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/

No, You Don’t Need to Post a Facebook Copyright Status; New York Times, 9/28/15

Batmobile Wins Copyright Protection; Wall Street Journal, 9/23/15

The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip and Print Is Far From Dead; New York Times, 9/22/15

Music copyright reform takes center stage in Nashville; The Tennessean via USA Today, 9/21/15

'Happy Birthday' song copyright is not valid, judge rules; Los Angeles Times, 9/22/15

PETA wants court to grant copyright to ape that snapped famous selfie; ArsTechnica.com, 9/22/15

Big new copyright fair use decision involving part owner of Miami Heat; Washington Post, 9/17/15

Rapper Rick Ross Loses 'Everyday I'm Hustlin'' Copyright Claim; Reuters via New York Times, 9/16/15

Why I gave up my copyright: Kirill Medvedev; Guardian, 9/17/15

Appeals court strikes a blow for fair use in long-awaited copyright ruling; ArsTechnica.net, 9/14/15

Copyright Office seeks your comments on its crazy, broken plan to deal with orphan works; BoingBoing.net, 9/14/15

The International Fight Over Marcel Duchamp's Chess Set; Atlantic, 9/8/15

More Closed-Door Meetings, a New Chief Transparency Officer, and Growing International Opposition to the Deal: What's Going on with the TPP; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 9/11/15

R.E.M. bashes Trump, Cruz for using 'It's the End of the World' at rally; CNN.com, 9/10/15

Can R.E.M. demand Donald Trump “cease and desist” playing their song?; Salon.com, 9/10/15

Defiant Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Could Face More Legal Trouble. This Time for Copyright.; Mother Jones, 9/9/15

Copyright and other Library of Congress computer systems are working again; Washington Post, 9/8/15

‘Mr. Holmes’ Lawsuit Reaches Settlement, Says Arthur Conan Doyle Estate Attorney; Variety, 9/3/15

We’re All Artists Now; New York Times, 9/4/15

The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn’t; New York Times, 8/19/15

In a dark corner of the Trans-Pacific Partnership lurks some pretty nasty copyright law; Washington Post, 9/3/15

Inspiration Or Appropriation? Behind Music Copyright Lawsuits; NPR, 9/5/15

Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm & Sanrio slice into cake-frosting seller; ComicBookResources.com, 9/4/15

Copyright Office’s online registration hasn’t worked for almost a week; Washington Post, 9/3/15

Outage slams copyright registration system at Library of Congress; FCW, 9/2/15

Can open data prevent a global food shortage?; Guardian, 9/2/15

Why Shouldn't Copyright Be Infinite?; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 9/1/15

Rousting the Book Pirates From Google; New York Times, 8/29/15

In My View: The Human Cost of Comics Piracy; DownTheTubes.net, 8/28/15

Lost 'Happy Birthday' Manuscript Found in Kentucky as Debate Over Song's Copyright Drags On; Billboard, 9/1/15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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