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

Independent writer's admission highlights news copyright issues; Guardian, 6/28/11

Tom Petty To Michele Bachmann: Stop Playing 'American Girl' ; HuffingtonPost.com, 6/28/11

Interview With the U.S. Copyright Czar; New York Times, 6/8/11

Recycled riffs – samples of music biz justice; Guardian, 6/23/11

Marvel Superheroes and the Fathers of Invention; New York Times, 6/25/11

The Cloud That Ate Your Music; New York Times, 6/22/11

Ask Ars: which image services might commercialize my photos?; ArsTechnica.com, 6/22/11

Time For A Positive Agenda, WIPO’s Gurry Tells Copyright Crowd; Intellectual Property Watch, 6/13/11

Tattoo Artist Settles Tyson Dispute With ‘Hangover 2’; New York Times, 6/21/11

Whose song is it anyway? Boston Bruins fans co-opt Steelers song; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/15/11

[Slide Show] Major Works Affected by U.S. Copyright Law; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

Lady Gaga Okays Weird Al 'Poker Face' Parody (Video); Billboard via Hollywood Reporter, 6/4/11

[Podcast] Can You Copyright the Human Body? ; On the Media, 6/3/11

Google's YouTube policy for Android users is copyright extremism; Guardian, 5/31/11

No Progress on Google Book Settlement Talks;Tone Changing? ; Publishers Weekly, 6/1/11

[Press Release] Former US Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters Named to Copyright Clearance Center's Board of Directors; CCC, 2/16/11

[Press Release] Maria Pallante Appointed 12th Register of Copyrights; Library of Congress, 6/1/11

Out of Fear, Colleges Lock Books and Images Away From Scholars; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

Pushing Back Against Legal Threats by Putting Fair Use Forward; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

Supreme Court Takes Up Scholars' Rights; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

What's at Stake in the Georgia State Copyright Case; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/30/11

What You Don't Know About Copyright, but Should; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

The Copyright Rebellion; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

From Shelves to Internet: America's Digital Library Takes Shape; Live Science, 5/27/11

[Podcast] Cory Doctorow on copyright and piracy: 'Every pirate wants to be an admiral'; Guardian, 5/30/11

British Library creates a "national memory' with digital newspaper archive; Guardian, 5/30/11

Citing Public Interest, Judge Rules for ‘Hangover II’; New York Times, 5/24/11

Doctors and dentists tell patients, "all your review are belong to us"; ArsTechnica.com, 5/24/11

The GSU Lawsuit: You Don't Know How Lucky You Are | Peer to Peer Review; Library Journal, 5/19/11

On Tyson’s Face, It’s Art. On Film, a Legal Issue; New York Times, 5/20/11

Photographers Respond to Lady Gaga's New Copyright Demands; Rolling Stone, 3/7/11

E-Books Outsell Print Books at Amazon; New York Times, 5/20/11

New Zealand Libraries Considering Shutting Off Public Internet Access To Avoid Three Strikes Law; TechDirt.com, 5/19/11

US ITC Report On China Piracy Shows Billions In Losses: Senators Demand Action; Intellectual Property Watch, 5/18/11

Class-action lawsuit targets Righthaven's "extortion litigation"; ArsTechnica.com, 5/18/11

U. of Michigan Copyright Sleuths Start New Project to Investigate Orphan Works; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/16/11

EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar: Alphabet Soup: A P2P, DMCA, and HEOA FAQ, 5/18/11 1 PM EDT

The "PROTECT IP" Act: COICA Redux; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 5/12/11

LimeWire settles filesharing legal battle for $105m; Guardian, 5/13/11

ACTA Still Open To Interpretation, Legal Experts Say; Transparency Fight Ongoing; Intellectual Property Watch, 5/10/11

Trial Date Set for High-Stakes Copyright Case Involving Georgia State U.; Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/31/11

AP Apparently Less Concerned About Others' Copyrights; Sued For Infringing By Courtroom Artist; TechDirt.com, 5/9/11

Consumers’ Rights Still Not On Equal Footing With Copyright Owners’, Study Finds; Intellectual Property Watch, 5/3/11

Stars Gain Control of Online Images; New York Times, 5/9/11

Enforcing Copyrights Online, for a Profit; New York Times, 5/2/11

Weird Al snubbed by Lady Gaga, releases his parody without permission as fair use; BoingBoing.net, 4/20/11

Lessig At CERN: Scientific Knowledge Should Not Be Reserved For Academic Elite; Intellectual Property Watch, 4/19/11

Amazon to Allow Library Lending of Kindle Books (Updated); Library Journal, 4/20/11

NZ rushes through internet copyright bill; Sydney Morning Herald, 4/14/11

There's a better way to beat the ebook pirates; Observer via Guardian, 4/24/11