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/

Court Ruling Says Marvel Holds Rights, Not an Artist; New York Times, 7/28/11

The Empire Strikes Out: Artist Prevails in British Suit Over ‘Star Wars’ Costumes; New York Times, 7/27/11

Mike Batt: my greatest mistake; Guardian, 7/29/11

Marvel Wins Copyrights Over Kirby Heirs; ComicBookResources.com, 7/28/11

Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist And Arranger, Has Died; NPR's Morning Edition, 7/26/11

Judge Urges Settlement In Google Books Case; Wall Street Journal, 7/20/11

Open Information Activist Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Millions of JSTOR Articles; Library Journal, 7/19/11

Judge calls $1.5M file-sharing judgment "appalling," slashes to $54,000; ArsTechnica.com, 7/23/11

Parliament Study: ACTA Not Fully In Line With EU Rules; Intellectual Property Watch, 7/20/11

Why I'm Not Going Near Spotify (and Why You Shouldn't Either); Harvard Business Review, 7/22/11

Celine Dion shuts down parody website; Guardian, 7/22/11

[Obituary] Sherwood Schwartz obituary; Guardian, 7/14/11

French copyright cops: we're swamped with "three strikes" complaints; ArsTechnica.com, 7/15/11

[Editorial] A New Try at Curbing Piracy; New York Times, 6/16/11

[Podcast] Congress, Copyright and Monkeys; On the Media, 7/15/11

Designers Revisit Copyright Protection; New York Times, 7/15/11

Youth-Culture Photographer Ryan McGinley Sued for Copyright Violation; New York Times, 7/13/11

To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties; New York Times, 7/7/11

[Podcast] Q&A: Kirby Ferguson; On the Media, 7/1/11

Ericsson Recognizes That 'Piracy' Isn't The Problem, But A Symptom Of Failed Business Models; TechDirt.com, 7/1/11

The Fans Own the Magic; New York Times, 7/1/11

Google may be poised to bid for Hulu; Los Angeles Times, 7/2/11

Rebecca Black pulls ‘Friday’ from YouTube; Washington Post, 6/17/11

Newspaper chain fights for copyright troll's survival; ArsTechnica.com, 7/1/11

Berlin Wall artists sue city in copyright controversy; Guardian, 5/3/11

A Free Site Helps Find Stolen Cam; New York Times, 6/12/11

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