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/

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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

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Kaveh Waddell, National Journal; Why the U.S. Copyright Office Wants to Run Away From Home : "A federal office that has taken on the r...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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

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Steve Lohr, New York Times; Less Noise but More Money in Data Science : "There is an apparent contradiction between the buoyant job ma...

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

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Mark Scott, New York Times; Google Reaches Out to European Publishers, With $165 Million in Hand : "Less than two weeks after the Euro...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

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

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Stephen Witt, New Yorker; The Man Who Broke the Music Business: The dawn of online piracy : "Napster lasted barely two years, in its o...
Friday, April 24, 2015

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

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Jeremy Malcolm, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Dice Loaded Against Public in Canada's Copyright Term Extension : "The annou...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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

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Associated Press via New York Times; Woman Who Designed 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' Sign Dies : "The woman who came up wit...

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

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Michael R. Bloomberg, Huffington Post; Why I'm Betting On Cities And Data : "Technology has unleashed an explosion of new informat...

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

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Kaveh Waddell, Comic Book Resources; Proposed Update to Copyright Rules Eases Barriers to Security Research : "Researchers who hack in...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

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

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Michael Franco, CNet; 'Fantastic Four' trailer leaked, pulled fast on copyright grounds : "Summer's the season for blockbu...

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

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Sydney Morning Herald; HBO tracking down pirates who downloaded leaked Game of Thrones episodes : "If you've received a letter in ...
Friday, April 17, 2015

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

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David Kravets, Ars Technica; Copyright claims asserted in viral video of cop shooting fleeing suspect : "The April 4 viral video of a ...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

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

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Margot E. Kaminski, New York Times; Don’t Keep the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Secret : "WHEN WikiLeaks recently released a chapte...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

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

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Macey Morales, American Library Association (ALA); New State of America’s Libraries Report finds shift in role of U.S. libraries : " C...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

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

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J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times; Through a Touch-Screen Looking Glass : "As Hollywood has repeatedly shown, dressing up well-worn sto...
Friday, April 10, 2015

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

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Sam Roberts, New York Times; John E. Walsh, Who Distilled the Bible, Dies at 87 : "The abridged Reader’s Digest version, supervised by...

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

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Philip Bump, Washington Post; YouTube’s copyright system has taken Rand Paul’s presidential announcement offline : "During his announc...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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

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Kerry Hannon, New York Times; Over 50 and Back in College, Preparing for a New Career : "Students not seeking degrees often can audit ...
Monday, April 6, 2015

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

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Natasha Singer, New York Times; Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software’s Uneasy Glare : "In hopes of alleviating students’ con...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

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

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[Book Review of ‘Culture Crash,’ by Scott Timberg] Ben Yagoda, New York Times: CULTURE CRASH The Killing of the Creative Class By Scott...
Friday, April 3, 2015

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

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Card expired: The head of the Library of Congress must go : "In a scathing report issued thi...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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

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Michael Cooney, NetworkWorld.com; IT troubles plague Federal Copyright Office : "A report out this week from the watchdogs at the Gove...

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

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Jeremy Gerard, Deadline.com; Citing ‘Greatest American Hero’ Case, Judge Rules ‘Three’s Company’ Parody Doesn’t Violate Copyright: Media : ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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

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Sam Roberts, New York Times; Roger L. Mayer, Pioneer of Film Preservation, Dies at 88 : "Roger L. Mayer, a film executive who was inst...

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

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Paul Farhi, Washington Post; Access denied: Reporters say federal officials, data increasingly off limits : "Tensions between reporter...

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

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Amrita Jayakumar, Washington Post; The White House’s first chief data scientist is no stranger to Washington : "DJ Patil, who was name...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

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

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Kaveh Waddell, National Journal; Meerkat, Game of Thrones and a Brewing Copyright Nightmare : "Meerkat, a weeks-old service that allow...

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

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Glyn Moody, Ars Technica; EU announces plans to banish geo-blocking, modernize copyright law : "At the heart of the European Union lie...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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

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Amanda Bronstad, National Law Journal; Judge Hears Copyright Fight Over 'Happy Birthday To You' : "In a court battle involvin...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

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

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Reuters via New York Times; Seth MacFarlane Wins in Lawsuit Claiming He Stole 'Ted' Idea : "A California production company th...

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

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Natasha Singer, New York Times; Bill Would Limit Use of Student Data : "Is the digital revolution in the classroom giving the educatio...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

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

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J. Peder Zane, New York Times; In the Age of Information, Specializing to Survive : "Of course, not all information is equal. Those ex...
Friday, March 20, 2015

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

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Nina Siegal, New York Times; As Artworks Enter Public Domain, Rules Remain Confusing : "Piet Mondrian, the Dutch modern master, died 7...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

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

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Healthful alliance: UPMC, Pitt and CMU join forces in a big way : "The announcement Monday b...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

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

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Jonathan Horn, New York Times; Musicians Can Avoid Copyright Suits by Showing Sense and Respect : "Fortunately, there is a simple solu...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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

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M.K. Asante, New York Times; Update Our Culture, Not Just Copyright Laws : "A much-needed change in copyright laws will certainly ushe...

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

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Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pitt, CMU and UPMC hope to remake health care via new big data alliance : "Pittsburgh is making ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

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

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Jon Caramanica, New York Times; What’s Wrong With the ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Ruling : "Besides, in an age in which popular music is...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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

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Alex Ben Block, Hollywood Reporter; Industry Urges Congress to Support Copyright Law : "The industry group CreativeFuture and the Copy...

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

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Ben Sisario and Noah Smith, New York Times; ‘Blurred Lines’ Infringed on Marvin Gaye Copyright, Jury Rules : "According to the jury’s ...

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

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Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times; Jurors hit Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams with $7.4-million verdict : "A federal jury found Tuesd...

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

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Anthony Ha, TechCrunch; CrowdFlower Launches Open Data Project Covering Everything From Climate Change To #ThatDress : "Crowdsourcing ...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

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

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Kevin Carey, New York Times; Here’s What Will Truly Change Higher Education: Online Degrees That Are Seen as Official : "The failure o...

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

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Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, New Republic; What Happens When Mein Kampf's Copyright Expires? : "Later this year, the official copyright ...
Thursday, March 5, 2015

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

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Ben Sisario and Noah Smith, New York Times; Pharrell Williams Acknowledges Similarity to Gaye Song in ‘Blurred Lines’ Case : "How clos...
Monday, March 2, 2015

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

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; Industry Issues Intrude in ‘Blurred Lines’ Case : "Copyright cases can be esoteric affairs. But the “Blur...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

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

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Noah Bertlatsky, Pacific Standard; How Copyright Terms Restrict Scholarship : "Copyright in the United States is supposed "To pro...

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

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Ed Christman and Glenn Peoples, Billboard; A Cheat Sheet for Copyright Reforms: Radio Royalties, Simplified Licensing and More : "The ...

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

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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times; A New Copyright Complaint Against Richard Prince : "A lawyer for the photographer Donald Graham h...

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

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Reuters via New York Times; Indonesia Fails to Solve Olympic Ring Row Amid IOC Ban Talks : "The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) and...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

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

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Hollywood Reporter; 'Dumb and Dumber To' Piracy Leads to Copyright Lawsuits (Exclusive) : "The rights-holder of Dumb and Dumb...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section
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