Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Roger L. Mayer, Pioneer of Film Preservation, Dies at 88; New York Times, 3/29/15

Access denied: Reporters say federal officials, data increasingly off limits; Washington Post, 3/30/15

The White House’s first chief data scientist is no stranger to Washington; Washington Post, 3/29/15

Meerkat, Game of Thrones and a Brewing Copyright Nightmare; Natinonal Journal, 3/26/15

EU announces plans to banish geo-blocking, modernize copyright law; Ars Technica, 3/271/5

Judge Hears Copyright Fight Over 'Happy Birthday To You'; National Law Journal, 3/23/15

Seth MacFarlane Wins in Lawsuit Claiming He Stole 'Ted' Idea; Reuters via New York Times, 3/24/15

Bill Would Limit Use of Student Data; New York Times, 3/22/15

In the Age of Information, Specializing to Survive; New York Times, 3/19/15

As Artworks Enter Public Domain, Rules Remain Confusing; New York Times, 3/13/15

Healthful alliance: UPMC, Pitt and CMU join forces in a big way; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/19/15

Musicians Can Avoid Copyright Suits by Showing Sense and Respect; New York Times, 3/17/15

Update Our Culture, Not Just Copyright Laws; New York Times, 3/17/15

Pitt, CMU and UPMC hope to remake health care via new big data alliance; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/16/15

What’s Wrong With the ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Ruling; New York Times, 3/11/15

Industry Urges Congress to Support Copyright Law; Hollywood Reporter, 3/10/15

‘Blurred Lines’ Infringed on Marvin Gaye Copyright, Jury Rules; New York Times, 3/10/15

Jurors hit Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams with $7.4-million verdict; Los Angeles Times, 3/10/15

CrowdFlower Launches Open Data Project Covering Everything From Climate Change To #ThatDress; TechCrunch, 3/3/15

Here’s What Will Truly Change Higher Education: Online Degrees That Are Seen as Official; New York Times, 3/5/15

What Happens When Mein Kampf's Copyright Expires?; New Republic, 3/6/15

Pharrell Williams Acknowledges Similarity to Gaye Song in ‘Blurred Lines’ Case; New York Times, 3/4/15

Industry Issues Intrude in ‘Blurred Lines’ Case; New York Times, 3/1/15

How Copyright Terms Restrict Scholarship; Pacific Standard, 2/17/15

A Cheat Sheet for Copyright Reforms: Radio Royalties, Simplified Licensing and More; Billboard, 2/17/15

A New Copyright Complaint Against Richard Prince; New York Times, 2/16/15

Indonesia Fails to Solve Olympic Ring Row Amid IOC Ban Talks; Reuters via New York Times, 2/18/15

'Dumb and Dumber To' Piracy Leads to Copyright Lawsuits (Exclusive); Hollywood Reporter, 2/13/15

Open data: how mobile phones saved bananas from bacterial wilt in Uganda; Guardian, 2/11/15

Can We Strengthen our Fragile Public Domain?; Library Journal, 2/12/15

Estonian Man Pleads Guilty in Megaupload Piracy Case; Associated Press via New York Times, 2/13/15

Court Revives Copyright Lawsuit Against Singer Frankie Valli; Associated Press via New York Times, 2/10/15

Google boss warns of 'forgotten century' with email and photos at risk; Guardian, 2/13/15

Law Firm Founds Project to Fight ‘Revenge Porn’; Deal Book, 1/29/15

The NFL wants you to think these things are illegal; Ars Technica, 1/31/15

The Real Reason People Keep Plagiarizing Tom Petty; Slate, 1/27/15

Sam Smith on Tom Petty Settlement: 'Similarities' But 'Complete Coincidence'; Rolling Stone, 1/26/15

Dish found not to infringe Fox's copyright by letting users stream programs; PC World, 1/21/15

Fair Use Is Not An Exception to Copyright, It’s Essential to Copyright; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 1/21/15

Mein Kampf: The world’s most dangerous book?; BBC News, 1/13/15

Ford Tries to Shut Down Independent Repair Tool with Copyright; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 1/6/15

The Facebook ‘copyright notice’ hoax; Washington Post, 1/6/15

‘Game of Thrones’ Most Pirated Show For Third Straight Year; ComicBookResources.com, 12/29/14

A Parody of a Mockumentary. Now That’s Meta; New York Times, 12/17/14

Rare Dylan Recordings Set for Release in Copyright-Extension Bid; New York Times, 12/5/14

Grappling With the ‘Culture of Free’ in Napster’s Aftermath; New York Times, 12/7/14

Copyright Law Is Being Rewritten Right Now, and You Can Help; Wired.com, 12/8/14

Sirius XM Has Setback in Lawsuit; New York Times, 11/16/14

Leahy Introduces Same-Sex Copyright Inheritance Bill; Roll Call, 11/12/14

Open Minds, Open Access; Inside Higher Ed, 10/22/14