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/

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Patent office workers bilked the government of millions by playing hooky, watchdog finds; Washington Post, 8/31/16

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Lisa Rein, Washington Post; Patent office workers bilked the government of millions by playing hooky, watchdog finds : "Thousands of e...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

President Obama to Host White House Frontiers Conference in Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh Press Release, 8/30/16

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Joe Miksch, University of Pittsburgh Press Release; President Obama to Host White House Frontiers Conference in Pittsburgh : "Presiden...

Pennsylvania wades into open data; GCN, 8/26/16

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Matt Leonard, GCN; Pennsylvania wades into open data : "The data currently available on OpenDataPA supports Gov. Tom Wolf’s three gov...

Feds Target 'Predatory' Publishers; Inside Higher Ed, 8/29/16

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Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed; Feds Target 'Predatory' Publishers : "The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a compl...

Sci-Hub Controversy Triggers Publishers’ Critique of Librarian; Library Journal, 8/25/16

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Lisa Peet, Library Journal; Sci-Hub Controversy Triggers Publishers’ Critique of Librarian : "“I was surprised that AAP would take the...

Oakland Raiders File Trademark Applications For Las Vegas Raiders; Forbes, 8/25/16

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Darren Heitner, Forbes; Oakland Raiders File Trademark Applications For Las Vegas Raiders : "The Oakland Raiders have not officially m...
Monday, August 29, 2016

Who is to blame for the EpiPen hike? Drug monopolies – not evil CEOs; Guardian, 8/29/16

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Colin Holtz, Guardian; Who is to blame for the EpiPen hike? Drug monopolies – not evil CEOs : "Instead of playing whack-a-mole, we nee...
Saturday, August 27, 2016

Col. Sanders’ Secret KFC Recipe For Fried Chicken May Have Just Been Revealed Online; Huffington Post, 8/26/16

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Ed Mazza, Huffington Post; Col. Sanders’ Secret KFC Recipe For Fried Chicken May Have Just Been Revealed Online : "Call it ChikiLeaks....
Friday, August 26, 2016

Now anyone can access NASA-funded research; Quartz, 8/20/16

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Ian Kar, Quartz; Now anyone can access NASA-funded research : "The US space agency has announced that it will be archiving research d...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Patent office launches Cancer Moonshot challenge; FedScoop, 8/22/16

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Whitney Blair Wyckoff, FedScoop; Patent office launches Cancer Moonshot challenge : "The Patent and Trademark Office launched a contes...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

U.S. lawmakers demand investigation of $100 price hike of lifesaving EpiPens; Washington Post, 8/23/16

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Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post; U.S. lawmakers demand investigation of $100 price hike of lifesaving EpiPens : "The medication it...
Monday, August 22, 2016

The Difference between Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism—and Why It Matters; Library Journal, 8/17/16

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Rick Anderson, Library Journal; The Difference between Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism—and Why It Matters : " TELLING THE DIFFER...
Friday, August 19, 2016

Britain’s Paper Tigers; New York Times, 8/10/16

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Stig Abell, New York Times; Britain’s Paper Tigers : "The Sun can still call an election correctly, can still elicit outrage and comme...

Sydney Morning Herald Faces Uncertain Print Future in Australia; New York Times, 8/17/16

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Keith Bradsher and Michelle Innis, New York Times; Sydney Morning Herald Faces Uncertain Print Future in Australia : "Kate McClymont, ...

Stand Up for Open Access. Stand Up for Diego.; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 8/9/16

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Ana Acosta and Elliot Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Stand Up for Open Access. Stand Up for Diego. : "The movement for...

The Acceleration of Open Access; Inside Higher Ed, 8/18/16

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Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Ed; The Acceleration of Open Access : "So much going on. So much positive change in the air. One fasci...

Olympic lawyers go for gold in trademark protection; CNBC, 8/18/16

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Nicholas Wells, CNBC; Olympic lawyers go for gold in trademark protection : "The Olympic games may be coming to a close in Brazil, but...

EpiPen’s 500 Percent Price Hike Leaves Patients Scrambling; Huffington Post, 8/18/16

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Anna Almendrala, Huffington Post; EpiPen’s 500 Percent Price Hike Leaves Patients Scrambling : "The EpiPen, an easy-to-use injectable ...

The Downfall Of Invention: A Broken Patent System; Huffington Post, 8/16/16

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Tahir Amin, Huffington Post; The Downfall Of Invention: A Broken Patent System : "The cost of dozens of brand-name drugs have nearly d...
Monday, August 15, 2016

WATCH: X-MEN BATTLE THE AVENGERS IN EPIC SUPERCUT TRAILER; Comic Book Resources, 8/15/16

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Marykate Jasper, Comic Book Resources; WATCH: X-MEN BATTLE THE AVENGERS IN EPIC SUPERCUT TRAILER : [Some graphic language; NSFW] "W...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Fan-fiction writers can't help wondering what if?; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8/14/16

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Atiya Irvin-Mitchell, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Fan-fiction writers can't help wondering what if? : "What if Harry Potter’s parent...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Alleged video pirate Kim Dotcom loses in U.S. appeals court; Politico, 8/12/16

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Josh Gerstein, Politico; Alleged video pirate Kim Dotcom loses in U.S. appeals court : "A panel of the Richmond-based 4th Circuit U.S....
Thursday, August 11, 2016

John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever; Washington Post, 8/9/16

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Kathleen Parker, Washington Post; John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever : "My point — shared by Oliver — is tha...

John Oliver’s newspaper rant hits a nerve: “We’ve watched it being not-so-slowly destroyed by forces beyond our control”; Salon, 8/10/16

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Scott Timberg, Salon; John Oliver’s newspaper rant hits a nerve: “We’ve watched it being not-so-slowly destroyed by forces beyond our contro...

Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO); HBO via YouTube, 8/7/16

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HBO via YouTube; Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) : "The newspaper industry is suffering. That’s bad news for jou...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Ed Sheeran sued for copyright infringement for second time this year; Washington Post, 8/10/16

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Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post; Ed Sheeran sued for copyright infringement for second time this year : "In June, songwriters Marti...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

There’s No Such Thing as Innocuous Personal Data; Slate, 8/8/16

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Elizabeth Weingarten, Slate; There’s No Such Thing as Innocuous Personal Data : "The way you walk can be as unique as your fingerprint...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Failure to Register LeBron James' Tattoo as Copyright Proves Costly; Hollywood Reporter, 8/2/16

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Ashley Cullins, Hollywood Reporter; Failure to Register LeBron James' Tattoo as Copyright Proves Costly : "Animators behind the NB...
Sunday, July 31, 2016

Britain’s scientists are freaking out over Brexit; Washington Post, 7/31/16

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William Booth and Karla Adam, Washington Post; Britain’s scientists are freaking out over Brexit : "British research today is networke...

Marvel Artist Complains After 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Giveaway Uses His Work; Hollywood Reporter,

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Graeme McMillan, Hollywood Reporter; Marvel Artist Complains After 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Giveaway Uses His Work : "Bill Sienkiew...
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Milton Glaser Still Hearts New York; New York Times, 7/29/16

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John Leland, New York Times; Milton Glaser Still Hearts New York : "The original scrap of paper is now in the Museum of Modern Art. Th...
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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Bowser’s $9,000 in Trump change; Washington Post, 7/29/16

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Colbert I. King, Washington Post; Bowser’s $9,000 in Trump change : 'What the Trump Organization sees in Bowser is for it to know. What...

The Blog That Disappeared; New York Times, 7/29/16

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Roxane Gay, New York Times; The Blog That Disappeared : "On June 27, Mr. Cooper’s Google account was deactivated, he has said. He lost...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Photographer sues Getty Images for $1 billion after she's billed for her own photo; Los Angeles Times, 7/29/16

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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times; Photographer sues Getty Images for $1 billion after she's billed for her own photo : "Carol Hi...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Stephen Colbert Officially Retired “Stephen Colbert” Because Corporate Lawyers Made Him; Slate, 7/28/16

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Aisha Harris, Slate; Stephen Colbert Officially Retired “Stephen Colbert” Because Corporate Lawyers Made Him : "The world rejoiced rec...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

A Presidential Priority: Unleashing Open Data; Huffington Post, 7/21/16

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Joel Gurin, Huffington Post; A Presidential Priority: Unleashing Open Data : "The Center for Open Data Enterprise has received support...

Uncle Sam Wants You — Or at Least Your Genetic and Lifestyle Information; New York Times, 7/23/16

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Robert Pear, New York Times; Uncle Sam Wants You — Or at Least Your Genetic and Lifestyle Information : "People can sign up through ac...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

"Tablet v. Newspaper"; Bizarro, 7/11/16

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Dan Piraro, Bizarro: " Tablet v. Newspaper "

Wellcome Trust launches open-access publishing venture; Nature, 7/6/16

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Declan Butler, Nature; Wellcome Trust launches open-access publishing venture : "One of the world’s largest biomedical charities, the ...

EFF sues US government, saying copyright rules on DRM are unconstitutional; Ars Technica, 7/22/16

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Joe Mullin, Ars Technica; EFF sues US government, saying copyright rules on DRM are unconstitutional : ""Section 1201 is a dracon...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Why Do Women Inventors Hold So Few Patents?; Atlantic, 7/21/16

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Adrienne LaFrance, Atlantic; Why Do Women Inventors Hold So Few Patents? : "“The most significant determinant is women's underrep...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Publisher Seeks to Overcome Copyright Suit Over Famous Civil Rights Song; Hollywood Reporter, 7/18/16

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Ashley Cullins, Hollywood Reporter; Publisher Seeks to Overcome Copyright Suit Over Famous Civil Rights Song : "A documentary filmmake...
Monday, July 18, 2016

Political Art in a Fractious Election Year; New York Times, 7/17/16

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Randy Kennedy, New York Times; Political Art in a Fractious Election Year : "Recently, bumper stickers and T-shirts began showing up a...

Zika Data From the Lab, and Right to the Web; New York Times, 7/18/16

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Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times; Zika Data From the Lab, and Right to the Web : "Dr. O’Connor’s decision was the most radical man...

Pittsburgh's Digital Dream Labs sues British toy company over patent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/24/16

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Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh's Digital Dream Labs sues British toy company over patent : "Pittsburgh sta...

Are MOOCs Forever?; Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/14/16

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[Podcast and Transcript] Jeffrey R. Young, Chronicle of Higher Education; Are MOOCs Forever? : "Think back to the early days of MOOCs...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

"Jail for Self-Publishing Novels"; Bizarro, 7/16/16

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Dan Piraro, Bizzaro: " Jail for Self-Publishing Novels "
Friday, July 15, 2016

The Fight for the "Right to Repair"; Smithsonian.com, 7/13/16

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Emily Matchar, Smithsonian.com; The Fight for the "Right to Repair" : "The problem, Gordon-Byrne says, began in earnest in ...

Pokemon Go spurs lawyers to stop and consider legal issues; ABA Journal, 7/13/16

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Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal; Pokemon Go spurs lawyers to stop and consider legal issues : "Some lawyers say Pokemon Go, an “augme...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Meet Your New Librarian of Congress; Smithsonian.com, 7/14/16

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Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian.com; Meet Your New Librarian of Congress: Carla Hayden will make history as the first African-American in the ro...
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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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