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/

Why Mickey Mouse’s 1998 copyright extension probably won’t happen again; Ars Technica, January 8, 2018

New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out; The New York Times, December 29, 2018

China's Supreme Court to take on intellectual property cases; Reuters, December 29, 2018

Athletes Don’t Own Their Tattoos. That’s a Problem for Video Game Developers.; The New York Times, December 27, 2018

Disney trademarked ‘Hakuna Matata.’ A new petition demands the company drop it.; The Washington Post, December 19, 2018

Hakuna Matata™? Can Disney Actually Trademark That?; The New York Times, December 20, 2018

Video, Andy Sheehan, CBS KDKA; Ohio Clothing Company Seeks To Trademark ‘Yinzer’ For T-Shirts, CBS KDKA, December 21, 2018

For the First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works Will Enter the Public Domain; Smithsonian Magazine, January 2019

The Second Circuit Shuts Down Resale of Digital Music Files in Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi, Inc., Lexology, December 18, 2018

Did a Typo Accidentally Make Rudolph's TV Special Public Domain?; Comic Book Resources, December 15, 2018

Gift Guide For The Intellectual Property Geek; Above The Law, December 13, 2018

It’s not a trade war with China. It’s a tech war.; The Washington Post, December 14, 2018

Indigenous Knowledge Misappropriation: The Case Of The Zia Sun Symbol Explained At WIPO; Intellectual Property Watch, December 11, 2018

Fortnight [sic] Sued Over Swiped Dance Move; Forbes, December 11, 2018

Drama in South Africa Leads to Passing Fair Use; infojustice.org, December 6, 2018

What Is Intellectual Property, and Does China Steal It?; Bloomberg, December 4, 2018

Controlled Digital Lending Concept Gains Ground; Library Journal, November 15, 2018

'The Pirate Bay of Science' Continues to Get Attacked Around the World; Motherboard, December 3, 2018

Copyright transfer, assignment and licensing in the United States; Lexology, October 29, 2018

3 Types of Documents Every Company Needs to Have in Place; Lexology, October 23, 2018

Supreme Court hands Fox News another win in copyright case against TVEyes monitoring service; The Washington Post, December 3, 2018

China Announces Punishments for Intellectual-Property Theft; Bloomberg, December 4, 2018

US IP Stakeholders Seek To Strengthen Public Support For IP, Ensure Future US Competitiveness; Intellectual Property Watch, December 4, 2018

China keeps global crown in patent applications; Nikkei Asian Review, December 4, 2018

Required Reading: Appeals Court Instructs District Court for Second Time on Fair Use of Course Materials; Lexology, November 30, 2018

Defending Fair Use In South Africa; Intellectual Property Watch, December 4, 2018

Tell the Senate Not to Put the Register of Copyrights in the Hands of the President; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), December 3, 2018

Congress Using Lame Duck Session To Push Through Awful Plan To Politicize The Copyright Office; TechDirt, December 3, 2018

Einstein’s ‘God Letter,’ a Viral Missive From 1954; The New York Times, December 2, 2018

Podcaster Sued for Copyright Infringement for Using Music without Permission - Remember ASCAP, BMI and SESAC Licenses Don’t Cover All the Rights Needed for Podcasting; Lexology, November 29, 2018

I Wanted to Stream Buffy, Angel, and Firefly for Free, But Not Like This; Gizmodo, November 30, 2018

Dark web dealers voluntarily ban deadly fentanyl; The Guardian, December 1, 2018

The Real Reasons Netflix Is Cancelling Their Marvel Shows; Forbes, November 30, 2018

USMCA, the new trade deal between the US, Canada, and Mexico, explained; Vox, November 30, 2018

Why Are College Textbooks So Expensive?; Business Insider, November 27, 2018

Copyright and the "male gaze": a feminist critique of copyright law; BoingBoing, November 20, 2018

Press Release: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office releases 2018-2022 Strategic Plan