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

How Copyright Law Protects Art From Criticism; Pacific Standard, 9/29/14

Ridiculous Ruling Says University Can't Release Course Syllabi Because That Would Violate Professors' Copyright; Forbes, 9/29/14

Parody copyright laws set to come into effect; BBC News, 9/29/14

The Unrepentant Bootlegger; New York Times, 9/27/14

A Stolen Video of My Daughter Went Viral. Here’s What I Learned; New York Times, 9/26/14

Bugging out: How rampant online piracy squashed one insect photographer; Ars Technica, 9/24/14

Marvel & Jack Kirby Family Settle Long-Running Legal Dispute; ComicBookResources.com, 9/26/14

Behind the Groundbreaking Design of Aphex Twin’s Record Covers; New York Times, 9/22/14

SiriusXM Copyright Battle: What Does the Latest Ruling Mean for Digital Music?; Billboard, 9/23/14

‘Let’s Take a #Selfie,’ Said the Monkey: A Case of Questionable Copyrights; Wired, 9/18/14

Apple and Amazon Take Baby Steps Toward Digital Sharing; New York Times, 9/18/14

Online Renegade, Wanted in U.S., Shakes Up New Zealand Election; New York Times, 9/18/14

Murdoch renews hostilities with Google over 'contempt' for copyright; Telegraph, 9/18/14

How Open Data Is Transforming City Life; Forbes, 9/12/14

Top 10 political copyright infringements.Stuff.co.nz, 9/17/14

Pitt sets deadline for transfer of intellectual property rights; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/12/14

Questions raised about intellectual property rights at Pitt; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/11/14

How copyright became the best defense against revenge porn; Washington Post, 9/8/14

Reddit and 4chan Begin to Button Up; New York Times, 9/8/14

Mickey Mouse Takes Deadmau5 to Court; Daily Beast, 9/3/14

AAAS Chooses Not To Advance Open Access; Science 2.0, 9/4/14

4chan website introduces copyright mechanism after celebrity hacking; Guardian, 9/4/14

The Heir’s Not Apparent: A Legal Battle Over Vivian Maier’s Work; New York Times, 9/5/14

Conan Doyle Estate Told to Pay Legal Fees; New York Times, 8/5/14

Open data's Achilles heel: re-identification; ZDNet, 9/3/14

Hard Cases Make Bad Law; Library Journal, 9/4/14

Tap millions of copyright-free book images via Flickr; CNet, 9/2/14

Here’s How Celebs Can Get Their Nude Selfies Taken Down; Time, 9/2/14

Deep Throat production company fails in Lovelace copyright claim; Guardian, 8/27/14

Student-Built Apps Teach Colleges a Thing or Two; New York Times, 8/27/14

Harvard’s Copyright First Responders to the Rescue; Library Journal, 8/13/14

If A Monkey Takes A Photo, Who Owns The Copyright?; NPR, 8/7/14

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