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/

Monday, July 20, 2020

Twitter disables video retweeted by Donald Trump over copyright complaint; The Guardian, July 19, 2020

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Reuters via The Guardian; Twitter disables video retweeted by Donald Trump over copyright complaint "Twitter has disabled a campaign-...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Russia Is Trying to Steal Virus Vaccine Data, Western Nations Say; The New York Times, July 16, 2020

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Julian E. Barnes , The New York Times; Russia Is Trying to Steal Virus Vaccine Data, Western Nations Say "Chinese government hackers...

How to protect algorithms as intellectual property; CSO, July 13, 2020

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Stacy Collett , CSO; How to protect algorithms as intellectual property Algorithms can now be considered trade secrets or ...

The Great Gatsby prequel set for release days after copyright expires; The Guardian, July 15, 2020

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Alison Flood , The Guardian; The Great Gatsby prequel set for release days after copyright expires "US copyright in The Great Gatsby,...

He stockpiled Washington NFL trademarks for years. Now he faces backlash online.; The Washington Post, July 15, 2020

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Rick Maese , The Washington Post ; He stockpiled Washington NFL trademarks for years. Now he faces backlash online.   "Trademark...
Monday, July 13, 2020

Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate sues Netflix for giving Sherlock Holmes too many feelings; The Verge, June 25, 2020

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Adi Robertson , The Verge;  Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate sues Netflix for giving Sherlock Holmes too many feelings " The estate of Sir...
Sunday, July 12, 2020

A Trademark Attorney Explains Why the Former Lady Antebellum Is Suing the Black Singer Lady A; Slate, July 10, 2020

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Rachelle Hampton, Slate; A Trademark Attorney Explains Why the Former Lady Antebellum Is Suing the Black Singer Lady A "Trademark rig...

Copyright Office Celebrates its 150th Anniversary with Virtual Event – August 5 at Noon; U.S. Copyright Office, July 8, 2020

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U.S. Copyright Office; Copyright Office Celebrates its 150th Anniversary with Virtual Event – August 5 at Noon "On July 8, 1870, Cong...
Saturday, July 11, 2020

Targeting intellectual theft; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 11, 2020

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The Editorial Board; Targeting intellectual theft A new bipartisan bill will help the U.S. clamp down on the theft of A...

Democracy activists' books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law; Reuters, July 5, 2020

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Reuters; Democracy activists' books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law "Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy ...

Library seeks community's help to document COVID-19 changes to daily life; University of North Georgia, May 21, 2020

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Clark Leonard , University of North Georgia; Library seeks community's help to document COVID-19 changes to daily life " Joy Bol...

Do Online Storytimes Violate Copyright?; American Libraries, June 16, 2020

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Tomas A. Lipinski , American Libraries; Do Online Storytimes Violate Copyright? Lawyer-librarian fields legal questions " Our onlin...
Friday, July 10, 2020

American Girl Walks Back Threat to Sue 'Karen' Doll Parody Meme; Comic Book Resources, July 8, 2020

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Kelvin Childs, Comic Book Resources; American Girl Walks Back Threat to Sue 'Karen' Doll Parody Meme " American Girl  has wa...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Copyright in Pride; Library of Congress, June 25, 2020

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Holland Gormley , Library of Congress;  Copyright in Pride " June is Pride Month, and this year is the 50th anniversary of the first ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

United States: Welsh Government Not Immune from Copyright Lawsuit for Using Dylan Thomas Photos in Tourism Ads; Library of Congress Law, June 23, 2020

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Library of Congress Law; United States: Welsh Government Not Immune from Copyright Lawsuit for Using Dylan Thomas Photos in Tourism Ads ...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

As the 'engine of free expression,' copyright law plays a vital role in enabling journalists to shine a light on injustice; The Hill, June 11, 2020

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Terrica Carrington, Tom Kennedy, and Akili-Casundria Ramsess;  As the 'engine of free expression,' copyright law plays a vital role ...

[Video] Is the DMCA's Notice-and-Takedown System Working in the 21st Century?; June 2, 2020, Subcommittee Hearing, Committee on the Judiciary

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[Video] Subcommittee Hearing, Committee on the Judiciary;  Is the DMCA's Notice-and-Takedown System Working in the 21st Century?

Senators introduce Protecting American Intellectual Property Act; IT Pro, June 12, 2020

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Sarah Brennan , IT Pro ;  Senators introduce Protecting American Intellectual Property Act " U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-...

Data Privacy Law and Intellectual Property Considerations for Biometric-Based AI Innovations; Security, June 12, 2020

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Ryan N. Phelan , Security;  Data Privacy Law and Intellectual Property Considerations for Biometric-Based AI Innovations " Artificial...
Friday, June 12, 2020

Proposals for Copyright Law and Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic; infojustice, June 9, 2020

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Emily Hudson and Paul Wragg, infojustice; Proposals for Copyright Law and Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic " Abstract: This ar...

Internet Archive ends “emergency library” early to appease publishers; Ars Technica, June 11, 2020

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Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica; Internet Archive ends “emergency library” early to appease publishers Online library asks publishers...
Monday, June 8, 2020

National Library of Israel to open access to 2,500 rare Islamic books; Jerusalem Post, June 8, 2020

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Jerusalem Post Staff, Jerusalem Post; National Library of Israel to open access to 2,500 rare Islamic books "The National Library of ...

[Podcast] Trade Secrets: Protection and Defense; Fish & Richardson, March 26, 2020

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[Podcast] Leeron Kalay, Seth Sproul, Katie Prescott, Fish & Richardson; Trade Secrets: Protection and Defense "Trade secrets ...

Best Practices: How to Protect Trade Secrets From Loss Through Departing Employees; JD Supra, June 5, 2020

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Fish & Richardson , JD Supra; Best Practices: How to Protect Trade Secrets From Loss Through Departing Employees " 1. Introductio...

Trump's Space Force Already Lost Its First Battle; The Hollywood Reporter, June 5, 2020

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Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter; Trump's Space Force Already Lost Its First Battle "Although the United States operates on ...

Copyright bots and classical musicians are fighting online. The bots are winning.; The Washington Post, May 21, 2020

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Michael Andor Brodeur  , The Washington Post ;  Copyright bots and classical musicians are fighting online. The bots are winning. ...

Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Free E-Books; The New York Times, June 1, 2020

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Elizabeth A. Harris , The New York Times; Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Free E-Books Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachett...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Facebook and Twitter took down a Trump campaign video over copyright concerns; Vox, June 5, 2020

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Theodore Schleifer , Vox; Facebook and Twitter took down a Trump campaign video over copyright concerns "This is not the first time ...
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...
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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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