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/

Why the U.S. Copyright Office Wants to Run Away From Home; National Journal, 4/30/15

Less Noise but More Money in Data Science; New York Times, 4/28/15

Google Reaches Out to European Publishers, With $165 Million in Hand; New York Times, 4/28/15

The Man Who Broke the Music Business: The dawn of online piracy; New Yorker, 4/27/15

Dice Loaded Against Public in Canada's Copyright Term Extension; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 4/22/15

Woman Who Designed 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' Sign Dies; Associated Press via New York Times, 4/21/15

Why I'm Betting On Cities And Data; Huffington Post, 4/20/15

Proposed Update to Copyright Rules Eases Barriers to Security Research; National Journal, 4/20/15

'Fantastic Four' trailer leaked, pulled fast on copyright grounds; CNet, 4/19/15

HBO tracking down pirates who downloaded leaked Game of Thrones episodes; Sydney Morning Herald, 4/20/15

Copyright claims asserted in viral video of cop shooting fleeing suspect; Ars Technica, 4/17/15

Don’t Keep the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Secret; New York Times, 4/14/15

New State of America’s Libraries Report finds shift in role of U.S. libraries; American Library Association (ALA), 4/12/15

Through a Touch-Screen Looking Glass; New York Times, 4/10/15

John E. Walsh, Who Distilled the Bible, Dies at 87; New York Times, 4/8/15

YouTube’s copyright system has taken Rand Paul’s presidential announcement offline; Washington Post, 4/7/15

Over 50 and Back in College, Preparing for a New Career; New York Times, 4/3/15

Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software’s Uneasy Glare; New York Times, 4/5/15

[Book Review of ‘Culture Crash,’ by Scott Timberg], New York Times, 3/17/15

Card expired: The head of the Library of Congress must go; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/3/15

IT troubles plague Federal Copyright Office; NetworkWorld.com, 3/31/15

Citing ‘Greatest American Hero’ Case, Judge Rules ‘Three’s Company’ Parody Doesn’t Violate Copyright: Media; Deadline.com, 3/31/15

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