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

Copyright Office Supports Federalization of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings; LibraryJournal.com, 12/29/11

Songwriters Group Backs Village People Singer in Rights Case; New York Times, 12/20/11

A Comic Distributes Himself; New York Times, 12/18/11

Marvel in Support of SOPA; ComicBookResources.com, 12/29/11

Marvel Wins Court Battle Over Rights to Ghost Rider; New York Times, 12/29/11

Publishers vs. Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War; New York Times, 12/24/11

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Uploader Sentenced to One Year in Prison; ComicBookResources.com, 12/19/11

M.I.T. Expands Its Free Online Courses; New York Times, 12/19/11

Angelina Jolie dismisses lawsuit against In the Land of Blood and Honey; Guardian, 12/7/11

In the Bronx, a Collision of Cars, Celebrity and Copyright; New York Times, 11/28/11

Revealing the Habits of Copyright Advocates; New York Times, 12/16/11

Library Copyright Alliance Releases Letter Welcoming OPEN Act; Digital Shift, 12/16/11

Stop Online Piracy Act Vote Delayed; Wired.com, 12/16/11

Lines Drawn on Antipiracy Bills; New York Times, 12/14/11

E-Books, Shmee-Books: Readers Return to the Stores; New York Times, 12/12/11

Yoga Pose Copyright Bid Too Big of a Stretch, Regulator Says; BusinessWeek, 12/12/11

Exploring open access in higher education: live chat best bits; Guardian, 12/7/11

HathiTrust Defendants Respond to Authors Guild Lawsuit; Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/5/11

Dyson seeks to block copycat manufacturers in China; Guardian, 12/4/11

SOPA on the ropes? Bipartisan alternative to 'Net censorship emerges; ArsTechnica.com, 12/2/11

Colbert Takes On SOPA; TechDirt.com, 12/2/11

Cambridge U. Press Would Like to Rent You an Article; Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/30/11

[Book Review of Robert Levine's "Free Ride"] Inconspicuous Consumption; New York Times, 11/25/11

SOPA Opponents' Bogus Net Neutrality Comparisons; Forbes, 11/28/11

[Editorial] Piracy vs. an open Internet; Los Angeles Times, 11/25/11

[Editorial ] Going After the Pirates; New York Times, 11/26/11

Penguin Restores Kindle Lending, but Still Not Providing Digital Editions of New Titles; The Digital Shift, 11/23/11

Librarians Face Patrons Unhappy With Penguin Policy Change; ALA Condemns Ebook Decision; The Digital Shift, 11/22/11

European Court Rejects Call for I.S.P.’s to Curb Illegal File Sharing; New York Times, 11/24/11

Movie fans turn to piracy when the online cupboard is bare; Guardian, 11/22/11

Music label sues over Seth Rogen's 50/50; Guardian, 11/21/11

WIPO SCCR Constructs Library Exceptions Topics For Discussion; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/23/11

“Marathon” WIPO Copyright Session Opens With Hopes, Treaty Prospects; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/22/11

Penguin Suspends E-Book Availability to Libraries; New York Times, 11/22/11

Anti-piracy bill meets Web-freedom backlash; CNN.com, 11/18/11

Strange bedfellows: Nancy Pelosi, Ron Paul join SOPA opposition; ArsTechnica.com, 11/17/11

Stop Sopa now; Guardian, 11/16/11

Novelist Fights the Tide by Opening a Bookstore; New York Times, 11/15/11

ReDigi, Reseller of Digital Music, Responds to Industry Criticism; New York Times, 11/15/11

Sopa condemned by web giants as 'internet blacklist bill'; Guardian, 11/16/11

SOPA, The Internet Censorship Bill, Was Lauded By Both Parties In Key House Hearing; HuffingtonPost.com, 11/16/11

Site to Resell Music Files Has Critics; New York Times, 11/14/11

Library Copyright Alliance Voices Concerns Over Anti-Piracy Legislation; Library Journal, 11/9/11

[Book Review]; Free Ride: How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back, by Robert Levine; Business Week, 11/3/11

Sirius’s Move to Bypass a Royalty Payment Clearinghouse Causes an Uproar; New York Times, 11/6/11

Justin Bieber: Klobuchar should be 'locked up'; Star Tribune, 10/28/11

E-PARASITE Bill: 'The End Of The Internet As We Know It'; TechDirt.com, 10/27/11

A Store of Images, From a Time When ‘Cut and Paste’ Meant Just That; New York Times, 10/30/11

How to Reform Copyright; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/9/11

A National Digital Public Library Begins to Take Shape; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/25/11