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 to Legalize Unlocking Cellphones Passes Congress; New York Times, 7/25/14

The Pirate Bay Goes Mobile With New Site; New York Times, 7/24/14

Piracy discussion paper focuses on copyright stick not content carrot; Gen Why? via ZDNet, 7/31/14

SCOTUSblog Founder Joins Marvel Superhero Appeal for Jack Kirby Estate (Exclusive); Hollywood Reporter, 7/29/14

The End of ‘Genius’; New York Times, 7/19/14

Six Suggestions for Not Screwing Up Copyright Reform (Guest Post); Billboard, 7/9/14

A Bill to Unlock Cellphones; New York Times, 7/11/14

The Lost and Found Legacy of Barbara Ringer; Atlantic, 7/11/14

Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’?; New York Times, 7/7/14

WIPO Copyright Committee In Disarray Again; Development Dimension Questioned; Intellectual Property Watch, 7/7/14

Is Europe Serious About Reforming Copyright, or Just Greasing the Squeaky Wheel?; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 7/3/14

After Aereo, New York Times, 7/1/14

Big Data Comes To College; NPR, 7/4/14

'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Stories Behind The Songs; Entertainment Weekly, 7/3/14

Lindsay Lohan Sues 'Grand Theft Auto V' Maker [Updated]; Forbes, 7/2/14

Kaskade's Free Music: Beer, or Speech? A Look at Sampling, Creative Commons and Copyright (Op-Ed); Billboard, 7/1/14

The Lost Emails of the I.R.S. Point to a Wider Problem; New York Times, 6/30/14

After Supreme Court Ruling, Aereo’s Rivals in TV Streaming Seize Opening; New York Times, 6/29/14

Open access is not enough on its own – data must be free too: Academics have been encouraged to make their research freely available, but their data also needs to be open to scrutiny; Guardian, 6/26/14

Output Drops at World's Largest Open-Access Journal; Science, 6/4/14

WIPO Copyright Committee: More Rights Or Limitations/Exceptions? ; Intellectual Property Watch, 6/29/14

Symposium: Aereo decision injects uncertainty into copyright; SCOTUS Blog, 6/27/14

Hillary Clinton’s ‘Hard Choices’ Blocked in China; New York Times, 6/27/14

Aereo Loses at Supreme Court, in Victory for TV Broadcasters; New York Times, 6/25/14

Marilyn Monroe’s Photo Caper in Poland; New York Times, 6/23/14

“Sherlock Holmes” Is Now Officially Off Copyright and Open for Business: What amazing Holmes fan fiction will you create?; Smithsonian, 6/19/14

The Walking Dead producer criticises Game of Thrones executive over piracy; Guardian, 6/19/14

Mail Online chief in clash with Australian reporter over copyright; Guardian, 6/19/14

Jack Kirby's Heirs Get Huge Support in Quest to Bring Marvel Fight to Supreme Court (Exclusive); Hollywood Reporter, 6/19/14

Athletes' Tattoo Artists File Copyright Suits, Leaving Indelible Mark; Wall Street Journal, 6/16/14

Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules in case of the heckled brand; Guardian, 6/16/14

Music Industry Officials Agree on Need for Licensing Rule Changes, but Little Else; New York Times, 6/10/14

Court OKs Universities' Quest To Turn To More Digital Copies Of Books; NPR, 6/10/14

Why It's So Hard to Get the Law to Protect a Good Joke (Guest Column); Hollywood Reporter, 6/8/14

Kennedy letters fiercely protected for decades; Boston Globe, 6/10/14

Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy; U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force, July 2013

U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force to Host Series of Roundtables on Copyright Internet Policy Topics; Press Release, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 4/16/14

Don Henley Claims 'Arrogant' Frank Ocean, Okkervil River Stole Songs; Rolling Stone, 6/4/14

Beastie Boys win $1.7 million in copyright case vs. Monster Beverage; Reuters, 6/5/14

Okkervil River Responds to Don Henley: Copyright Laws Kill Art: Will Sheff writes artists "communicate back and forth with each other over the generations, take old ideas and make them new"; Rolling Stone, 6/4/14

Copyright infringement suit filed against Led Zeppelin for 'Stairway to Heaven'; CNN, 6/3/14

Bluebeard as a Geek: Plundering in High-Tech: On ‘Halt and Catch Fire,’ It’s Imitation vs. Invention; New York Times, 5/30/14

New Authors Alliance wants to ease some copyright rules; SFGate, 5/31/14

Pirate Bay founder arrested after two years on the run; Reuters via Guardian, 5/31/14

Federal CIOs, Take Open Data To Next Level; Information Week, 5/29/14

RESPECT Bill Would Put Golden Oldies Under Federal Copyright; Billboard, 5/29/14

How does copyright work in space?; Economist, 5/22/13

The Beastie Boys sue Monster Energy Co for copyright infringement; Reuters via New York Times, 5/27/14

New Nashville group to push for copyright reform; Tennessean, 5/25/14

Vimeo to Launch Music Copyright ID System; Billboard, 5/21/14