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/

Happy public domain day: here's what copyright term extension stole from you in 2015; BoingBoing.net, 12/31/15

Guest blog by Deputy Director Russell Slifer; USPTO Director’s Forum Blog, 12/31/15

Quentin Tarantino Sued Over ‘Django Unchained’ Alleged Copyright Infringement; Variety, 12/30/15

Jeb Abandons Jeb!; Mother Jones, 12/23/15

Crowdfunded ‘Star Trek’ Fan Film Accused of Copyright Infringement; Wall Street Journal, 12/30/15

'Game Of Thrones' Is The Most Pirated TV Show Of The Year, Again; Huffington Post, 12/28/15

America's Orchard? Adams County eyes fruit trademark; Hanover Sun via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/25/15

Government Can't Deny Trademarks Over Offensive Names, Appeals Court Rules; NPR, 12/23/15

Re-Print of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' Unleashes Row in Germany; Reuters via New York Times, 12/23/15

Protecting Rudolph - trade marks and copyright helping commercialise Christmas songs; Lexology, 12/23/15

Ruling Could Help Washington Redskins in Trademark Case; New York Times, 12/22/15

Kim Dotcom's extradition to US cleared by New Zealand judge; Guardian, 12/22/15

UK journal Library and Information Research has published a special issue on copyright in LIS, Vol. 39 No. 121 (2015)

All Bill Information (Except Text) for H.R.4241 - Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act; Introduced 12/11/15

Pitt Law Professor Michael Madison will give a talk on intersections among academic freedom, copyright and publishing, and new media and communication platforms on Tuesday, 1/12/16 4 PM, University of Pittsburgh

Hong Kong netizens worry copyright bill will limit freedom of expression; Los Angeles Times, 12/19/15

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director: 'Unconscious bias' in tech exists; Politico, 12/10/15

Got an invention? Head to your regional patent office; Marketplace.org, 11/30/15

Patent office launches international application tracking tool; FedScoop, 12/1/15

Pearls Before Swine; GoComics.com, 12/20/15

Everything You Know About Martin Shkreli Is Wrong—or Is It?; Vanity Fair, 1/31/16

DC universes collide in epic final ‘Justice League: Crisis’ fan trailer; ComicBookResources.com, 12/18/15

Exceptions To Copyright To Remain On Agenda Of WIPO Copyright Committee; Intellectual Property Watch, 12/17/15

6 Men Admit to Running a Global $100M Software Piracy Ring; Wired.com, 12/17/15

FAN TRAILER BRINGS "X-MEN: APOCALYPSE'S" GRAVITAS TO '90S CARTOON; ComicBookResources.com, 12/16/15

Open Access and Academic Freedom; Inside Higher Ed, 12/15/15

The 4 worst patents of 2015; Washington Post, 12/14/15

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ lines up trademarks for ‘Star Wars’ mayonnaise, wind chimes, baby blankets and pretty much everything else; New York Daily News, 12/17/15

Heirs of Abbott and Costello Lose Copyright Claim Over ‘Who’s on First’; Associated Press via New York Times, 12/17/15

Jeff Koons sued for appropriating 1980s gin ad in art work sold for millions; Guardian, 12/15/15

Samsung’s Patent Loss to Apple Is Appealed to Supreme Court; New York Times, 12/14/15

Congressman troubled by Taylor Swift's attempt to copyright '1989'; CNN, 12/14/15

Pitt among medical research groups cited for failure to report findings; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/15/15

Taylor Swift makes 'Swiftmas' trademark bid; BBC News, 12/11/15

Germany, Italy Leading Resistance To EU Ratification Of Marrakesh Treaty, Blind Union Says; Intellectual Property Watch, 12/10/15

Intellectual Property: The Secret Sauce Of Great Products; Forbes, 12/7/15

A misguided attempt to “defend trade secrets”; Washington Post, 12/2/15

The Defend Trade Secrets Act: IP legislation ready to move forward now; The Hill, 12/2/15

How the TPP Will Affect You and Your Digital Rights; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 12/8/15

Senate Panel Leaders Condemn Companies for Drug Price Hikes; Associated Press via New York Times, 12/9/15

The Tarnished Trump Brand; New York Times, 12/11/15

Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian; Northwestern Digital Library Collections, Northwestern University

WIPO Copyright Committee Hears Case For Exceptions For Museums; Intellectual Property Watch, 12/10/15

Batman v Superman: the latest exercise in corporate fan fiction; Guardian, 12/9/15

New EU copyright rules would give travelers cross-border Netflix access; ArsTechnica.com, 12/9/15

‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Case Reaches a Settlement; New York Times, 12/9/15

Milano cookie battle: Pepperidge Farm sues Trader Joe’s over copyright infringement; Fox News, 12/7/15

War of the Worlds sequel sets 2017 publication date; BBC News, 12/4/15

Hong Kong Copyright Law To Be Fiercely Debated; Variety, 12/7/15

China vows copyright protection for online news media; Reuters, 12/4/15