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/

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Five Charged in U.S. With Stealing Secrets From GlaxoSmithKline; Reuters via New York Times, 1/20/16

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Reuters via New York Times; Five Charged in U.S. With Stealing Secrets From GlaxoSmithKline : "Five people, including two former Glaxo...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

Aaron Swartz and copyright wars in the Internet age; Boston Globe, 1/28/16

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Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe; Aaron Swartz and copyright wars in the Internet age : "Swartz is a particularly tragic casualty of a conf...
Friday, January 29, 2016

Academics Want You to Read Their Work for Free; Atlantic, 1/26/16

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Jane C. Hu, Atlantic; Academics Want You to Read Their Work for Free : "Whitaker, who founded two other Elsevier journals and has a co...

‘Let’s Play’ enters the public domain as USPTO kills Sony’s trademark attempt; Digital Trends, 1/29/16

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Danny Cowan, Digital Trends; ‘Let’s Play’ enters the public domain as USPTO kills Sony’s trademark attempt : "After reviewing the matt...

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office News, 1/28/16

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office News: "A report issued today by the U.S. Department of Commerce recommends amendments to copyright la...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Pass the Defend Trade Secrets Act; The Hill, 1/27/16

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Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), The Hill; Pass the Defend Trade Secrets Act : "Every year, industrial spies infil...

With Corbis Sale, Tiananmen Protest Images Go to Chinese Media Company; New York Times, 1/27/16

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Mike McPhate, New York Times; With Corbis Sale, Tiananmen Protest Images Go to Chinese Media Company : "Corbis, the photography archiv...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Hacking the Patent System: Improved, Expanded Guide to Patent Licensing Alternatives; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 1/26/16

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Elliott Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Hacking the Patent System: Improved, Expanded Guide to Patent Licensing Alternatives :...
Monday, January 25, 2016

CHORUS Inks Agreement with NSF, USGS, NIST; Library Journal, 1/21/16

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Lisa Peet, Library Journal; CHORUS Inks Agreement with NSF, USGS, NIST : "CHORUS (the Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the Unite...

‘X-Men: Danger Room Protocols’ shut down after one episode; ComicBookResources.com, 1/25/16

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; ‘X-Men: Danger Room Protocols’ shut down after one episode : "“X-Men: Danger Room Protocols,” a...
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Watson helped IBM win more patents than any other company last year; New York Business Journal, 1/13/16

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Michael del Castillo, New York Business Journal; Watson helped IBM win more patents than any other company last year : "Even after 104...

If Patents Are So Valuable Why Does IBM's Intellectual Property Revenue Continue To Decline; Forbes, 1/19/16

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Chuck Jones, Forbes; If Patents Are So Valuable Why Does IBM's Intellectual Property Revenue Continue To Decline : "IBM was awarde...

US Copyright Office is taking comments about how well the DMCA is working; ArsTechnica.com, 1/6/16

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Joe Mullin, ArsTechnica.com; US Copyright Office is taking comments about how well the DMCA is workin g: "If you're feeling down a...
Friday, January 22, 2016

What a Million Syllabuses Can Teach Us; New York Times, 1/22/16

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Joe Karaganis and David McClure, New York Times; What a Million Syllabuses Can Teach Us : "COLLEGE course syllabuses are curious docum...

Celebrating Copyright Week with a Theatrical Copyright Revue; Public Knowledge, 1/20/16

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Meredith Filak Rose, Public Knowledge; Celebrating Copyright Week with a Theatrical Copyright Revue : "We're taking part in Copyri...

Copyright Week; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Copyright Week
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Open Access Movement Demands More: 2015 in Review; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 1/2/16

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Elliot Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Open Access Movement Demands More: 2015 in Review : "In October 2015, all six edi...

Dutch lead European push to flip journals to open access; Nature, 1/6/16

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Declan Butler, Nature; Dutch lead European push to flip journals to open access : "The Netherlands is leading what it hopes will be a ...

U.S. Top Court to Examine How Government Agency Reviews Patents; Reuters via New York Times, 1/15/16

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Reuters via New York Times; U.S. Top Court to Examine How Government Agency Reviews Patents : "The U.S. Supreme Court will consider wh...

Fan-made ‘X-Men: Danger Room Protocols’ calls in the Sentinels; ComicBookResources.com, 1/19/16

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Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; Fan-made ‘X-Men: Danger Room Protocols’ calls in the Sentinels : "Wolverine and Jean Grey team ...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Anne Frank's diary caught in fierce European copyright battle; Guardian, 1/18/16

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Alison Flood, Guardian; Anne Frank's diary caught in fierce European copyright battle : "In a letter to Ertzscheid sent in late De...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Yosemite to Rename Several Iconic Places; Outside, 1/14/16

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Christopher Solomon, Outside; Yosemite to Rename Several Iconic Places : "The outgoing company also trademarked “Yosemite National Par...

Before I Can Fix This Tractor, We Have to Fix Copyright Law; Future Tense, 1/13/16

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Kyle Wiens, Future Tense; Before I Can Fix This Tractor, We Have to Fix Copyright Law : "These hard-won exemptions last only until the...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

David Bowie Wasn't Just An Incredible Music Visionary, But An Internet & Business Model Visionary Too; Techdirt.com, 1/11/16

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Mike Masnick, Techdirt.com; David Bowie Wasn't Just An Incredible Music Visionary, But An Internet & Business Model Visionary Too : ...

European Union: European Commission On Harmonisation Of EU Copyright Rules; Mondaq.com, 1/11/16

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Peter L'Ecluse and Thibaut D'hulst, Mondaq.com; European Union: European Commission On Harmonisation Of EU Copyright Rules : "...

U.S. Marshalls raid a Chinese hoverboard maker’s booth at CES; Digital Trends, 1/8/16

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Ed Oswald, Digital Trends; U.S. Marshalls raid a Chinese hoverboard maker’s booth at CES : "The company sent a cease-and-desist letter...
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The new way police are surveilling you: Calculating your threat ‘score’; Washington Post, 1/10/16

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Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post; The new way police are surveilling you: Calculating your threat ‘score’ : "Police officials say suc...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

Monkey Has No Rights to Its Selfie, Federal Judge Says; New York Times, 1/8/16

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Mike McPhate, New York Times; Monkey Has No Rights to Its Selfie, Federal Judge Says : "“A monkey, an animal-rights organization and a...

‘The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet,’ by Justin Peters; New York Times Book Review, 1/8/16

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Stephen Witt, New York Times Book Review; ‘The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet,’ by Justin Peters : ...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

New York Public Library Invites a Deep Digital Dive; New York Times, 1/6/16

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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times; New York Public Library Invites a Deep Digital Dive : "But the game is what you might call a mark...
Monday, January 4, 2016

Comic Book Recalls Effort to Expose ‘Mein Kampf’; New York Times, 12/30/15

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George Gene Gustines, New York Times; Comic Book Recalls Effort to Expose ‘Mein Kampf’ : "The 70-year copyright on Hitler’s “Mein Kam...

Patent Litigation Up in 2015, Despite Efforts to Rein it In; Wall Street Journal, 1/4/16

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Ashby Jones, Wall Street Journal; Patent Litigation Up in 2015, Despite Efforts to Rein it In : "According to the report , released Mo...

Controversial artist Richard Prince sued for copyright infringement; Guardian, 1/4/16

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Mahita Gajanan, Guardian; Controversial artist Richard Prince sued for copyright infringement : "Richard Prince, a New York-based arti...
Sunday, January 3, 2016

TPP trade deal pits Pittsburgh against Philadelphia; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1/3/16

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Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; TPP trade deal pits Pittsburgh against Philadelphia : "Pittsburgh manufactures the products...
Thursday, December 31, 2015

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

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Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net; Happy public domain day: here's what copyright term extension stole from you in 2015 : "When Congre...

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

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USPTO Director’s Forum Blog: " Guest blog by Deputy Director Russell Slifer I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our s...

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

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Dave McNary, Variety; Quentin Tarantino Sued Over ‘Django Unchained’ Alleged Copyright Infringement : "Quentin Tarantino, The Weinstei...

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

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Russ Choma, Mother Jones; Jeb Abandons Jeb! : "Last winter, months before Jeb Bush announced he was running for president, a Miami in...

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

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Jacob Gershman, Wall Street Journal; Crowdfunded ‘Star Trek’ Fan Film Accused of Copyright Infringement : "The lawsuit, which Hollywoo...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

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

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Todd Van Luling, Huffington Post; 'Game Of Thrones' Is The Most Pirated TV Show Of The Year, Again : "The life of a pirate is ...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

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

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Chris Cappella, Hanover Sun via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; America's Orchard? Adams County eyes fruit trademark : "The way Idaho is ...

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

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Eyder Peralta, NPR; Government Can't Deny Trademarks Over Offensive Names, Appeals Court Rules : "The court ruled that their name ...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

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

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Reuters via New York Times; Re-Print of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' Unleashes Row in Germany: "For the first time since Hitler...

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

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Marks & Clerk, Lexology; Protecting Rudolph - trade marks and copyright helping commercialise Christmas song s: "With festive song...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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

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Richard Sandomir, New York Times; Ruling Could Help Washington Redskins in Trademark Case : "The United States Court of Appeals for th...

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

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Guardian; Kim Dotcom's extradition to US cleared by New Zealand judge : "A New Zealand court has ruled that Kim Dotcom, the Megaup...

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

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UK journal Library and Information Research has published a special issue on copyright in LIS : "Library and Information Research has ...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

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

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All Bill Information (Except Text) for H.R.4241 - Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act :

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

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Talk on 1/12/16 4 PM at University of Pittsburgh: Pitt Law Professor Michael Madison will give a talk on intersections among academic free...
Monday, December 21, 2015

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

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Violet Law, Los Angeles Times; Hong Kong netizens worry copyright bill will limit freedom of expression : "Gathering for a rally outsi...
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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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