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/

Monday, August 31, 2015

Who Owns Helen Gurley Brown’s Legacy?; New York Times, 8/22/15

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Katherine Rosman, New York Times; Who Owns Helen Gurley Brown’s Legacy? : "The person who has been impeding its arrival on the market...

This man found out the hard way that you can’t copyright a chicken sandwich; Fortune, 8/25/15

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Michael Addady, Fortune; This man found out the hard way that you can’t copyright a chicken sandwich : "Norberto Colón Lorenzana recen...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

How open data can help save lives; Guardian, 8/18/15

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Eleanor Ross, Guardian; How open data can help save lives : "The most interesting thing with providing raw data, says Shadbolt, is tha...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Cheater, cheater, MOOC beater; Fortune, 8/26/15

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Barb Darrow, Fortune; Cheater, cheater, MOOC beater : "Researchers at MIT and Harvard this week published a paper finding that student...
Monday, August 24, 2015

The Fat Jew, Plagiarism and Copyright Law; Forbes, 8/24/15

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Oliver Herzfeld, Forbes; The Fat Jew, Plagiarism and Copyright Law : " What are the differences between plagiarism and copyright infri...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Copyright Case Asks: What is a Cheerleading Uniform?; Wall Street Journal Law Blog, 8/19/15

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Jacob Gershman, Wall Street Journal Law Blog; Copyright Case Asks: What is a Cheerleading Uniform? : "The question before the appellat...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

‘Happy Birthday to You’; New York Times, 8/18/15

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Helen L. Horowitz, Letter to Editor, New York Times; ‘Happy Birthday to You’ : "In the 1890s, in Louisville, Ky., my grandmother Hele...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

DIY Tractor Repair Runs Afoul Of Copyright Law; NPR, All Tech Considered, 8/17/15

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Laura Sydell, NPR, All Tech Considered; DIY Tractor Repair Runs Afoul Of Copyright Law : "You may wonder why Alford doesn't just b...
Monday, August 17, 2015

A South Bronx Graffiti Walkabout; New York Times, 8/17/15

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David Gonzalez, New York Times; A South Bronx Graffiti Walkabout : "When asked what was the difference between graffiti and street art...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Artist Outraged at 'Plagiarism' of His Sculpture in China; Associated Press via New York Times, 8/12/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; Artist Outraged at 'Plagiarism' of His Sculpture in China : "Renowned artist Anish Kapoor...
Sunday, August 9, 2015

The twisted history of the Happy Birthday song—and the copyright shenanigans that keep it profitable; BoingBoing.net, 8/7/15

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Glenn Fleishman, BoingBoing.net; The twisted history of the Happy Birthday song—and the copyright shenanigans that keep it profitable : ...
Thursday, August 6, 2015

‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Online Could Spread; New York Times, 8/5/15

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Farhad Manjoo, New York Times; ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Online Could Spread : "Proponents of the law also reacted skeptically to the cl...

Katy Perry's Met Ball dress the subject of copyright infringement lawsuit; Guardian, 8/6/15

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Tshepo Mokoena, Guardian; Katy Perry's Met Ball dress the subject of copyright infringement lawsuit : "One artist is less than imp...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

An Old Songbook Could Put ‘Happy Birthday’ in the Public Domain; New York Times, 8/4/15

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Ben Sisario, New York Times; An Old Songbook Could Put ‘Happy Birthday’ in the Public Domain : "Yet “Happy Birthday to You” has long b...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

To Some, Beijing Olympics Song Is Suspiciously Similar to Ballad From Disney’s ‘Frozen’; New York Times, 8/3/15

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Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times; To Some, Beijing Olympics Song Is Suspiciously Similar to Ballad From Disney’s ‘Frozen’ : "On th...
Saturday, August 1, 2015

Talks for Pacific Trade Deal Stumble; New York Times, 7/31/15

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Jonathan Weisman, New York Times; Talks for Pacific Trade Deal Stumbl e: "Trade negotiators from the United States and 11 other Pacifi...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Lilly Pulitzer sues Old Navy for copyright infringement; Fortune, 7/30/15

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Laura Lorenzetti, Fortune; Lilly Pulitzer sues Old Navy for copyright infringement : "Lilly Pulitzer, known for its bright and unique ...

Librarians stir the pot for copyright reform; Brisbane Times, 7/31/15

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Natalie Bochenski, Brisbane Times; Librarians stir the pot for copyright reform : About 1500 libraries around Australia will on Friday, Jul...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Conan O'Brien Targeted in Lawsuit Claiming He Lifted Jokes from Twitter; Hollywood Reporter, 7/27/15

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Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter; Conan O'Brien Targeted in Lawsuit Claiming He Lifted Jokes from Twitter : "The new lawsuit comes...

Pitt Law Librarians Help Uncover Smoking Gun Evidence in Historic “Happy Birthday” Song Lawsuit; Pitt Law, 7/28/15

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Pitt Law; Pitt Law Librarians Help Uncover Smoking Gun Evidence in Historic “Happy Birthday” Song Lawsuit : "It’s evidence that might ...

"Happy Birthday" Lawsuit: "Smoking Gun" Emerges in Bid to Free World's Most Popular Song; Hollywood Reporter, 7/27/15

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Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter; "Happy Birthday" Lawsuit: "Smoking Gun" Emerges in Bid to Free World's Most Popula...

Patent Protection for Drugs Puts Pressure on U.S. in Trade Talks; New York Times, 7/30/15

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Jonathan Weisman, New York Times; Patent Protection for Drugs Puts Pressure on U.S. in Trade Talks : "“The goal of the pharmaceutical ...

Pitt library songbook key to lawsuit over ‘Happy Birthday’ rights; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/30/15

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Luke Nozicka, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pitt library songbook key to lawsuit over ‘Happy Birthday’ rights : "The plaintiffs argued in a...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Filmmakers fighting “Happy Birthday” copyright find their “smoking gun”; ArsTechnica.com, 7/27/15

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Joe Mullin, ArsTechnica.com; Filmmakers fighting “Happy Birthday” copyright find their “smoking gun” : "t's been two years since ...
Friday, July 24, 2015

State Of Georgia Sues Carl Malamud For Copyright Infringement For Publishing The State's Own Laws; TechDirt.com, 7/24/15

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; State Of Georgia Sues Carl Malamud For Copyright Infringement For Publishing The State's Own Laws : "T...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

ALA president calls for digital transformation of Copyright Office; American Library Association (ALA) Press Release, 6/12/15

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American Library Association (ALA) Press Release; ALA president calls for digital transformation of Copyright Office : "Today, America...

The Copyright Office Belongs in a Library; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 7/23/15

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Parker Higgins, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); The Copyright Office Belongs in a Library : "The ALA is correct. The way to solv...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

TPP's Copyright Trap; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 7/22/15

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); TPP's Copyright Trap : "One of the defining battles in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) n...

People who pay for content but also infringe copyright spend more; ZDNet, 7/22/15

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Chris Duckett, ZDNet; People who pay for content but also infringe copyright spend more : "Consumers who flirt with the morally ambigu...

Does the Copyright Office Belong in a Library? | Peer to Peer Review; Library Journal, 7/2/15

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Kevin L. Smith, Library Journal; Does the Copyright Office Belong in a Library? | Peer to Peer Review : "It has been a busy time for t...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Orphan Works and Mass Digitization: A Report of the Register of Copyrights; U.S. Copyright Office, June 2015

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U.S. Copyright Office; Orphan Works and Mass Digitization: A Report of the Register of Copyrights :

In Ashley Madison hack, copyright "solution" is worse than no solution; Fortune, 7/21/15

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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune; In Ashley Madison hack, copyright "solution" is worse than no solution : "While the copyright ta...

Ashley Madison, a Dating Website, Says Hackers May Have Data on Millions; New York Times, 7/20/15

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Dino Grandoni, New York Times; Ashley Madison, a Dating Website, Says Hackers May Have Data on Millions : "Under American copyright la...

At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture; New York Times, 7/15/15

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A.O. Scott, New York Times; At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture : "The deeper mythology of Comic-Con is that fan...
Monday, July 20, 2015

Open Data Awards Celebrate Smart Uses Of Public Data; Forbes, 7/10/15

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Paul Miller, Forbes; Open Data Awards Celebrate Smart Uses Of Public Data : "Open Data’s rockstars gathered at Bloomberg’s London offi...

Stephen Hawking, Russian Billionaire Launch New Alien-Hunting Effort; Huffington Post, 7/20/15

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Jacqueline Howard, Huffington Post; Stephen Hawking, Russian Billionaire Launch New Alien-Hunting Effort : "At the Royal Society in Lo...

Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg found dead at 28; Washington Post, 7/20/15

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Abby Phillip, Washington Post; Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg found dead at 28 : "The site Greenberg co-founded once had more t...

Pirates face 10 years in prison under UK copyright shake-up; Wired.com, 7/20/15

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Michael Rundle, Wired.com; Pirates face 10 years in prison under UK copyright shake-up : "Pirates found guilty of copyright infringeme...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Judge Trims 'Blurred Lines' Song Dispute Verdict to $5.3M; Associated Press via New York Times, 7/14/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; Judge Trims 'Blurred Lines' Song Dispute Verdict to $5.3M : "A judge on Tuesday trimmed m...
Monday, July 13, 2015

Facebook's video plan? Grow like hell, deal with copyright later; Forbes, 7/10/15

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Jeff John Roberts, Forbes; Facebook's video plan? Grow like hell, deal with copyright later : "The challenge of chasing down copyr...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Appeals judges hear about Prince’s takedown of “Dancing Baby” YouTube vid; ArsTechnica.com, 7/7/15

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Joe Mullin, ArsTechnica.com; Appeals judges hear about Prince’s takedown of “Dancing Baby” YouTube vid : "A long-running copyright fig...
Monday, July 6, 2015

AP Exclusive: China Ministry Posted Bootleg 'Liar's Poker'; Associated Press via New York Times, 7/3/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; AP Exclusive: China Ministry Posted Bootleg 'Liar's Poker' : "A complete bootlegged ...

YouTube Not Liable on Copyright, but Needs to Do More: German Court; Reuters via New York Times, 7/1/15

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Reuters via New York Times; YouTube Not Liable on Copyright, but Needs to Do More: German Court : "A German court reaffirmed on Wednes...

No Directions For WIPO Copyright Committee, Despite Positive Mood; Intellectual Property Watch, 7/6/15

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Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch; No Directions For WIPO Copyright Committee, Despite Positive Mood : "Despite what was des...
Friday, July 3, 2015

Robin Thicke Finally Speaks About 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit; Huffington Post, 7/2/15

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Julia Brucculieri, Huffington Post; Robin Thicke Finally Speaks About 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit : "In an interview with the New ...

Does the Copyright Office Belong in a Library?; Library Journal, 7/2/15

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Kevin L. Smith, Library Journal; Does the Copyright Office Belong in a Library? : "It has been a busy time for those of us who watch ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

A New Kind of Leader: Transition time at the Library of Congress; Library Journal, 7/1/15

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John N. Berry III, Library Journal; A New Kind of Leader: Transition time at the Library of Congress : "The Librarian of Congress need...

Bad News: Supreme Court Refuses to Review Oracle v. Google API Copyright Decision; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 6/29/15

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Michael Barclay and Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Bad News: Supreme Court Refuses to Review Oracle v. Google API C...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

The DOJ's Copyright Fetish Might Screw Up the Internet's Future; Forbes, 6/9/15

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Marvin Ammori, Forbes; The DOJ's Copyright Fetish Might Screw Up the Internet's Future : "The DOJ asked the Supreme Court not ...
Saturday, June 6, 2015

‘Hand to God’ Play Sued by Abbott and Costello Heirs Over Use of ‘Who’s on First?’; New York Times, 6/4/15

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Andrew R. Chow, New York Times; ‘Hand to God’ Play Sued by Abbott and Costello Heirs Over Use of ‘Who’s on First?' : "The Broadwa...
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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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