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/

Friday, November 30, 2012

HathiTrust Verdict Could Transform University Access for the Blind; Library Journal, 11/7/12

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Meredith Schwartz, Library Journal; HathiTrust Verdict Could Transform University Access for the Blind : "Now that the HathiTrust verd...

Reshaping The International Copyright System To Facilitate Education In Developing Countries; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/28/12

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Tiphaine Nunzia Caulier, Intellectual Property Watch; Reshaping The International Copyright System To Facilitate Education In Developing Cou...

Google Fires a Rare Public Salvo Over Aggregators; New York Times, 11/28/12

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Kevin J. O'Brien, New York Times; Google Fires a Rare Public Salvo Over Aggrega tors: "That all changed this week when Google fire...

[Video] How did Richard O'Dwyer strike a deal to avoid extradition?, 11/28/12

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[Video: 1 min. 49 sec.] James Ball, Guardian; How did Richard O'Dwyer strike a deal to avoid extradition? : "Guardian data journa...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Case Against UCLA For Streaming Licensed DVDs To Students Dismissed Yet Again; TechDirt.com, 11/26/12

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; Case Against UCLA For Streaming Licensed DVDs To Students Dismissed Yet Again : "A few years ago we wrote ...

After Father’s Objection, Play About Amy Winehouse Is Canceled; New York Times, 11/26/12

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James C. McKinley, Jr., New York Times; After Father’s Objection, Play About Amy Winehouse Is Canceled : "The Royal Theater in Denmark...

Wikipedia founder hails extradition deal with US and calls for law reform; Guardian, 11/28/12

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Lizzy Davies, James Ball, Owen Bowcott, Guardian; Wikipedia founder hails extradition deal with US and calls for law reform : "Wikiped...

WIPO Committee Finishes A Step Closer To Treaty For Visually Impaired; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/24/12

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Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch; WIPO Committee Finishes A Step Closer To Treaty For Visually Impaired : "After a long wee...

Republicans' brief flash of intellectual property insight; Guardiian, 11/23/12

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Dan Gillmor, Guardian; Republicans' brief flash of intellectual property ins ight: "A small outburst of policy sanity broke out fr...

Building a Digital Public Library of America; Library Journal, 11/26/12

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John Palfrey, Library Journal; Building a Digital Public Library of America : "...how can the DPLA provide access to knowledge in a di...

Podcast [2 hours, 3 minutes], Robert Darnton and Susan Flannery: "Digitizing the Culture of Print: The Digital Public Library of America and Other Urgent Projects", 11/2/12

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Podcast [2 hours, 3 minutes], Robert Darnton and Susan Flannery: "Digitizing the Culture of Print: The Digital Public Library of Americ...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

University Consortium to Offer Small Online Courses for Credit; New York Times, 11/15/12

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Hannah Seligson, New York Times; University Consortium to Offer Small Online Courses for Credit : "Starting next fall, 10 prominent un...

On the Hobbit trail in New Zealand; Guardian, 11/16/12

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Rebecca Nicholson, Guardian; On the Hobbit trail in New Zealand : "People involved with Middle Earth-related tours talk wearily of cop...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

You Can’t Say That on the Internet; New York Times, 11/16/12

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Evgeny Morozov, New York Times; You Can’t Say That on the Internet : "Thanks to Silicon Valley, our public life is undergoing a transf...

Creation and copyright law: the case of 3D printing; Conversation, 11/8/12

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Matthew Rimmer, Conversation; Creation and copyright law: the case of 3D printing : "In Australia, the developers of 3D printing face ...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

YouTube videos make people money, but songwriters rarely see any of it; Guardian, 11/13/12

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Helienne Lindvall, Guardian; YouTube videos make people money, but songwriters rarely see any of it : "Naturally, songwriters prefer t...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Google Presses Fair Use Case in Book Scanning Appeal; Library Journal, 11/12/12

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Gary Price, Library Journal; Google Presses Fair Use Case in Book Scanning Appeal : "On November 9, Google asked a federal appeals cou...

The Fight for Free Information: Liberate Our Cultural Assets from Economic Prisons; Library Journal, 11/12/12

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John N. Berry III, Library Journal; The Fight for Free Information: Liberate Our Cultural Assets from Economic Prisons : "A huge, muc...

Authors Guild Appeals HathiTrust Decision, Library Copyright Alliance Issues Statement; Library Journal, 11/9/12

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Gary Price, Library Journal; Authors Guild Appeals HathiTrust Decision, Library Copyright Alliance Issues Statement : "On November 8, ...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Could US Election Result Reverse Ever-Stronger Copyright Protection?; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/7/12

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Intellectual Property Watch; Could US Election Result Reverse Ever-Stronger Copyright Protection? : "US voters returned President Obam...
Saturday, November 3, 2012

US Makes New Exemptions To Digital Millennium Copyright Act Provision; Intellectual Property Watch, 11/1/12

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Maricel Estavillo, Intellectual Property Watch; US Makes New Exemptions To Digital Millennium Copyright Act Provision : "The United St...

Artist who sued Twitter over copyright declares victory—via settlement; ArsTechnica.com, 11/2/12

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Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica.com; Artist who sued Twitter over copyright declares victory—via settlement : "Two months ago, an artist name...
Friday, November 2, 2012

Aliens Have Landed, Hoping To License All Of Humanity's Music; All Songs Considered, 7/9/12

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Bob Boilen, All Songs Considered; Aliens Have Landed, Hoping To License All Of Humanity's Music : "This just in: Aliens from pret...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Q&A: Troubleshooting Video Problems in Facebook; New York Times, 10/26/12

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J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times; Q&A: Troubleshooting Video Problems in Facebook : "Q.I recently uploaded a video I had shot to F...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Justices Weigh Case on Imported Textbooks; New York times, 10/29/12

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Liptak, A., New York Times; Justices Weigh Case on Imported Text books: "The general rule for products made in the United States is th...

What You Need to Know About Kirtsaeng v. Wiley; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/12

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Chronicle of Higher Education; What You Need to Know About Kirtsaeng v. Wiley : "Many college students resell their textbooks online. ...

Supreme Court Appears Divided on Copyright Case Affecting Libraries and Publishers; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/29/12

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Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education; Supreme Court Appears Divided on Copyright Case Affecting Libraries and Publishers : "...

Victory for HathiTrust and Fair Use; Columbia Science and Technology Law Review; 10/23/12

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Rachel Bandli, Columbia Science and Technology Law Review; Victory for HathiTrust and Fair Use : "The Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrus...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Sony Sued Over William Faulkner Quote in 'Midnight in Paris'; Hollywood Reporter, 10/25/12

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Alex Ben Block, Hollywood Reporter; Sony Sued Over William Faulkner Quote in 'Midnight in Paris' : "Sony Pictures Classics and...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Library Associations Brace for First Sale Fight with Owners’ Rights Lobby Effort; Library Journal, 10/23/12

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Meredith Schwartz, Library Journal; Library Associations Brace for First Sale Fight with Owners’ Rights Lobby Effort : "The American L...

Teachers make extra money selling materials on the Web; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/20/12

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Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated Press via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Teachers make extra money selling materials on the W eb: "Whil...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Start Nears on Plan to Combat Online Infringement; New York Times, 10/18/12

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; Start Nears on Plan to Combat Online Infringement : "Last year, five major Internet service providers and...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Warner wins key victory in Superman battle; Los Angeles Times, 10/17/12

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Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times; Warner wins key victory in Superman battle : "In a crucial legal victory for the Burbank studio, a feder...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Kim Dotcom plans Megaupload reboot; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/12/12

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Nick Perry, Sydney Morning Herald; Kim Dotcom plans Megaupload reboot : "Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stan...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Dealing fairly with freelances; Guardian, 10/11/12

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Guardian; Dealing fairly with freelances : "Designed to balance the rights of individual freelances with the needs of GNM as an intern...

Immortal Images of Native Americans; New York Times, 10/12/12

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Timothy Egan, New York Times; Immortal Images of Native Americans : "The great task broke Curtis. He died alone, a pauper, in a tiny a...

Judge Says Fair Use Protects Universities in Book-Scanning Project; Wired.com, 10/10/12

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David Kravets, Wired.com; Judge Says Fair Use Protects Universities in Book-Scanning Project : "Fair use is a defense to copyright inf...

‘U’ wins copyright lawsuit against Hathitrust digitalization project; Michigan Daily, 10/11/12

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Austen Hufford, Michigan Daily; ‘U’ wins copyright lawsuit against Hathitrust digitalization project: "The judge wrote that the case ...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Russian Social Network vKontakte Held Liable For Copyright Infringement A Second Time; Intellectual Property Watch, 10/12/12

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Daria Kim, Intellectual Property Watch; Russian Social Network vKontakte Held Liable For Copyright Infringement A Second Time : "This ...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Judge Hands HathiTrust Digital Repository a Win in Fair-Use Case; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/10/12

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Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education; Judge Hands HathiTrust Digital Repository a Win in Fair-Use Case : "Academic libraries...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril; Market Watch, 10/7/12

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Jennifer Waters, Market Watch; Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril : "At issue in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is th...

Stan Lee Media sues Disney for billions over Marvel characters; ComicBookResources.com, 10/10/12

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; Stan Lee Media sues Disney for billions over Marvel characters : "Undeterred by numerous legal ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Man who defaced Tate Modern's Rothko canvas says he's added value; Guardian, 10/7/12

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Ben Quinn, Guardian; Man who defaced Tate Modern's Rothko canvas says he's added value : "On Sunday night, a man who identifie...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Do patent and copyright law restrict competition and creativity excessively? Posner; Becker-Posner Blog, 9/30/12

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Becker-Posner Blog; Do patent and copyright law restrict competition and creativity excessively? Posner : "The most serious problem wi...

Google Deal Gives Publishers a Choice: Digitize or Not; New York Times, 10/4/12

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Miller, C. New York Times; Google Deal Gives Publishers a Choice: Digitize or Not : ""The settlement does not answer the question...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

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

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Matt Enis and Gary Price, Info Docket; ALA President Talks to Publishers at AAP Event in NYC : "American Library Association President...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

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

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WIPO Magazine; Maintaining relevance in a changing world: an interview with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry : "Ahead of WIPO's...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

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

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Dan Gillmor, Guardian; The Bruce Willis dilemma? In the digital era, we own nothing : "The entertainment industry is rapidly steering ...

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

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Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian; What's so funny about Gangnam Style? : "Psy has produced a video that is born to spawn and has further fac...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

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

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Bill Carter, New York Times; All the TV News Since 2009, on One Web Site : "The latest ambitious effort by the archive, which has alre...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section
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