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/

Friday, May 27, 2022

The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It; BuzzFeedNews, May 25, 2022

›
Sarah Emerson, BuzzFeedNews;  The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It " BuzzFeed News repor...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Triumph Development sends cease and desist letter to Vail Resorts over alleged use of its intellectual property; Vail Daily, May 25, 2022

›
Scott Miller   , Vail Daily;  Triumph Development sends cease and desist letter to Vail Resorts over alleged use of its intellectual propert...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Webinar: Proud Innovation 2022, part one: From ideas to innovations; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3 PM - 4:05 EDT

›
Proud Innovation 2022, part one: From ideas to innovations   Image Do you have an idea you want to bring to life? Join the United States Pat...

Republicans took away Disney’s special status in Florida. Now they’re gunning for Mickey himself; Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2022

›
  HUGO MARTÍN , Los Angeles Times;  Republicans took away Disney’s special status in Florida. Now they’re gunning for Mickey himself "N...

New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive; PetaPixel, May 13, 2022

›
JAMES DERUVO , PetaPixel;  New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive " Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill th...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Court Orders ISPs to Block Websites of Three Sites Streaming Copyrighted Video Programming; Lexology, May 12, 2022

›
  Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP  -  Jeff Lanning , Lexology;  Court Orders ISPs to Block Websites of Three Sites Streaming Copyrighted Vide...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

Cornish pub will not change name despite letter from Vogue owner; The Guardian, May 13, 2022

›
Geneva Abdul , The Guardian;  Cornish pub will not change name despite letter from Vogue owner " A new letter was sent to the owners on...
Friday, May 13, 2022

Miriam DeChant Named Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education; U.S. Copyright Office, May 10, 2022

›
U.S. Copyright Office;  Miriam DeChant Named Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education " Regist...
Friday, May 6, 2022

What Is Happening to the People Falling for Crypto and NFTs; The New York Times, May 5, 2020

›
Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times;  What Is Happening to the People Falling for Crypto and NFTs " In the past year Yuga Labs,  the well...

Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in the Metaverse; The National Law Review, April 22, 2022

›
Anthony V. Lupo, James Williams, Dan Jason, ArentFox Schiff LLP, The National Law Review;  Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in the Metaver...
Thursday, May 5, 2022

Trademark and copyright considerations for NFTs; Reuters, May 2, 2022

›
Sharon Urias, Reuters ;  Trademark and copyright considerations for NFTs " NFTs are mostly used to verify ownership of digital goods. A...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

"All of the Marvels": Author Douglas Wolk on the "biggest story ever told"; CBS News, May 1, 2022

›
CBS News;  "All of the Marvels": Author Douglas Wolk on the "biggest story ever told" " Since the Dawn of Time (tec...

Find Yourself in Copyright Exhibit; U.S. Copyright Office

›
 U.S. Copyright Office;  Find Yourself in Copyright Exhibit " Copyright serves all of us, incentivizing creation and enriching our cult...

Find Star Wars in Copyright; Library of Congress, May 4, 2022

›
  Alison Hall , Library of Congress;  Find Star Wars in Copyright " If you’ve ever watched   The Big Bang Theory , you know that the gu...

Chinese hackers took trillions in intellectual property from about 30 multinational companies; CBS News, May 4, 2022

›
  NICOLE SGANGA , CBS News;  Chinese hackers took trillions in intellectual property from about 30 multinational companies " A yearslon...

Hawley to introduce legislation targeting Disney copyright protections; Washington Examiner, May 2, 2022

›
  Zachary Halaschak , Washington Examiner ;  Hawley to introduce legislation targeting Disney copyright protections " The copyright on ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Most. Important. Copyright. Fair. Use. Case. Ever! JDSupra, April 13, 2022

›
Bruce Ewing ,  Dorsey & Whitney LLP;  JDSupra;  Most. Important. Copyright. Fair. Use. Case. Ever! " What makes  Warhol Foundation ...

The Seizure of Jewish Intellectual Property Ahead of World War II; Library of Congress, April 28, 2022

›
Steve Andreadis , Library of Congress;  The Seizure of Jewish Intellectual Property Ahead of World War II " The following is a guest po...

Google honors the Black inventor who likely inspired the phrase 'the real McCoy'; NPR, May 2, 2022

›
Joe Hernandez, NPR ;  Google honors the Black inventor who likely inspired the phrase 'the real McCoy' " Pull up Google on Mond...
Monday, May 2, 2022

China Continues to Fall Short of Promises to Protect Intellectual Property, U.S. Says; The New York Times, April 27, 2022

›
  Ana Swanson , The New York Times;  China Continues to Fall Short of Promises to Protect Intellectual Property, U.S. Says " The Office...

The CASE Act for Libraries and Archives; Library of Congress; May 2, 2022

›
Holland Gormley , Library of Congress ;  The CASE Act for Libraries and Archives " Calling all libraries and archives! You may have hea...
Saturday, April 30, 2022

Neal Adams, Comic Book Artist Who Revitalized Batman and Fought for Creators’ Rights, Dies at 80; The Hollywood Reporter, April 29, 2022

›
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter;  Neal Adams, Comic Book Artist Who Revitalized Batman and Fought for Creators’ Rights, Dies at 80 "A...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

World IP Day 2022—IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future; Library of Congress, April 26, 2022

›
  Alison Hall , Library of Congress;  World IP Day 2022—IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future " The U.S. Copyright Office joins ...
Friday, April 22, 2022

AI and Copyright in China; Lexology, April 15, 2022

›
  Harris Bricken  -  Fred Rocafort , Lexology;  AI and Copyright in China   " In the landmark   Shenzhen  Tencent  v. Shanghai Yingxun ...
Sunday, April 17, 2022

Save America’s Patent System; The New York Times, April 16, 2022

›
THE EDITORIAL BOARD, The New York Times;  Save America’s Patent System " Let the public participate.   For too much of its history, the...
Saturday, April 16, 2022

California police department investigates officers blaring Disney music; The Guardian, April 15, 2022

›
Maya Yang  , The Guardian;  California police department investigates officers blaring Disney music " A  California  police department ...
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Ed Sheeran now films “every single writing session” to prevent future copyright cases; NME, April 11, 2022

›
  Elizabeth Aubrey , NME ;  Ed Sheeran now films “every single writing session” to prevent future copyright cases " Ed Sheeran  has sai...
Sunday, April 10, 2022

Copyright Office Launches New Copyright Claims Board Website; U.S. Copyright Office, April 7, 2022

›
Issue No. 954 - April 7, 2022, U.S. Copyright Office;  Copyright Office Launches New Copyright Claims Board Website " Today, April 7, 2...

Jacklyn Napier Named Assistant Register and Director of Operations of the U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Copyright Office, Issue No. 953 - March 29, 2022

›
 U.S. Copyright Office;  Jacklyn Napier Named Assistant Register and Director of Operations of the U.S. Copyright Office  " Register of...

Senate Approves Kathi Vidal for Patent and Trademark Office; Bloomberg Law, April 5, 2022

›
  Samantha Handler , Bloomberg Law;  Senate Approves Kathi Vidal for Patent and Trademark Office " Kathi Vidal, President Joe Biden’s p...

After 61 Years, McDonald's Just Revealed Some Big Plans That Nobody Could Have Predicted; Inc., April 2022

›
BILL MURPHY JR. , Inc.;  After 61 Years, McDonald's Just Revealed Some Big Plans That Nobody Could Have Predicted A lot has changed sinc...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
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
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.