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/

The Washington Post; National Archives says it was wrong to alter images; The Washington Post, January 18, 2020

The National Archives used to stand for independence. That mission has been compromised.; The Washington Posty, January 18, 2020

National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump; The Washington Post, January 17, 2020

Textbooks are pricey. So students are getting creative.; The Washington Post, January 17, 2020

Missouri could jail librarians for lending 'age-inappropriate' books; The Guardian, January 16, 2020

Can R.E.M. stop Trump campaign from playing its songs at rallies?; CBS News, January 17, 2020

AI Update: WIPO Begins Public Consultation Process on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy; Lexology, January 15, 2020

Why Patents and Copyrights Matter; Ayn Rand Institute, Janaury 15, 2020

Brexit Update - January 2020; Dehns via Mondaq, January 15, 2020

Maria Strong Appointed Acting Register of Copyrights; Publishers Weekly, December 18, 2019

Apple Lawsuit Against Cyber Startup Threatens ‘Dangerous’ Expansion Of Copyright Law; Forbes, January 13, 2020

Troll Watch: AI Ethics; NPR, January 11, 2020

Work Together webinar; Swedish National Heritage Board, November 18, 2019

Paris Musées embraces open access; europeana pro, January 9, 2020

Harry and Meghan seek global trademark for 'Sussex Royal' brand; The Guardian, January 12, 2020

Justice Department investigates Sci-Hub founder on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence; The Washington Post, December 19, 2019

Free Textbooks for Law Students; Inside Higher Ed, January 3, 2020

Fair game: Does the fair use doctrine apply to Andy Warhol’s pop art?; ABA Journal, January 9, 2020

Trade Secrets: What You Need to Know; The National Law Review, December 12, 2019

Harry and Meghan have trademarked their brand 'Sussex Royal'; CNN, January 9, 2020

Intellectual property and Brexit: Guidance on trade marks, designs, patents right law, and exhaustion of IP rights after Brexit.; UK Intellectual Property Office, October 10, 2019

European Commission steps up protection of European intellectual property in global markets; European Commission, January 8, 2020

Start of 2020 Ushers Thousands of Once-Copyrighted Works Into the Public Domain; Smithsonian, January 2, 2020

UK Government Plans To Open Public Transport Data To Third Parties; Forbes, December 31, 2019

Extradited from Switzerland, Chinese scientist to stand trial in Philly for plot to steal GlaxoSmithKline trade secrets; The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 2020

What Baby Yoda and T-Mobile’s Magenta Mark Can Teach Us About When to Enforce IP Rights; IP Watchdog, December 19, 2019

DNA Phrase Too Descriptive for Registered Trademark, TTAB Says; Bloomberg Law, January 6, 2020

North Dakota University System to host open education resource conference in Fargo in March; Grand Forks Herald, January 7, 2020

‘Rhapsody in Blue’ (1924) just reached the public domain, showing the insanity of U.S. copyright law; The Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2020

Reflections of John Cabeca, USPTO Silicon Valley Regional Director; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), December 12, 2019

US-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal Carries Copyright Implications Across Borders; Billboard, December 10, 2019

Elsevier signs first open-access deal in the United States; Science, November 25, 2019

Defying the doubters; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2019

The real US patent 'crisis'; The Hill, December 9, 2019

FAU sues grad for using an owl logo in tutoring business; The Palm Beach Post, Decemeber 10, 2019

SpaceX Just Retroactively Put Copyright Restrictions on Its Photos; Motherboard, December 11, 2019

Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple Is Leaving; Publishers Weekly, December 9, 2019

Baby Yoda Shows Us the Force of Intellectual Property Rights; Observer, December 7, 2019

Archivists Are Trying to Make Sure a ‘Pirate Bay of Science’ Never Goes Down; Vice, December 2, 2019

Who owns the law in Georgia?; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 29, 2019

Should You Be Allowed to Copyright a Law? We're Going to Find Out; Gizmodo, December 4, 2019

Open Access: SCOTUS will consider whether publishers can copyright annotated state codes; ABA Journal, November 27, 2019

5 Easy Ways To Protect Your New Ideas And Intellectual Property; Forbes Technology Council, December 3, 2019

Trying to Trademark a Meme? OK Boomer; The New York Times, November 19, 2019

Baby Yoda GIFs Are Being Pulled For Copyright Concerns; ScreenRant, November 23, 2019

Congress Introduces AM-FM Act to Revise Copyright Law for Terrestrial Radio; Variety, November 21, 2019

Lawsuit: Target's Good & Gather line infringes trademark of Georgia woman's business; USA Today, November 22, 2019

Protect your restaurant’s intellectual property; The Miami Herald, Novermber 18, 2019

Supreme Court will hear Google’s appeal in massive copyright suit brought by Oracle; CNBC, November 15, 2019