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/

Saturday, August 31, 2013

VCR’s Past Is Guiding Television’s Future; New York Times, 7/28/13

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David Carr, New York Times; VCR’s Past Is Guiding Television’s Future : "It is a truism of all businesses, especially media, that once...
Friday, August 30, 2013

Twenty-Sixth Horace S. Manges Lecture, Columbia University Law School, 3/4/13

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Maria A. Pallante, U.S. Register of Copyrights; The Next Great Copyright Act : "Tonight my topic is the next great copyright act, but...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

White House Copyright Czar Jumps to Industry Anti-Piracy Group; Wired, 8/28/13

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David Kravets, Wired; White House Copyright Czar Jumps to Industry Anti-Piracy Group : "Victoria Espinel, the nation’s copyright czar ...

Songwriters Sue to Defend a Summer Hit; New York Times, 8/16/13

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; Songwriters Sue to Defend a Summer Hit : "Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” is the song of the summer, spend...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

U. of Maryland University College Closes Intellectual Property Center; Inside Higher Ed, 6/10/13

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Inside Higher Ed; U. of Maryland University College Closes Intellectual Property Center : "The University of Maryland University Colle...

Why you won’t see or hear the ‘I have a dream’ speech; Washington Post, 8/27/13

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Josh Schiller, Washington Post; Why you won’t see or hear the ‘I have a dream’ speech : "Although it has been the subject of at least ...

Online lecture prompts legal fight on copyright; Boston Globe, 8/27/13

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Michael B. Farrell, Boston Globe; Online lecture prompts legal fight on copyright : "Famed Harvard legal professor Lawrence Lessig may...

Why It's Difficult To Find Full Video Of King's Historic Speech; NPR, 8/23/13

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Eyder Peralta, NPR; Why It's Difficult To Find Full Video Of King's Historic Speech : "As thousands gather in Washington over ...
Monday, August 26, 2013

C Train Cafe? Transit Agency May Put Up Fight M.T.A. Guards Against Copyright Infringement; New York Times, 8/23/13

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Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times; C Train Cafe? Transit Agency May Put Up Fight; M.T.A. Guards Against Copyright Infringement : "Powe...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

CBS prevails in 'The Glass House' legal dispute; Los Angeles Times, 8/19/13

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Meg James, Los Angeles Times; CBS prevails in 'The Glass House' legal dispute : "CBS Corp. wants to send the message that it w...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Can’t Buy Me Love? A Lawsuit Debates It; New York Times, 7/15/13

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Eric Grode, New York Times; Can’t Buy Me Love? A Lawsuit Debates It : "This time, however, the bad blood extends to the courthouse, wh...

The Past Is Not Dead, but Faulkner Case Against ‘Midnight in Paris’ Is Dismissed; New York Times, 7/19/13

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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; The Past Is Not Dead, but Faulkner Case Against ‘Midnight in Paris’ Is Dismissed : "A courtroom face-off...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

A Legal Defeat for Anne Frank House; New York Times, 6/26/13

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Scott Sayare, New York Times; A Legal Defeat for Anne Frank House : "In what may prove to be the conclusion to a long and bitter legal...

Appeals Court’s Ruling Helps Google in Book-Scanning Lawsuit; New York Times, 7/1/13

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Julie Bosman, New York Times; Appeals Court’s Ruling Helps Google in Book-Scanning Lawsuit : "Google scored a victory in the long-runn...

Over 50 Countries Sign Marrakesh Treaty On Copyright Exceptions And Limitations For The Blind; Intellectual Property Watch, 7/1/13

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Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch; Over 50 Countries Sign Marrakesh Treaty On Copyright Exceptions And Limitations For The Blind :...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Joel Tenenbaum's $675,000 Music Downloading Fine Upheld; Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com, 6/25/13

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Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com; Joel Tenenbaum's $675,000 Music Downloading Fine Upheld : "A $675,000 verdict against a f...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Filmmaker picks a copyright fight with “Happy Birthday”; ArsTechnica.com, 6/14/13

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Joe Mullin, ArsTechnica.com; Filmmaker picks a copyright fight with “Happy Birthday” : "Filmmakers and TV producers have long been ha...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Game of Thrones Breaks Piracy Records (and That May Be Good); ComicBookResources.com, 6/14/13

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Anna Pinkert, ComicBookResources.com; Game of Thrones Breaks Piracy Records (and That May Be Good) : "It turns out that in a single 2...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

AAUP Sees MOOCs as Spawning New Threats to Professors' Intellectual Property; Chronicle of Higher Education, 6/12/13

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Peter Schmidt, Chronicle of Higher Education; AAUP Sees MOOCs as Spawning New Threats to Professors' Intellectual Property : "Coll...
Monday, June 3, 2013

French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy; New York Times, 6/2/13

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy : "Elsewhere, countries that have adopted systems invo...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Harper Lee Sues Agent Over Copyright on ‘Mockingbird’; New York Times, 5/6/13

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Julie Bosman, New York Times; Harper Lee Sues Agent Over Copyright on ‘Mockingbird’ : "According to the complaint, filed in federal co...
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Court Dismisses Craigslist Suit Against Competitors; New York Times, 5/1/13

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Nick Bilton, New York Times; Court Dismisses Craigslist Suit Against Competitors : "Craigslist does not have exclusive licenses to the...

As Works Flood In, Nation’s Library Treads Water; New York Times, 5/3/13

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Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times; As Works Flood In, Nation’s Library Treads Water : "Fantasia, the R&B star and one-time “Amer...

Jeffrey Bleich, U.S. Ambassador, Urges Australians To Stop Stealing 'Game Of Thrones'; Reuters via HuffingtonPost.com, 4/26/13

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Reuters via HuffingtonPost.com; Jeffrey Bleich, U.S. Ambassador, Urges Australians To Stop Stealing 'Game Of Thrones ' : "Taki...
Monday, April 15, 2013

My Copyright Career; New York Times, 4/13/13

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Tracey L. Armstrong, New York Times; My Copyright Career : "Then, in December that year, I found a job as a clerk at the Copyright Cle...
Monday, April 8, 2013

The Slow Death of the American Author; New York Times, 4/7/13

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Scott Turow, New York Times; The Slow Death of the American Author : "Authors practice one of the few professions directly protected i...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

A Setback for Resellers of Digital Products; New York Times, 4/1/13

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; A Setback for Resellers of Digital Products : "The case has been closely watched as a test of whether the...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Copyright wars are damaging the health of the internet; Guardian, 3/28/13

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Cory Doctorow, Guardian; Copyright wars are damaging the health of the internet : "So what is the solution to the copyright wars? It...

The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook; InfoJustice.org, 3/27/13

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Jonathan Band, InfoJustice.org; The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook : "More than 40 countries with over one-third of the world’s popula...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Copyright Ruling Rings With Echo of Betamax; New York Times, 3/26/13

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Eduardo Porter, New York Times; Copyright Ruling Rings With Echo of Betamax : "[T]he court held that the publisher’s right to ban impo...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Sounds of Copyright Reform; Library Journal, 3/22/13

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Michael Kelley, Library Journal; Sounds of Copyright Reform : "This country’s fascinating and invaluable patrimony of recorded sound a...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Justices Permit Resale Of Copyrighted Imports; New York Times, 3/19/13

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Adam Liptak, New York Times; Justices Permit Resale Of Copyrighted Imports : "The copyright case, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, ...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Imagining a Swap Meet for E-Books and Music; New York Times, 3/7/13

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David Streitfeld, New York Times; Imagining a Swap Meet for E-Books and Music : "On Thursday, the United States Patent and Trademark O...

Suit Says Sherlock Belongs to the Ages; New York Times, 3/6/13

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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times; Suit Says Sherlock Belongs to the Ages : "A few weeks later, after a leading Holmes scholar and l...
Sunday, March 3, 2013

We Aren’t in the Old Kansas, Toto; New York Times, 2/28/13

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Brooks Barnes, New York Times; We Aren’t in the Old Kansas, Toto : "...there are also some important differences between the two movie...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

German Copyright Law Targets Google Links; New York Times, 3/1/13

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Melissa Eddy, New York Times; German Copyright Law Targets Google Links : "As originally proposed by the government of Chancellor Ange...

White House Delivers New Open-Access Policy That Has Activists Cheering; Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/22/13

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Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education; White House Delivers New Open-Access Policy That Has Activists Cheering : "The memo al...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Online Piracy Alert System to Begin This Week; New York Times, 2/25/13

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; Online Piracy Alert System to Begin This Week : "The Copyright Alert System, a program of escalating warn...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

FASTR Aims to Speed Open Access to Government-Funded Research; Library Journal, 2/21/13

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Meredith Schwartz, Library Journal; FASTR Aims to Speed Open Access to Government-Funded Research : "The Fair Access to Science and Te...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

U.S. Moves to Provide Quicker Access to Publicly Financed Scientific Research; New York Times, 2/22/13

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Kenneth Chang, New York Times; U.S. Moves to Provide Quicker Access to Publicly Financed Scientific Research : "In a memorandum issued...

For Music Industry, a Story of Two Googles; New York Times, 2/21/13

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; For Music Industry, a Story of Two Googles : "One Google is represented by its suite of entertainment med...

French Publishers Forge Deal With Google, Breaking Ranks With Europe; New York Times, 2/17/13

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Eric Pfanner, New York Times; French Publishers Forge Deal With Google, Breaking Ranks With Europe : "Publishers in France say they ha...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Public Domain, My Dear Watson? Lawsuit Challenges Conan Doyle Copyrights; New York Times, 2/15/13

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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times; Public Domain, My Dear Watson? Lawsuit Challenges Conan Doyle Copyrights : "Some 125 years after ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

DC Comics wins copyright lawsuit over Batmobile replicas; ComicBookResources.com, 2/8/13

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; DC Comics wins copyright lawsuit over Batmobile replicas : "A federal judge on Thursday dealt a...

Copyright and Libraries – Help!; Library Journal, 2/4/13

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Cheryl LaGuardia, Library Journal; Copyright and Libraries – Help! : "Copyright’s an issue whose prominence has increased enormously ...

Internet copyright law has to have public support if it's going to work; Guardian, 1/31/13

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Cory Doctorow, Guardian; Internet copyright law has to have public support if it's going to work : "I know lots of people who disa...

In Dispute Over Ray Charles Songs, Family Gains Victory in Court; New York Times, 1/30/13

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; In Dispute Over Ray Charles Songs, Family Gains Victory in Court : "A dispute between the children of Ray...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Caribbean Nation Gets an International Go-Ahead to Break U.S. Copyright Laws; New York Times, 1/28/13

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Annie Lowrey, New York Times; Caribbean Nation Gets an International Go-Ahead to Break U.S. Copyright Laws : "Trade experts said that ...

Playing Whac-a-Mole With Piracy Sites; New York Times, 1/28/13

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Ben Sisario and Tanzina Vega, New York Times; Playing Whac-a-Mole With Piracy Sites : "This month, the University of Southern Californ...

As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle; New York Times, 1/28/13

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle : "A decade after Apple revolutionized the music wo...
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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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