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

Bill Bryson's copyright stoush with Mike Gerrard has wider implications; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/18/13

In Dispute Over a Song, Marvin Gaye’s Family Files a Countersuit; New York Times, 10/30/13

15 years ago, Congress kept Mickey Mouse out of the public domain. Will they do it again?; Washington Post, 10/25/13

Copyright and Intellectual Property: Change is Coming; Wired.com, 10/29/13

FYI: Free Online Webinar Wed. Afternoon Oct. 30th: Copyright & Accessibility for Uploaded, Downloaded, Using Videos- esp. YouTube, October 30, 2013 3:00 PM EDT

Seeking Students’ Short ‘Hamlet’ Videos; New York Times, 10/29/13

Web inventor's open data organisation announces new global network; Guardian, 10/29/13

Star Characters, Spun Anew, May Live Well More Than Twice; New York Times, 10/22/13

Judge weighs restraining order in copyright case; San Francisco Chronicle, 10/24/13

“What Is Open Access?” An Explanatory Video; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/23/13

Open Access Week 2013: The Time for Reform Is Now; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 10/21/13

Is The NFL Committing Copyright Infringement By Using Photos Without Consent?; Forbes, 10/23/13

Sony Music Sues United Airlines Over In-Flight Music; Hollywood Reporter, 10/23/13

Questions Concerning Copyright Of Athlete Tattoos Has Companies Scrambling; Forbes, 8/14/13

Goblin topplers video removed after Utahn files copyright claim; Salt Lake Tribune, 10/23/13

How Open Access Scholarship Saves Lives; American Libraries, October 22, 2013

Not-So-Great Expectations; Inside Higher Ed, 10/18/13

Copyright Pirates Vow To Fight On After Filesharing Site Isohunt Walks The Plank; Forbes, 10/17/13

In Higher Ed Some Intellectual Property Counts More Than Others; Library Journal, 10/16/13

Kim Dotcom's Mega 'not being used for wide-scale copyright infringement'; Guardian, 10/17/13

An Alliance in Media Petitions Justices; New York Times, 10/11/13

10/22/13 & 10/24/13 Copyright/Open Access Presentations at University of Pittsburgh

Suit Filed Against Warner Bros. in Screenplay Theft; New York Times, 10/10/13

Apple Makes Questionable Copyright Claim To Pull Down iTunes Contract; TechDirt.com, 10/14/13

Copyright theft harms China, too; South China Morning Post, 10/14/13

US Copyright Reform Hearing Rescheduled To 12 December [2013]; Intellectual Property Watch, 10/11/3

US Signs WIPO Marrakesh Treaty On Copyright Exceptions For The Blind; Intellectual Property Watch, 10/11/13

You Can't Copyright The Budget Shutdown In Washington; Forbes, 10/4/13

Cheating’s Surprising Thrill; New York Times, 10/7/13

Marvel Sends Cease-and-Desist to Anticipated Punisher Fan Film; ComicBookResources.com, 10/8/13

USPTO Lays Out Process For Public Input To Copyright Policy Reform; Intellectual Property Watch, 10/8/13

Open-Access Journals Hit By Journalist's Sting; NPR, 10/4/13

Modernizing an English Garden; New York Times, 10/4/13

Use of Third-Party Artwork in Video Backdrop Is Fair Use in Copyright Claim; National Law Review, 10/4/13

The copyright cartel's plot to indoctrinate California kindergartens; Guardian, 9/29/13

Free Sherlock Holmes: the Copyright Battle of Baker Street; The Conversation, 9/30/13

Defining and Demanding a Musician’s Fair Shake in the Internet Age; New York Times, 9/30/13

Justices to Hear ‘Raging Bull’ Copyright Appeal: New York Times, 10/1/13

Record Label Picks Copyright Fight — With The Wrong Guy; NPR's All Tech Considered, 9/27/13

A Silents Gold Mine From Down Under; New York Times, 9/20/13

Copyright law and This Charming Charlie; Los Angeles Times, 9/26/13

Intellectual Property Watch; Meeting Highlights Use Of Open Data In Science, Health And Sustainable Development, 9/18/13

Yes, It's Fair Use To Mashup Charlie Brown And The Smiths; TechDirt.com, 9/24/13

U.S. judge boosts Google 'fair use' defense of digital books; Reuters, 9/23/13

Giant rubber duck causes big flap with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/22/13

Conan Doyle estate seeks to preserve US copyright of Sherlock Holmes's 'complex personality'; Guardian, 9/19/13

How the Marrakesh Treaty Opens Vistas for Print-Disabled Readers; American Libraries, September/October 2013

Nicki Minaj sued by mystery man for copyright infringement; Guardian, 9/12/13

Court Gives a Victory to Pandora Over Licensing Streaming Music; New York Times, 9/18/13

California’s Community Colleges Shift to Creative Commons Licenses; Wired Campus, 9/16/13