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

Even in the digital age, Only human-made works are copyrightable in the U.S.; March 21, 2022

Online Copyright Piracy Debate Ramps Up Over Proposed Legal Fix; Bloomberg Law, March 23, 2022

A professor found his exam questions posted online. He’s suing the students responsible for copyright infringement.; The Washington Post, March 16, 2022

"Finding Owners of Copyright"; Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

U.S. Copyright Office Joins Message on International Women’s Day 2022; U.S. Copyright Office, Issue No. 948, March 8, 2022

ResearchGate dealt a blow in copyright lawsuit; Nature, March 4, 2022

David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71; The New York Times, February 28, 2022

Moderna faces new lawsuit over lucrative coronavirus vaccine; The Washington Post, February 28, 2022

PRH, Internet Archive Clash Over ‘Maus’; Publishers Weekly, February 15, 2022

You can’t copyright AI-created art, according to US officials; Engadget; February 21, 2022

Court Blocks Maryland’s Library E-book Law; Publishers Weekly, February 16, 2022

How the intellectual property monopoly has impeded an effective response to Covid-19; The Conversation, February 14, 2022

Music group sues NBC, US figure skating pair over use of song during Winter Olympics; USA Today, February 19, 2022

Copyright Office Launches Digitized Copyright Historical Record Books Collection; U.S. Copyright Office, February 7, 2022

U.S. Copyright Office Consultation Triggers Massive “Upload Filter” Opposition; TorrentFreak, February 16, 2022

Mephisto's Most Powerful Servant Got Marvel Sued by the Hells Angels; ScreenRant, February 10, 2022

The government dropped its case against Gang Chen. Scientists still see damage done; WBUR, February 16, 2022

COPYRIGHT, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW; Hackaday, February 4, 2022

The Spider-Man Problem; NPR, Planet Money, January 28, 2022

Know if Someone Else Will Own the Copyright in What Your Freelance Writer Creates; Lexology, January 27, 2022

Is Old Music Killing New Music?; The Atlantic, January 23, 2022

Massive open index of scholarly papers launches; Nature, January 24, 2022

Stephen G. Breyer may shape tech’s copyright battles for years to come; The Washington Post, January 27, 2022

Aboriginal flag copyright transferred to Commonwealth, as artist agrees to make flag freely available to all; ABC News, January 24, 2022

2022–2026 Strategic Plan: Fostering Creativity and Enriching Culture; U.S. Copyright Office, January 20, 2022

Lego sued over leather jacket worn by toy Antoni in Queer Eye set; The Guardian, January 16, 2022

Texas scientists’ new Covid-19 vaccine is cheaper, easier to make and patent-free; The Guardian, January 15, 2022

The Epic Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes; The New York Times, January 3, 2022

President Biden, creatives need copyright champions in the federal government ; The Hill, January 7, 2022

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to receive confidential sum from UK newspaper for copyright infringement; CNN, January 5, 2022

Ryan Reynolds taunts Disney with ‘Winnie-the-Screwed’ ad as copyright battles heat up; Fast Company, January 3, 2022

When Does Intellectual Property Expire?; Lexology, January 3, 2022

Our View: Copyright absurdity must come to an end; Leader-Telegram, January 4, 2022

Marvel Runs Into Copyright Issue, Forced to Change Villain Name; InsideTheMagic.com, January 4, 2022

Column: ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ (born 1926) is finally in the public domain, a reminder that our copyright system is absurd; Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2022

Ryan Reynolds Takes Advantage of Winnie-the-Pooh's Public Domain Status for Mint Mobile Ad; CBR.com, January 3, 2021

This Bear’s For You! (Or, Is It?) Can Companies Use Copyright and Trademark To Claim Rights to Public Domain Works?; Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain

January 1, 2022, is Public Domain Day: Works from 1926 are open to all, as is a cornucopia of recorded music: an estimated 400,000 sound recordings from before 1923!; Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain,