Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. 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). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

Who Owns the Copyright to Tattoos? A Court Issues a Landmark Ruling Over LeBron James and Other NBA Stars’ Right to License Their Body Art; artnet news, March 30, 2020

A Revolution in Science Publishing, or Business as Usual?; UNDARK, March 30, 2020

Stay Away; No Trademark For Social Distancing And Other Informational Terms; JDSupra, March 23, 2020

A Cosmic Copyright Conundrum: ‘Star Trek,’ Space Force, SCOTUS and Blackbeard’s Shipwreck: IPWatchdog, March 28, 2020

Internet Archive offers 1.4 million copyrighted books for free online; Ars Technica, March 28, 2020

Over 24,000 coronavirus research papers are now available in one place; MIT Technology Review, March 16, 2020

Updates Regarding COVID-19 Impacts on Trademark Operations at the USPTO; The National Law Review, March 24, 2020

How Do I Manage My Intellectual Property During the Coronavirus Pandemic?; Lexology, March 25, 2020

The ‘Blurred Lines’ Case Scared Songwriters. But Its Time May Be Up.; The New York Times, March 24, 2020

Supreme Court rules states are immune from copyright law; Ars Technica, March 24, 2020

Celebrating the Women Leading the Copyright Office; Library of Congress: Copyright Creativity At Work Blog, March 25, 2020

The Freewheeling, Copyright-Infringing World of Custom-Printed Tees; Wired, March 16, 2020

Business viewpoint: Prioritizing intellectual property protection in growing companies; Tulsa World, March 15, 2020

Led Zeppelin Scores Big Win in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Case; Variety, March 9, 2020

Open Educational Resources Are ‘Moving Up the Adoption Ladder’ Around the World; EdSurge, March 3, 2020

Column: COVID-19 could kill the for-profit science publishing model. That would be a good thing; Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2020

Why the Hulett Unloader Is One of History's Greatest Forgotten Machines; Popular Mechanics, March 3, 2020

A former Uber executive was ordered to pay Google $179 million. Then he filed for bankruptcy.; The Washington Post, March 4, 2020

WIPO’s Coordination Committee Nominates Singapore’s Daren Tang for Post of Director General; Press Release, World Intellectual Property Organization, March 4, 2020

Singaporean named to head intellectual property agency; AP via The Washington Post, March 4, 2020

Singapore’s Daren Tang to Succeed Gurry as Next WIPO Director General; IPWatchdog, March 4. 2020

China already leads 4 of the 15 U.N. specialized agencies — and is aiming for a 5th; The Washington Post, March, 3, 2020

China Vies to Run U.N. Patent Office in Bid for Fifth Leadership; Reuters via The New York Times, March 4, 2020

The Fragile Nature of Trade Secrets: Clues from the Courts on How to Keep Them; IP Watchdog, March 1, 2020

Librarian of Congress Seeks Input on Register of Copyrights; The Library of Congress, March 2, 2020

‘This Land Is Your Land’ Is Still Private Property, Court Rules; The New York Times, Febraury 28, 2020

2019 IP Law Year in Review: Copyrights; The National Law Review, February 25, 2020

Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain; Smithsonian Magazine, February 25, 2020

The Phillies Unveil a New Phanatic as Lawyers Fight Over Mascot Copyright; The New York Times, February 24, 2020

Feds to US Firms: Watch Out for Employees Trying to Steal Trade Secrets for China; PC Mag, February 26, 2020

Universities And The Commercialization Of Intellectual Property; Forbes, February 25, 2020