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/

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Librarians from across the Pacific gather for conference on open access, collaboration; University of California Berkeley Library News, September 24, 2018

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Virgie Hoban, University of California Berkeley Library News; Librarians from across the Pacific gather for conference on open access, colla...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Compromise Music Modernization Act Will Bring Old Sound Recordings into The Public Domain, Tiptoe Towards Orphan Works Solution; TechDirt, September 19, 2018

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Mike Masnick, TechDirt;  Compromise Music Modernization Act Will Bring Old Sound Recordings into The Public Domain, Tiptoe Towards Orphan Wo...

Europe's Copyright Reforms Are More Than (Just) A Boring Policy Change; NPR, September 27, 2018

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Andrew Flanagan, NPR;  Europe's Copyright Reforms Are More Than (Just) A Boring Policy Change " In the " Information Wants T...

Don’t Make the Register of Copyrights into a Presidential Pawn; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), September 25, 2018

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Elliot Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  Don’t Make the Register of Copyrights into a Presidential Pawn " The Register o...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Copyright enforcement in the United States; Lexology, June 25, 2018

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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP - Jeff C. Dodd ,  Jonathan D. Reichman and Susanna P. Lichter , Lexology; Copyright enforcement in the United St...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Open-access journal editors resign after alleged pressure to publish mediocre papers; Science, September 4, 2018

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Jop de Vrieze , Science; Open-access journal editors resign after alleged pressure to publish mediocre papers [Kip Currier: Post #3,500, i...

Scholastic fixes greedy copyright rule in this year's awards; BoingBoing, September 25, 2018

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Rob Beschizza, BoingBoing; Scholastic fixes greedy copyright rule in this year's awards "Last year, 8th-grader and cartoonist Sas...

Copyright Librarian Position: U.S. Naval War College Library at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island; Deadline for Application: September 28, 2018

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The U.S. Naval War College Library at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, is recruiting for the position Copyright Librar...

What is Article 13? The EU's divisive new copyright plan explained; Wired, September 17, 2018

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Matt Reynolds, Wired; What is Article 13? The EU's divisive new copyright plan explained "To help clear things up, here’s WIRED’s...
Monday, September 24, 2018

Five Lessons From The Toy Wars: How Intellectual Property Laws Can Restrict Your Career Mobility; Forbes, September 23, 2018

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Michael B. Arthur, Forbes; Five Lessons From The Toy Wars: How Intellectual Property Laws Can Restrict Your Career Mobility "Orly Lob...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Pittsburgh is filled with people trying to win patents. PPG is at the front of the line. One of an occasional series: Patented in Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 20, 2018

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Courtney Linder, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh is filled with people trying to win patents. PPG is at the front of the line. ...

U.S. and Europe Regulators Make Some Waves Towards Copyright Protection; Forbes, September 19, 2018

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Nelson Granados, Forbes; U.S. and Europe Regulators Make Some Waves Towards Copyright Protection "It seems regulators are starting to...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Man Who Uploaded Deadpool to Facebook May Get Six Months in Prison; Gizmodo, September 17, 2018

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Jennings Brown, Gizmodo; Man Who Uploaded  Deadpool  to Facebook May Get Six Months in Prison "A California court will soon decide ...

China is stealing American intellectual property. Trump's tariffs are a chance to stop it; Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2018

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Charlene L. Fu and Curtis S. Chin, Los Angeles Times; China is stealing American intellectual property. Trump's tariffs are a chance to ...
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Inventors Corner: Here's why you should search for patent; Sioux Fall Business Journal, September 19, 2018

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Jeffrey Proehl, Sioux Fall Business Journal; Inventors Corner: Here's why you should search for patent " Jeffrey Proehl is a reg...

Steve Jobs licensed Amazon’s one-click patent for $1 million in one phone call; Quartz, September 17, 2018

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Kabir Chibber, Quartz; Steve Jobs licensed Amazon’s one-click patent for $1 million in one phone call "“Licensing Amazon.com’s 1-Clic...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Avengers 4 Fan Trailer Calls in the X-Men & Defenders; Comic Book Resources, September 18, 2018

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Brittany Matter, Comic Book Resources; Avengers 4 Fan Trailer Calls in the X-Men & Defenders "A new fan trailer seamlessly mashes...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free; The Guardian, September 13, 2018

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George Monbiot, The Guardian; Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free "Never underestimate the p...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Music Law 101: Who Owns the Copyright in a Song?; Lexology, August 29, 2018

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Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP - Coe W. Ramsey , Lexology; Music Law 101: Who Owns the Copyright in a Song? "Aft...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

EU approves controversial Copyright Directive, including internet ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’; The Verge, September 12, 2018

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James Vincent, The Verge; EU approves controversial Copyright Directive, including internet ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’ "The Eur...

The EU copyright law that artists love—and internet pioneers say would destroy the web; Quartz, September 11, 2018

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Ephrat Livni, Quartz; The EU copyright law that artists love—and internet pioneers say would destroy the web "European internet user...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Intellectual Property The Hard Way: Part II; Forbes, September 11, 2018

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Mary Juetten, Forbes; Intellectual Property The Hard Way: Part II " Last month I started an interview series on intellectual proper...

Open Access at the Movies; Inside Higher Ed, September 10, 2018

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Lindsay McKenzie , Inside Higher Ed; Open Access at the Movies "[Jason] Schmitt's film raises some important questions -- how is ...

[Documentary] Paywall: The Business of Scholarship, 2018

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[Documentary] Paywall: The Business of Scholarship " Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary which focuses on the need...

Tor, OverDrive Comment on Library Ebook Embargo; Library Journal, September 6, 2018

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Matt Enis, Library Journal; Tor, OverDrive Comment on Library Ebook Embargo "In a move that has raised concern throughout the library...

Copyright Battle in Europe Pits Media Companies Against Tech Giants; Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2018

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Daniel Michaels, Wall Street Journal; Copyright Battle in Europe Pits Media Companies Against Tech Giants

Not in our name: Why European creators must oppose the EU's proposal to limit linking and censor the internet; BoingBoing, September 10, 2018

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Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing; Not in our name: Why European creators must oppose the EU's proposal to limit linking and censor the intern...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Wikipedia's warning: EU copyright changes threaten the internet itself; BoingBoing, September 5, 2018

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Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing; Wikipedia's warning: EU copyright changes threaten the internet itself "In just one week, Members of t...
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Computer Programmers Get New Tech Ethics Code; The Conversation via Scientific American, August 11, 2018

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Cherri M. Pancake, The Conversation via Scientific American; Computer Programmers Get New Tech Ethics Code: The guidelines come from the Ass...

This Music Theory Professor Just Showed How Stupid and Broken Copyright Filters Are; Motherboard, August 30, 2018

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Karl Bode, Motherboard; This Music Theory Professor Just Showed How Stupid and Broken Copyright Filters Are "German music professor U...
Monday, September 3, 2018

Why Protecting Recipes Under Intellectual Property Law May Leave a Bad Taste in Your Mouth; Above The Law, August 27, 2018

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Tom Kulik, Above The Law; Why Protecting Recipes Under Intellectual Property Law May Leave a Bad Taste in Your Mouth [Kip Currie...
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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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