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

Federal Judge Strikes Down California’s Art Royalties Law; New York Times, 5/21/12

Supreme Court Passes on File-Sharing Case, but Still No End Is in Sight; New York Times, 5/21/12

Georgia State Copyright Case: What You Need To Know—and What It Means for E-Reserves; LibraryJournal.com, 5/17/12

Google, Author’s Guild Clash Over Class Action and Standing; LibraryJournal.com, 15/10/12

Beastie Boys Face New Suit Over Sampling; New York Times, 5/8/12

CBS Sues ABC Over 'Big Brother'-Type Reality Show 'Glass House'; Hollywood Reporter, 5/10/12

Village People Singer Wins a Legal Battle in Fight to Reclaim Song Rights; New York Times, 5/8/12

A DVR Ad Eraser Causes Tremors at TV Upfronts; New York Times, 5/16/12

FREE Copyright Webinars: Friday, May 18th & Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Publishers and Georgia State See Broad Implications in Copyright Ruling; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/14/12

At 92, Bandit to Hollywood but Hero to Soldiers; New York Times, 4/26/12

Music Film Is Delayed by Fees for Songs; New York Times, 4/25/12

Art Is Long; Copyrights Can Even Be Longer; New York Times, 4/24/12

High court steps into key online copyright case; Salt Lake Tribune via Associated Press, 4/16/12

Warner Bros. Claims "Significant Victory" In Superman Lawsuit; ComicBookResources.com, 4/17/12

A Film’s Superheroes Include the Director; New York Times, 4/12

Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement; Educause, 4/4/12

A Boss for ‘Six Strikes’ Copyright Enforcement; New York Times, 4/3/12

Appeals Court Revives Viacom Suit Against YouTube; New York Times, 4/5/12

The Apple ebook price-fixing lawsuit has terrifying implications; Guardian, 4/13/12

[Op-Ed] When Stealing Isn’t Stealing; New York Times, 3/28/12

Google Begins to Scale Back Its Scanning of Books From University Libraries; Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/9/12

Drilling Down: What Small Businesses Should Know About Pinterest; New York Times, 3/26/12

Op-ed: Imminent "six strikes" Copyright Alert System needs antitrust scrutiny; ArsTechnica.com, 3/18/12

Hobbit pub in Southampton threatened with legal action; BBC News, 3/13/12

Justice Department Threatens Apple, Publishers over E-Book Pricing; Time, 3/8/12

Eternal Copyright: a modest proposal; Telegraph, 2/20/12

Copyright Cheats Face the Music in France; New York Times, 2/19/12

ReDigi, the ‘Used’ Digital Music Store, Stays Alive; New York Times, 2/7/12

Digital Notes: New Charges, and More Details, in Megaupload Case; New York Times, 2/17/12

G.O.P. Candidates Are Told, Don’t Use the Verses, It’s Not Your Song; New York Times, 2/3/12

Does Honda Get a Day Off From Paying a ‘Ferris Bueller’ Copyright Fee?; New York Times, 2/3/12

Newt Gingrich sued for using Eye of the Tiger as campaign song; Reuters via Guardian, 1/31/12

Petition Targeting Elsevier’s Business Practices Begins to Snowball; LibraryJournal.com, 1/31/12

Rapper K'Naan upset Mitt Romney used his song; Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com, 2/1/12

ALA Midwinter 2012: Head of RLUK Calls Research Works Act ‘Audacious in the Extreme’; LibraryJournal.com, 1/24/12

Fair-Use Guide Seeks to Solve Librarians’ VHS-Cassette Problem; Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/25/12

The MPAA talks about SOPA/PIPA and responds to the 'campaign of misinformation'; EntertainmentWeekly.com, 1/25/12

Who Gets to See Published Research?; Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/22/12

Obama Announces New Trade Enforcement Unit With IP Focus; Intellectual Property Watch, 1/25/12

Kim Dotcom: Police Cut Way Into Mansion To Arrest Megaupload Founder; Reuters via HuffingtonPost.com, 1/21/12

Potential SOPA/PIPA Revisions; New York Times, 1/22/12

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Pulled Foreign Works Back Under Copyright; Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/18/12

What’s the Best Way to Protect Against Online Piracy?; New York Times, 1/20/12

Senate Postpones Vote on Internet Anti-Piracy Bill; New York Times, 1/20/12

FBI shuts down Megaupload file-sharing site; ComicBookResources.com, 1/20/12

In Fight Over Piracy Bills, New Economy Rises Against Old; New York Times, 1/18/12

US Supreme Court Rules On Golan v. Holder, Key Public Domain Case; Intellectual Property Watch, 1/18/12

Web Protests Piracy Bills, and 2 Senators Change Course; New York Times, 1/18/12

SOPA, Internet Piracy And Power; NPR's On Point, 1/18/12