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

Stallone did not copy screenplay for "The Expendables": judge; Reuters, 12/27/12

Game of Thrones most pirated TV show; Guardian, 12/24/12

UK copyright laws to be freed up and parody laws relaxed; Guardian, 12/20/12

WIPO To Negotiate Treaty For The Blind In June; ‘Still Some Distance To Travel’ ; Intellectual Property Watch, 12/18/12

Alicia Keys Sued Over 'Girl on Fire': Is It Based on a Blogger's Ear?; Hollywood Reporter, 12/17/12

Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted copyright-reform memo; ArsTechnica.com, 12/6/12

Feeling the Heat, Yoga Chain Bows to Bikram, Despite Federal Ruling; New York Times, 12/10/12

eBooks For Libraries Web Site Relaunches, Focus is Now Public Awareness About Issues; Library Journal,12/11/12

Richard O'Dwyer's two-year extradition ordeal ends in New York; Guardian, 12/6/12

Publishers brace for authors to reclaim book rights in 2013; paidContent, org, 11/27/12

Posting A Parody Video? Read This First.; Library Journal, 11/29/12

Beastie Boys call for sampling lawsuit to be dismissed; Guardian, 11/29/12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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