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/

Friday, February 7, 2020

Chinese scientists ask for patent on US drug to fight virus; Associated Press, February 6, 2020

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Joe McDonald and Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press; Chinese scientists ask for patent on US drug to fight virus "China has the righ...

Disney CEO apologizes after elementary school is fined for Lion King showing; The Verge, February 6, 2020

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Julia Alexander , The Verge; Disney CEO apologizes after elementary school is fined for Lion King showing "Movie Licensing USA, a l...

Copyright Pros Don’t Know What to Do About Authorless AI Paintings; Broadband Breakfast, February 5, 2020

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David Jelke , Broadband Breakfast; Copyright Pros Don’t Know What to Do About Authorless AI Paintings "Intellectual property experts ...
Monday, February 3, 2020

BYU students compete to make new art out of old — and now copyright-free — works; The Salt Lake Tribune, February 2, 2020

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Sean P. Means , The Salt Lake Tribune ; BYU students compete to make new art out of old — and now copyright-free — works "The entries...
Friday, January 31, 2020

Users Lament PAIR Changes During USPTO Forum; IP Watchdog, January 30, 2020

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Eileen McDermott , IP Watchdog; Users Lament PAIR Changes During USPTO Forum "Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer at the U.S. ...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Pitt researcher’s work featured by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; Trib Live, November 12, 2019

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Patrick Varine, Trib Live; Pitt researcher’s work featured by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office "Rory Cooper, who was recognized ear...

Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act of 2018; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, October 2019

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, October 2019; Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act of 2...

Rumored executive order would change landscape of UC subscription partnerships; The Daily Californian, January 30, 2020

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Alexandra Casey, The Daily Californian; Rumored executive order would change landscape of UC subscription partnerships "Prominent Nob...

Libraries will champion an open future for scholarship; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 29, 2020

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Keith Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Libraries will champion an open future for scholarship Open access deals help make...

Inaugural copyright lecture to probe evolving landscape; Law Society Gazette Ireland, January 30, 2020

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Law Society Gazette Ireland; Inaugural copyright lecture to probe evolving landscape "The inaugural joint Irish Music Rights Organisa...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

YouTube reversed my bogus copyright strike after I threatened to write this; Mashable, January 28, 2020

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Matt Binder, Mashable; YouTube reversed my bogus copyright strike after I threatened to write this " “Your case is the most extreme I...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

2020 Intellectual Property Primer: Cases to Watch this Year; Lexology, Janaury 27, 2020

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Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP - Michael J. Garvin ,  William H. Oldach III and Aaron M. Williams , Lexology; 2020 Intellectual Proper...

U.S. Accuses Harvard Scientist of Concealing Chinese Funding; The New York Times, January 28, 2020

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Ellen Barry , The New York Times; U.S. Accuses Harvard Scientist of Concealing Chinese Funding “Charles M. Lieber, the chair of Harvard’s...

Kobe Bryant filed 'Mambacita' trademark for his daughter Gianna in December; CBS Sports, January 28, 2020

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Chris Bengel , CBS Sports; Kobe Bryant filed 'Mambacita' trademark for his daughter Gianna in December "Kobe Bryant was proud...

The Decade In Trademark Litigation; Above The Law, January 28, 2020

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Gaston Kroub, Above The Law; The Decade In Trademark Litigation "Considering that we are starting a new decade while continuing to ...

Our privacy doomsday could come sooner than we think; The Washington Post, January 23, 2020

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Editorial Board , The Washington Post; Our privacy doomsday could come sooner than we think "The case underscores with greater vigo...

Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law; BBC News, January 24, 2020

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BBC News; Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law "Universities and Science Minister Chris Skidmore has said that the UK...
Friday, January 24, 2020

America’s Innovators Need Clear Patent Laws; Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2020

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Paul R. Michel and Matthew J. Dowd , Wall Street Journal; America’s Innovators Need Clear Patent Laws The ...

In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis; BoingBoing, January 22, 2020

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Cory Doctorow , BoingBoing; In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis "One of the biggest problems with copyright in ...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Keeping digitised works in the public domain: how the copyright directive makes it a reality; Europeana Pro, January 21, 2020

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Andrea Wallace, Ariadna Matas, Europeana Pro; Keeping digitised works in the public domain: how the copyright directive makes it a reality ...

Sharing the love: OSU librarian works to increase educational resources for students and faculty; O'Colly, January 16, 2020

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Nick Oldenburg , O'Colly; Sharing the love: OSU librarian works to increase educational resources for students and faculty " As t...

Provost’s office accepting OER grant applications; The Pitt News, January 16, 2020

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Jon Moss and Benjamin Nigrosh , The Pitt News; Provost’s office accepting OER grant applications "The University is accepting prop...

Buying textbooks: 'A sense of desperation'; The Exponent (Purdue University), January 23, 2020

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Joseph Ching, The Exponent (Purdue University); Buying textbooks: 'A sense of desperation' "[Justin] Race [director of the Pu...

State Fair Corny Dog Icon Fletcher’s Wins Messy Family Trademark Battle; Eater Dallas, January 21, 2020

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Amy McCarthy , Eater Dallas; State Fair Corny Dog Icon Fletcher’s Wins Messy Family Trademark Battle "Perhaps most damningly, the jud...

Everyone invited: `Great Gatsby’ copyright to end in 2021; Associated Press, January 22, 2020

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Hillel Italie, Associated Press; Everyone invited: `Great Gatsby’ copyright to end in 2021  "The novel’s copyright is set to expire ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

It’s Copyright Week 2020: Stand Up for Copyright Laws That Actually Serve Us All; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), January 20, 2020

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Katharine Trendacosta, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); It’s Copyright Week 2020: Stand Up for Copyright Laws That Actually Serve Us Al...

Listening Session on Appointment of Next Register of Copyrights; The Library of Congress, January 2020

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The Library of Congress   "Listening Session on Appointment of Next Register of Copyrights At 10:00 AM on Tuesday at the Library ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits; The Rolling Stone, January 9, 2020

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Amy X. Wang, The Rolling Stone; How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits  "Artists, songwriters, producers, and label...

A Tool That Removes Copyrighted Works Is Not a Substitute for Fair Use; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), January 20, 2020

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Katharine Trendacosta, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); A Tool That Removes Copyrighted Works Is Not a Substitute for Fair Use ...

Here’s How The Supreme Court Can Stop Google From Stealing People’s Ideas; The Federalist, January 17, 2020

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David Hogberg , The Federalist; Here’s How The Supreme Court Can Stop Google From Stealing People’s Ideas The Supreme Court will rule...
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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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