue ov...

When It’s Illegal to Photograph Artwork; New York Times, 9/21/10

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Jennifer Saranow Schultz, New York Times; When It’s Illegal to Photograph Artwork : "Having recently explored the legality of copying y...

Postscript to Crosby’s Wine Cellar Treasure; New York Times, 10/2/10

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Richard Sandomir, New York Times; Postscript to Crosby’s Wine Cellar Treasure : "The discovery of a copy of the broadcast of Game 7 of ...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

Ebook Summit Webcast Tackles Google Books Project; Library Journal, 9/27/10

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Raya Kuzyk, Library Journal; Ebook Summit Webcast Tackles Google Books Project : Two librarians, a Google rep, and a PW editor walk into an ...

LJ/SLJ's First Virtual Summit on Ebooks Draws Over 2100 Attendees; Library Journal, 10/1/10

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LJ Staff, Library Journal ; LJ/SLJ's First Virtual Summit on Ebooks Draws Over 2100 Attendees : "Library Journal and School Librar...
Saturday, October 2, 2010

Authors Feel Pinch In Age of E-Books; Wall Street Journal, 9/28/10

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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Wall Street Journal; Authors Feel Pinch In Age of E-Books : "It has always been tough for literary fiction wri...
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Victory: Internet Censorship Bill is Delayed, For Now; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 9/30/10

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Tim Jones, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Victory: Internet Censorship Bill is Delayed, For Now : "The Senate Judiciary Committee won...

[Podcast] Fox Sues Candidate Over Campaign Ad; NPR's On the Media, 10/1/10

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Podcast] NPR's On the Media; Fox Sues Candidate Over Campaign Ad : " Fox News has sued Senate candidate Robin Carnahan over an ad ...
Friday, October 1, 2010

Antipiracy lawyers pirate from other antipiracy lawyers; ArsTechnica.com, 9/30/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Antipiracy lawyers pirate from other antipiracy lawyers : "Crafting original content takes real time an...

Bomb threat as US Copyright Group sues 2,000 more file-swappers; Ars Technica, 10/1/10

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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica; Bomb threat as US Copyright Group sues 2,000 more file-swappers : "These new cases bring the total number ...

Google Cake Doodle Marks 12th Birthday: A Look Back; PC World, 9/27/10

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Ian Paul, PC World; Google Cake Doodle Marks 12th Birthday: A Look Back : Google celebrated its 12th birthday with a 'doodle' of a c...

[Movie Review] 'The Social Network'; Los Angeles Times, 10/1/10

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[Movie Review] Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times; 'The Social Network' : "Presented with an involving central character cold eno...

[Movie Review] 'Social Network': Fact Or Fiction, A Tangled Web; NPR's Morning Edition, 9/30/10

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[Movie Review] Bob Mondello, NPR's Morning Edition; 'Social Network': Fact Or Fiction, A Tangled Web : "And The Social Netw...
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...
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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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