Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. 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). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

GlaxoSmithKline to 'drop patents in poor countries for better drug access'; BBC News, 3/31/16

Landmark study on the effects of copyright takedown abuse on online free expression; BoingBoing.net, 3/30/16

Oracle will seek a staggering $9.3 billion in 2nd trial against Google; ArsTechnica.com, 3/29/16

31st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference; American Bar Association (ABA), Bethesda, Maryland, April 6-8, 2016

Open Data Roundtables: Using Government Data as a National Resource; Huffington Post, 3/24/16

This open-access picture book from the ‘70s shows how glorious the space race really was; Science Alert, 3/24/16

The Blue Wars: A Report from the Front; Harvard Law Record, 3/21/16

Donald Trump Campaign Attacked by Nature Photographers in Copyright Lawsuit; Hollywood Reporter, 3/24/16

McDonald's Wants to Trademark a 'Simple' New Slogan; Fortune, 3/25/16

Reuters; Gilead ordered to pay Merck $200 million in hepatitis C drug patent dispute; Reuters, 3/24/16

To boldly go where no copyright suit has gone before; Washington Post, 3/24/16

White House tech office to co-host open data roundtables; FedScoop, 3/22/16

Asia On The Heels Of US And Europe In Patent Applications At WIPO; Developing Countries Lagging; Intellectual Property Watch, 3/16/16

Copyright Office seeks comment on IT modernization plan; FedScoop, 3/18/16

As governments open access to data, law lags far behind; ABA Journal, 3/17/16

Crosswords and copyright; Washington Post, 3/15/16

Asia On The Heels Of US And Europe In Patent Applications At WIPO; Developing Countries Lagging; Intellectual Property Watch, 3/16/16

Status of gene patents in Canada unresolved, despite successful challenge; The Canadian Press via CTV News, 3/20/16

Open Data: Why We Should Care; Huffington Post, 3/17/16

9th Circuit revisits Dancing Baby copyright case: No fair use via algorithm; Ars Technica, 3/18/16

The latest news on 'To Kill a Mockingbird' shows how big corporations control copyright law; Los Angeles Times, 3/14/16

Photo Copyright: Oscar Wilde, Richard Prince, and Your Instagram Content; Huffington Post, 3/15/16

4/28/16 Intellectual Property Workshop : Trademark Seminar; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

4/14/16 Intellectual Property Workshop : Patent Seminar; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

4/7/16 Intellectual Property Workshop: Copyright Seminar; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet; New York Times, 3/15/16

Paramount Claims Crowdfunded 'Star Trek' Film Infringes Copyright to Klingon Language; Hollywood Reporter, 3/13/16

Should All Research Papers Be Free?; New York Times, 3/12/16

MSF Challenges Pfizer Patent Application For Pneumonia Vaccine In India; Intellectual Property Watch, 3/11/16

Putting Lincoln Online Is No Easy Political Task; New York Times, 3/12/16

Supreme Court won’t hear Batmobile copyright dispute; ComicBookResources.com, 3/7/16

Protecting the Privacy of Internet Users; New York Times, 3/11/16

Great Harvest Bread Sues Panera Over Trademark; Associated Press, 3/10/16

Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership: USPTO’s National Summer Teacher Institute – Bringing Innovation to the Classroom; US Patent & Trademark Office, 3/11/16

Analytics key to agencies in big data explosion; FedScoop, 3/10/16

Restored 'Race Films' Find New Audiences; NPR, 3/4/16

Who Pays for Open Access?; Library Journal, 3/3/16

A Science Journal Invokes ‘the Creator,’ and Science Pushes Back; Wired.com, 3/3/16

Hong Kong Government Drops Controversial Copyright Legislation; Variety, 3/3/16

Bitter Contract Dispute Extends to Who Owns Yosemite Names; New York Times, 3/1/16

IBM Sues Groupon Over Alleged Patent Infringement; Reuters via New York Times, 3/2/16

Libraries’ Love Your Data Week raises awareness among research universities; Penn State News, 2/5/16

Rauschenberg Foundation Eases Copyright Restrictions on Art; New York Times, 2/26/16

Sony Music Issues Takedown On Copyright Lecture About Music Copyrights By Harvard Law Professor; TechDirt.com, 2/16/16

Library of Congress Puts Rosa Parks Archive Online; New York Times, 2/25/16

Patent scandal: Secret probe of top UN official completed; FoxNews.com, 2/18/16

PCT – The International Patent System; WIPO

Colm Tóibín: how Henry James's family tried to keep him in the closet; Guardian, 2/20/16

US Congressional Hearing On WIPO Accountability This Week; Intellectual Property Watch, 2/22/16

‘Deadpool’ Technology Lands in Patent Fight; New York Times, 2/24/16