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/

ALA President Talks to Publishers at AAP Event in NYC; Info Docket, 9/27/12

Maintaining relevance in a changing world: an interview with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry; WIPO Magazine, September 2012

The Bruce Willis dilemma? In the digital era, we own nothing; Guardian, 9/3/12

What's so funny about Gangnam Style?; Guardian, 9/24/12

All the TV News Since 2009, on One Web Site; New York Times, 9/17/12

Cambodia arrests Pirate Bay co-founder; Yahoo News, 9/3/12

Another Pop Group Tells Romney to Stop Using Its Song; New York Times, 8/16/12

Divergent Approaches To Copyright Reform Emerge In Europe; Intellectual Property Watch, 8/3/12

France will cut funding to its piracy police; paidContent, 8/3/12

With Key Filings in, Trials Loom In Google Book Cases; Publishers Weekly, 8/3/12

WIPO Still On Course For Instruments On Copyright Exceptions, Broadcasting; Intellectual Property Watch, 12

An Upstart Free Course Provider Holds a Cookout to Meet Its Students; Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/29/12

Google Books hasn't cost authors a dime, company says; ArsTechnica.com, 7/27/12

Disruptions: Innovations Snuffed Out by Craigslist; New York Times, 7/29/12

How Fair Use Can Help Solve the Orphan Works Problem; 6/18/12

The World's Nicest Cease-And-Desist Letter Ever Goes Viral, Sells Books; Forbes, 7/26/12

In Sweden, Taking File Sharing to Heart. And to Church; New York Times, 7/25/12

Why Do the Chinese Copy So Much?; International Herald Tribune, 7/25/12

If Three Constitutes Company, Add Lawyers to Make It a Crowd; New York Times, 7/17/12

Survey Shows Growing Strength of E-Books; New York Times, 7/18/12

Yes, video of Obama belting out "I'm so in love with you" is fair use; ArsTechnica.com, 7/17/12

Music publisher uses DMCA to take down Romney ad of Obama crooning; ArsTechnica, 7/16/12

Universities Reshaping Education on the Web; New York Times, 7/17/12

More Copyright Treaties Sprouting At WIPO; Intellectual Property Watch, 7/16/12

Reforming Copyright Is Possible; Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/9/12

Even at a Comics Event, You Can’t Defy Gravitas; New York Times, 7/13/12

Extradition Suspect Calculated the Savings From Piracy; New York Times, 7/13/12

Gay Couple Eyes Lawsuit After Finding Pic on 'Hate Group' Mailer; Good Morning America via Yahoo News, 7/12/12

Rostrum defends Mac Miller; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/13/12

Lord Finesse hits Mac Miller with $10 million copyright lawsuit; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/12/12

Why we are breaking the Pirate Bay ban; Guardian, 7/11/12

Kim Dotcom: I'll extradite myself to US if they give my money back; Guardian, 7/11/12

U.S. Pursuing a Middleman in Web Piracy; New York Times, 7/12/12

Home secretary upholds decision to extradite Richard O'Dwyer; Guardian, 7/9/12

Acta didn't stand a chance in the age of the social internet; Guardian, 7/5/12

Europe Moves to Aid Digital Music Industry; New York Times, 7/10/12

Digital Notes: Grooveshark Wins a Battle, But Can It Win the War?; New York Times, 7/11/12

Judge Says Aereo, a TV Streaming Service, May Continue; New York Times, 7/11/12

Tech and Media Elite Are Likely to Debate Piracy; New York Times, 7/9/12

European Parliament Rejects Anti-Piracy Treaty; New York Times, 7/4/12

Megaupload Founder Goes From Arrest to Cult Hero; New York Times, 7/3/12

The Black Keys Sue Home Depot and Pizza Hut; New York Times, 6/22/12

@KimDotcom Jokes of Money ‘Laundering’ and Tennis ‘Racketeering’; New York Times, 6/22/12

Japan Passes Jail-for-Downloaders Anti-Piracy Law; Wired.com, 6/21/12

Unprecedented Vote: EU Parliament Trade Committee Rejects ACTA; Intellectual Property Watch, 6/21/12

NPR Intern Gets an Earful After Blogging About 11,000 Songs, Almost None Paid For; New York Times, 6/19/12

Fair Use, Art, Swiss Cheese and Me; New York Times, 6/16/12

German court sentences founder of illegal movie downloading platform to prison term; Associated Press via Washington Post, 6/14/12

MLA Shift on Copyright; Inside Higher Ed, 6/6/12

French Publisher Group Strikes Deal With Google Over E-Books; New York Times, 6/11/12