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

This Year is Poised to Be a Landmark One for Tattoo Copyright Litigation; IP Watchdog, January 7, 2023

Canada enters a public domain pause as copyright laws change to match other nations; CBC, January 7, 2023

Trademarks in the metaverse — artistic expression or commercial product?; Reuters, January 5, 2023

Trying to Trademark ‘Rigged Election,’ and Other Revelations From the Jan. 6 Transcripts; The New York Times, January 2, 2023

The Top 10 Library Stories of 2022; Publishers Weekly, December 9, 2023

USPTO and Copyright Office Announce Joint Study and Request for Comment on the Impact of NFTs on Intellectual Property Rights; Ropes & Gray, December 23, 2023

Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy offering workshop on copyright in Alberta on Jan. 16; Selma Sun, January 4, 2023

Canadian copyright protection term extended to 70 years; Lexology, January 3, 2023

Find Sports in Copyright; Library of Congress, January 5, 2023

Here’s How the Supreme Court Could Impact Creative Trademark Use; Bloomberg Law, December 29, 2022

United States: Art And Artificial Intelligence Collide With Copyright Law; Mondaq, December 29, 2022

How does copyright law affect the sale and distribution of NFTs? (rerun); Marketplace, January 2, 2023

Copyright Office Sets Sights on Artificial Intelligence in 2023; Bloomberg Law, December 29, 2022

The Copyright Death (and Rebirth) of Mickey Mouse; Puck, January 2, 2023

Something is afoot with copyright this Public Domain Day; The Guardian, January 1, 2023

January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all!; Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, January 1, 2023

CNN FlashDocs to Examine Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” Copyright Lawsuit in “Taking On Taylor Swift” Premiering Friday, December 23 at 9PM ET

Generative AI, Andy Warhol ‘Fair Use’ Lead 2023 Copyright Issues; Bloomberg Law, December 28, 2022

Green trademarks and the risk of greenwashing; WIPO Magazine, December 2022

Congress Passes The Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022; JD Supra, December 28, 2022

Sherlock Holmes will finally escape copyright this weekend; The Verge, December 28, 2022

Mickey’s Copyright Adventure: Early Disney Creation Will Soon Be Public Property; The New York Times, December 27, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court has busy year ahead for intellectual property law; Reuters, December 22, 2022

5 famous music copyright cases; CNN, December 22, 2022

AI-Created Comic Has Been Deemed Ineligible for Copyright Protection; CBR, December 20, 2022

Some of Trump’s New NFTs Look Like Photoshops of Google Search Results; PetaPixel, December 16, 2022

Can Trade Secret Laws Protect Algorithm-Based Intellectual Property? 6 Steps for Employers to Consider; FisherPhillips, December 16, 2022

How to Trademark a Name; Money, November 29, 2022

United States: New Trademark Office Action Deadlines Initiated 12/3/2022; Mondaq, December 15, 2022

Mariah Carey can't be the only 'Queen of Christmas,' the trademark agency rules; NPR, November 18, 2022

UMG, BMG, and Concord Name Altice USA In $1 Billion+ Copyright Suit, Claim the ISP ‘Deliberately Turned a Blind Eye to Its Subscribers’ Infringement’; Digital Music News, December 16, 2022

What Does Copyright Say about Generative Models?; O'Reilly, December 13, 2022

Supreme Court asks for Biden administration's views in Google copyright case; December 12, 2022

Artists fed up with AI-image generators use Mickey Mouse to goad copyright lawsuits; daily dot, December 16, 2022

Photographer Sues Gannett for $34 Million For Copyright Infringement; PetaPixel, December 15, 2022