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/

Senators Ask U.S. Copyright, Patent Offices to Study Infringement by States; The Hollywood Reporter, April 29, 2020

Supreme Court Copyright Ruling Could Shake Up Legal Publishing; Publishers weekly, April 27, 2020

Georgia Can’t Copyright Its Entire State Code, the Supreme Court Rules; The New York Times, April 27, 2020

Adler astronomer files trademark lawsuit against American Girl; Associated Press via Chicago SunTimes, April 24, 2020

Kielbasa rivalry heats up with trademark infringement suit; The Citizens' Voice, April 21, 2020

Protecting intellectual property still matters in a pandemic; Washington Examiner, April 21, 2020

OSU making intellectual property available to help fight COVID-19; KTVZ.com, April 22, 2020

A deep dive into the Tiger King trademark lawsuits (long read); World Trademark Review, April 22, 2020

The Difference Between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents; The New York Times, April 16, 2020

How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got Its Logo; The New York Times, April 13, 2020

Open COVID Pledge: Removing Obstacles to Sharing IP in the Fight Against COVID-19; Creative Commons, April 7, 2020

Court Rules Photographer Gave Up Exclusive Licensing Rights by Posting on Instagram; The Hollywood Reporter, April 14, 2020

Hospital Technicians Ignore Copyright Law to Fight COVID-19; Reason, April 13, 2020

The Open COVID Pledge: What Is It and Is It Right for You?; The National Law Review, April 14, 2020

Putin’s Long War Against American Science; The New York Times, April 13, 2020

Spike in coronavirus knock-offs; Tiger King trademark fiasco; new TMview and DesignView - news digest; Lexology, April 3, 2020

Want to livestream your religious service? Be aware of copyright law.; The Virginian-Pilot, April 11, 2020

Brands, T-shirt makers line up to trademark coronavirus pandemic; USA Today, April 7, 2020

Past coronavirus: an open-access future for academics; The Bowdoin Orient, April 3, 2020

Nature to join open-access Plan S, publisher says; Nature, April 9, 2020

Sandia Labs offers fast-track licensing approval program for access to intellectual property; KOB4, April 7, 2020

Free Access to Intellectual Property is Crucial in Mitigating The COVID-19 Pandemic; News18, April 9, 2020

Managing Intellectual Property in a Crisis (Part 3); JDSupra, April 8, 2020

US Copyright Office, USPTO Act to Assist Those Affected by COVID-19; The National Law Review, April 8, 2020

University libraries offer online “lending” of scanned in-copyright books; Ars Technica, April 7, 2020

Dr. Drew apologizes for being a COVID-19 denier after copyright silliness; Ars Technica, April 6, 2020

Social distancing beer, CBD oil, and crop tops? Coronavirus-related applications pouring into U.S. trademark office.; The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 6, 2020

After a long legal struggle, Seattle band Thunderpussy is granted a U.S. trademark; The Seattle Times, April 5, 2020

In a first, China knocks U.S. from top spot in global patent race; Reuters, April 7, 2020

COVID-19 and Trade Secrets: Is Your Business Prepared to Protect its Trade Secrets While Your Employees Work From Home?; National Law Review, March 25, 2020

Harry and Meghan's Archewell trademark suggests plan for non-profit empire Application filed in US ranges from awards to clothing to a health website; The Guardian, April 7, 2020

Listen to Hundreds of Free Audiobooks, From Classics to Educational Texts; Smithsonian Magazine, April 6, 2020

Online Teaching During Pandemic Raises Copyright Concerns; Bloomberg Law, April 3, 2020

Managing Intellectual Property in a Crisis (Part 2); JDSupra, April 1, 2020

Managing Intellectual Property in a Crisis (Part 1); JDSupra, March 31, 2020

Music Copyright Infringement Is Beginning To Make Sense Again; Forbes, April 1, 2020

Copyright Alliance blasts Internet Archive’s Emergency Library launch as “vile”; ZDNet, March 31, 2020