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, November 30, 2010

Why is the Department of Homeland Security shutting down popular rap sites?; Entertainment Weekly, 11/30/10

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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Entertainment Weekly; Why is the Department of Homeland Security shutting down popular rap sites? : "Last week, ...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Feds seize 82 domains accused of selling counterfeit goods; ArsTechnica.com, 11/29/10

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Matthew Lasar, ArsTechnica.com; Feds seize 82 domains accused of selling counterfeit goods : "The Department of Justice has obtained se...

Supreme Court Won’t Hear RIAA File Sharing Case; Wired.com, 11/29/10

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David Kravets, Wired.com; Supreme Court Won’t Hear RIAA File Sharing Case : "The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the first R...
Saturday, November 27, 2010

U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown; New York Times, 11/27/10

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Michael Sisario, New York Times; U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown : "In announcing that operation, John T. Morton, the ass...

U.S. seizes sites linked to copyright infringement; CNet News, 10/26/10

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Steven Musil, CNet News; U.S. seizes sites linked to copyright infringement : "The U.S. government has launched a major crackdown on on...
Friday, November 26, 2010

Murdoch wins two copyright actions; (London) Guardian, 11/25/10

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Roy Greenslade, (London) Guardian; Murdoch wins two copyright actions : http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/nov/25/rupert-murdoc...

Swedish Court Upholds Convictions in File-Sharing Case; New York Times, 11/26/10

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New York Times via Associated Press; Swedish Court Upholds Convictions in File-Sharing Case : "The Svea Appeals Court agreed with a low...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Can We Create a National Digital Library?; New York Review of Books, 10/28/10

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Robert Darnton, New York Review of Books; Can We Create a National Digital Library?: " The following talk was given at the opening of a...

Nevada court hits copyright troll with Fair Use surprise; ArsTechnica.com, 11/24/10

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Matthew Lasar, ArsTechnica.com; Nevada court hits copyright troll with Fair Use surprise : "A Nevada judge has given copyright troll Ri...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

What do we want copyright to do?; (London) Guardian, 11/23/10

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Cory Doctorow, (London) Guardian; What do we want copyright to do?: Without posing this question, asking whether intellectual property laws...

French authors' body warns over Google-Hachette deal; (London) Guardian, 11/22/10

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Benedicte Page, (London) Guardian; French authors' body warns over Google-Hachette deal : La Sociéte des Gens de Lettres de France advis...

French publishing giants cave in to Google's great copyright heist; (London) Guardian, 11/22/10

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Robert McCrrum, (London) Guardian; French publishing giants cave in to Google's great copyright heist : With Hachette opening up its arc...

SAP Ordered to Pay Oracle $1.3 Billion; New York Times, 11/24/10

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Verne G. Kopytoff, New York Times; SAP Ordered to Pay Oracle $1.3 Billion : "A clash of technology titans and two of the most powerful ...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Sarah Palin Book Excerpts Must Be Removed From Gawker, Judge Rules; HuffingtonPost.com, 11/20/10

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Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com; Sarah Palin Book Excerpts Must Be Removed From Gawker, Judge Rules : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

Sarah Palin Is Mad at Us for Leaking Pages From Her Book; Gawker, 11/18/10

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Gawker; Sarah Palin Is Mad at Us for Leaking Pages From Her Book : http://gawker.com/5693797/sarah-palin-is-mad-at-us-for-leaking-pages-from...

Palin's publisher sues Gawker over book excerpts; Associated Press, 11/20/10

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Associated Press; Palin's publisher sues Gawker over book excerpts : "The lawsuit asks that Gawker be banned from what it terms ...

Global Copyright Reform: A View From The South In Response To Lessig; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/12/10

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Ahmed Abdel Latif, Intellectual Property Watch; Global Copyright Reform: A View From The South In Response To Lessig : "Global copyrigh...

Lessig Calls For WIPO To Lead Overhaul Of Copyright System; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/5/10

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Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch; Lessig Calls For WIPO To Lead Overhaul Of Copyright System : "Influential copyright scholar ...

WIPO Copyright Committee Agrees To Extra Time On Visually Impaired Access; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/15/10

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Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch; WIPO Copyright Committee Agrees To Extra Time On Visually Impaired Access : "The World Intel...

WIPO Copyright Committee In Fight To Overcome Differences On Exceptions, Limitations; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/12/10

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Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch; WIPO Copyright Committee In Fight To Overcome Differences On Exceptions, Limitations : "On t...

Twain's private wish a copyright conundrum; Sydney Morning Herald, 11/11/10

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George Croft and Natalie Hickey, Sydney Morning Herald; Twain's private wish a copyright conundrum : "Enter another avenue for prot...

Harry Potter studio to investigate Deathly Hallows leak; (London) Guardian, 11/18/10

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Xan Brooks, (London) Guardian; Harry Potter studio to investigate Deathly Hallows leak : Warner Bros launches inquiry into how pirated foota...

Senator: Web censorship bill a "bunker-busting cluster bomb"; ArsTechnica.com, 11/19/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Senator: Web censorship bill a "bunker-busting cluster bomb" : "Ed Black, CEO of computing in...

Pirate-slaying censorship bill gets unanimous support; ArsTechnica.com, 11/19/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Pirate-slaying censorship bill gets unanimous support : "This morning, COICA unanimously passed the Sen...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Panellists: Copyright Law’s ‘Byzantine Maze’ Stalling New Business Models; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/9/10

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Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch; Panellists: Copyright Law’s ‘Byzantine Maze’ Stalling New Business Models : "While piracy re...

EXCLUSIVE: 'Superman' Lawsuit Delay Lifted; Depositions of Siegel and Shuster Families to Begin Immediately; Hollywood Reporter, 11/17/10

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Matthew Belloni, Hollywood Reporter; EXCLUSIVE: 'Superman' Lawsuit Delay Lifted; Depositions of Siegel and Shuster Families to Begin...

Google Strikes Deal With French Publisher; New York Times, 11/18/10

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Eric Pfanner and David Jolly, New York Times; Google Strikes Deal With French Publisher : " Google said Wednesday that it had reached ...

The Case Against COICA; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 11/16/10

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Peter Eckersley, Electronic Frontier Foundation; The Case Against COICA : "In September, digital rights advocates and Internet engineer...

Professors Publish Guide to Copyright Issues of Multimedia Projects; Wired Campus, 11/17/10

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Paige Chapman, Wired Campus; Professors Publish Guide to Copyright Issues of Multimedia Projects : "Students often create multimedia pr...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Suit Accuses ‘South Park’ of Copyright Infringement; New York Times, 11/15/10

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; Suit Accuses ‘South Park’ of Copyright Infringement : "The producers of “South Park” are once again in t...
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Review: Nifty scanner eases farewell to paper; Washington Post, 11/10/10

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Peter Svensson, Washington Post; Review: Nifty scanner eases farewell to paper : "Because the ScanSnap is so fast, it's tempting t...

Google: Android doesn't infringe Oracle's copyrights; ArsTechnica.com, 11/13/10

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Ryan Paul, ArsTechnica.com; Google: Android doesn't infringe Oracle's copyrights : "Google has also weighed in on Oracle's ...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

[Podcast] How to Anger the Internet; NPR's On the Media, 11/12/10

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[Podcast] NPR's On the Media; How to Anger the Internet : "Two weeks ago, the internet erupted in anger over unapologetic plagiaris...
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[Podcast] Backroom Dealing on ACTA; NPR's On the Media, 11/12/10

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[Podcast] NPR's On the Media; Backroom Dealing on ACTA : "For several years, dozens of countries – including the U.S. and members o...
Friday, November 12, 2010

Joel Tenenbaum: a year on from being sued for $4.5m; (London) Guardian, 11/9/10

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Joel Tenenbaum, (London) Guardian; Joel Tenenbaum: a year on from being sued for $4.5m: Last month, the RIAA shut down the peer-to-peer site...

How to save the music industry; GQ.com, 8/13/10

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Paul McGuinness, GQ.com; How to save the music industry : "Bourget's action was a milestone in the history of copyright law. The le...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

‘Fela!’ Is Sued for Copyright Infringement; New York Times, 11/9/10

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; ‘Fela!’ Is Sued for Copyright Infringement : "The author of a biography of the Afrobeat musician Fela Ani...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Trial Opens Over Damages in Oracle Copyright Case With SAP; New York Times, 11/3/10

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Verne G. Kopytoff, New York Times; Trial Opens Over Damages in Oracle Copyright Case With SAP : "The dispute between the software giant...

Chasing Pirates: Inside Microsoft’s War Room; New York Times, 11/7/10

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Ashlee Vance, New York Times; Chasing Pirates: Inside Microsoft’s War Room : "The arrival of organized criminal syndicates to the softw...

The Day The Internet Threw A Righteous Hissyfit About Copyright And Pie; NPR, 11/5/10

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Linda Holmes, NPR; The Day The Internet Threw A Righteous Hissyfit About Copyright And Pie : "On Wednesday evening, a blogger named Mon...

The cook and the thieves: a win for internet IP; Sydney Morning Herald, 11/8/10

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Sydney Morning Herald; The cook and the thieves: a win for internet IP : "It's worth of cutting and pasting in a big chunk of what ...

KISS Videos Removed Due To Copyright Claims; TechDirt.com, 11/8/10

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; KISS Videos Removed Due To Copyright Claims : "We noted recently that Kiss's Gene Simmons has (not for ...
Monday, November 8, 2010

Did Jammie Thomas case backfire on file sharers?; CNet News, 11/7/10

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Greg Sandoval, CNet News; Did Jammie Thomas case backfire on file sharers? : "Tyler Ochoa, a law professor at Santa Clara University, s...

Third P2P verdict for Jammie Thomas: $1.5 million; ArsTechnica.com, 11/4/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Third P2P verdict for Jammie Thomas: $1.5 million : "The first P2P case to come to trial in the US has ...

Prime Minister: UK needs US-style fair use to spur innovation; ArsTechnica.com, 11/5/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Prime Minister: UK needs US-style fair use to spur innovation : ""The problem David Cameron will c...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

"It is Groundhog Day": Third Jammie Thomas P2P trial begins; ArsTechnica.com, 11/2/10

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; "It is Groundhog Day": Third Jammie Thomas P2P trial begins : "The reference, to the Bill Mur...
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Another New Twist in ‘Rear Window’ Dispute; New York Times, 11/1/10

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; Another New Twist in ‘Rear Window’ Dispute : "An Alfred Hitchcock thriller may wrap up its loose ends i...
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...
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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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