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/

Sunday, May 31, 2020

WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), May 29, 2020

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Press Release, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);  WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting " ...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

The Copyright Lawsuit in Tiger King Is an Outrage; Slate, May 7, 2020

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Joshua Lamel, Slate;  The Copyright Lawsuit in  Tiger King  Is an Outrage " Copyright is the perfect vehicle for SLAPP suits. First o...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Statement from Director Andrei Iancu on the loss of former USPTO Director Q. Todd Dickinson; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), May 5, 2020

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO);  Statement from Director Andrei Iancu on the loss of former USPTO Director Q. Todd Dickin...
Monday, May 4, 2020

Has COVID-19 changed the face of tech ethics forever?; IDG, April 23, 2020

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Pat Martlew, IDG ;  Has COVID-19 changed the face of tech ethics forever? " So, are the more heavy-handed approaches worth implementi...

Copyright lawsuit involving Newport art gallery owner settled; NewportRI.com, May 3, 2020

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Laura Damon , NewportRI.com;   Copyright lawsuit involving Newport art gallery owner settled " Mia Tarducci, a Pittsburgh resident and...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Open Access, Open Source, and the Battle to Defeat COVID-19; JD Supra, April 22, 2020

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PerkinsCoie, JD Supra;  Open Access, Open Source, and the Battle to Defeat COVID-19 " No legal development over the past decades has ...
Friday, May 1, 2020

How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription); TNW, April 29, 2020

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MIX  ,  TNW;  How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription) " If you search for any term and head to th...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

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

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Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter;  Senators Ask U.S. Copyright, Patent Offices to Study Infringement by States "I n a pair of let...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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

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Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly ;  Supreme Court Copyright Ruling Could Shake Up Legal Publishing In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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

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Adam Liptak , The New York Times ;  Georgia Can’t Copyright Its Entire State Code, the Supreme Court Rules In a 5-to-4 ruling with unusual...
Friday, April 24, 2020

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

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Associated Press via Chicago SunTimes;  Adler astronomer files trademark lawsuit against American Girl " The lawsuit notes the doll h...

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

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James Halpin, The Citizens' Voice;  Kielbasa rivalry heats up with trademark infringement suit "The owner of an award-winning Nant...

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

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Kevin Mooney , Washington Examiner;  Protecting intellectual property still matters in a pandemic " With businesses now under pressu...

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

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KTVZ.com;  OSU making intellectual property available to help fight COVID-19 "Oregon State University is joining universities and aca...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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

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World Trademark Review;  A deep dive into the  Tiger King  trademark lawsuits (long read) " True crime documentary miniseries   Tiger...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

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

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Alexander Webb , The New York Times ;  The Difference Between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents Whether you’re an inventor, a writer or a...
Friday, April 17, 2020

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

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Joobin Bekhrad , The New York Times;  How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got Its Logo " The logo has generated an eno...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

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

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Diane Peters, Creative Commons;  Open COVID Pledge: Removing Obstacles to Sharing IP in the Fight Against COVID-19 " Creative Commons...

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

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Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter;  Court Rules Photographer Gave Up Exclusive Licensing Rights by Posting on Instagram " When it ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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

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Paul Detrick, Reason; Hospital Technicians Ignore Copyright Law to Fight COVID-19 " A right-to-repair movement has been fighting to c...

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

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Theresa Rakocy , The National Law Review;  The Open COVID Pledge: What Is It and Is It Right for You? " Enter one possible solution: ...
Monday, April 13, 2020

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

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William J. Broad , The New York Times;  Putin’s Long War Against American Science A decade of health disinformation promoted by President ...

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

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World Trademark Review  -  Jonathan Walfisz , Lexology;  Spike in coronavirus knock-offs; Tiger King trademark fiasco;  new TMview and Desig...
Saturday, April 11, 2020

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

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Denise M. Watson, The Virginian-Pilot;  Want to livestream your religious service? Be aware of copyright law. " Unless religious orga...
Friday, April 10, 2020

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

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Nick Penzenstadler , USA Today;  Brands, T-shirt makers line up to trademark coronavirus pandemic "[Josh]  Gerben [ a Washington inte...
Thursday, April 9, 2020

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

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Radu Stochita , The Bowdoin Orient;  Past coronavirus: an open-access future for academics " What Aaron Swartz left us is the courage...

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

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Richard Van Noorden, Nature ;  Nature  to join open-access Plan S, publisher says " After a change in the rules of the bold   open-ac...

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

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Brett Luna , KOB4;  Sandia Labs offers fast-track licensing approval program for access to intellectual property " Sandia Labs is now...

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

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Simantini Dey , News18;  Free Access to Intellectual Property is Crucial in Mitigating The COVID-19 Pandemic "Furthermore, sharing in...

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

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Joseph Falcon, III, JDSupra ;  Managing Intellectual Property in a Crisis (Part 3) " The most common danger of ignoring intellectual...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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

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Eleanor B. Atkins ,  Jiaxiao Zhang , The National Law Review;  US Copyright Office, USPTO Act to Assist Those Affected by COVID-19 " ...

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

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Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica;  University libraries offer online “lending” of scanned in-copyright books "A consortium of university ...

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

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Kate Cox, Ars Technica;  Dr. Drew apologizes for being a COVID-19 denier after copyright silliness Dr. Drew coronavirus supercut restored ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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

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William Bender , The Philadelphia Inquirer;  Social distancing beer, CBD oil, and crop tops? Coronavirus-related applications pouring into U...
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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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