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/

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories; The New York Times, February 23, 2023

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Michael Levenson  , The New York Times;  Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories " Elaborating on his con...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

What’s the Real Deal between AI Art & IP?; The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, February 22, 2023

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Executive Editor: David Orozco, J.D., Bank of America Professor at Florida State University & Editor-in-Chief at American Business Law J...

AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology; Reuters, February 22, 2023

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Blake Brittain , Reuters;  AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology " Images in a graphic novel that were crea...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

#WeWednesday from Phoenix: Finding options to fund your business; United States Patent and Trademark Office; February 22, 2023 at 11:30 AM MT, 1:30 AM ET

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United States Patent and Trademark Office;  #WeWednesday from Phoenix: Finding options to fund your business "Calling all current and f...

Libraries offering Intellectual Property workshop series; WV Mountaineer ENews, February 13, 2023

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WV Mountaineer ENews;  Libraries offering Intellectual Property workshop series " This series of Intellectual Property workshops includ...

I Can't Get No Compensation: AI Image Generators and Copyright; Lexology, February 15, 2023

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP  -  James Rosenfeld ,  Barry A. Stulberg  and  Stevin S. George , Lexology;  I Can't Get No Compensation: AI I...

This Inner Richmond Bar and Club Could Face A $30,000 Fine for Copyright Infringement; Eater San Francisco, February 21, 2023

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  Paolo Bicchieri   , Eater San Francisco; This Inner Richmond Bar and Club Could Face A $30,000 Fine for Copyright Infringement " Neck...

Oral Argument Set in Internet Archive Copyright Case; Publishers Weekly, February 21, 2023

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Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly;  Oral Argument Set in Internet Archive Copyright Case " The contentious copyright case has engaged...

Bad Spaniel's: barking the line between permitted parody and trademark infringement; Reuters, February 15, 2023

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Deirdre M. Wells ,  William H. Milliken , and   Kristina Caggiano Kelly ,  Reuters;  Bad Spaniel's: barking the line between permitted p...
Friday, February 10, 2023

Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law; Vice, February 9, 2023

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Claire Woodcock , Vice;  Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law Up to 75 percent of books published ...

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Is Building to an Anti-Disney Horror Universe; CBR, February 9, 2023

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ANDREAS NEUENKIRCHEN , CBR ;  Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Is Building to an Anti-Disney Horror Universe Disney characters beware -- Win...
Saturday, February 4, 2023

Bear goes selfie-crazy by snapping 400 pictures on Colorado wildlife camera; The Guardian, January 29, 2023

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Guardian staff , The Guardian;  Bear goes selfie-crazy by snapping 400 pictures on Colorado wildlife camera [Kip Currier: A fun story, but, ...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Artists file class-action lawsuit saying AI artwork violates copyright laws; NPR, February 3, 2023

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Darian Woods, Adrian Ma, NPR;  Artists file class-action lawsuit saying AI artwork violates copyright laws " Artificial intelligence ha...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Failures are valuable IP: Protect your startup’s negative trade secrets; TechCrunch via JDSupra, January 23, 2023

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Eugene Y. Mar ,  Thomas J. Pardini ,  TechCrunch via JDSupra;  Failures are valuable IP: Protect your startup’s negative trade secrets ...

Column: How Trump tried to trademark and profit off the phrase ‘Rigged Election!’; Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2023

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NICHOLAS GOLDBERG , Los Angeles Times;  Column: How Trump tried to trademark and profit off the phrase ‘Rigged Election!’ "Lehrer relea...

Lizzo Granted Trademark for '100% THAT Bitch' in Reversal After Application Was Rejected; People, February 2, 2023

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Glenn Garner , People;  Lizzo Granted Trademark for '100% THAT Bitch' in Reversal After Application Was Rejected " The USPTO...

Who Owns Bob Woodward's Trump Interview Recordings?; Law360, February 1, 2023

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  Hannah Albaraz , Law360 ;  Who Owns Bob Woodward's Trump Interview Recordings? ""Best practice," Reid said, "is to...

AI Image Generators Can Exactly Replicate Copyrighted Photos; PetaPixel, February 2, 2023

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  MATT GROWCOOT , PetaPixel;  AI Image Generators Can Exactly Replicate Copyrighted Photos " The team recreated a portrait of Ann Graha...

The AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuits; Vox, February 1, 2023

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  Peter Kafka , Vox;  The AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuits What can Napster tell us about the future? " Briefly: “File-sharing”...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

10 Best Comics Using Public Domain Characters; ScreenRant, February 1, 2023

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GEORGE CHRYSOSTOMOU , ScreenRant;  10 Best Comics Using Public Domain Characters " Many of the best comics in the world have used publi...

James Gunn Elaborates On What Might Happen When Superman Goes To Public Domain; ComicBook.com, January 31, 2023

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KOFI OUTLAW , ComiCBOOK.com ;  James Gunn Elaborates On What Might Happen When Superman Goes To Public Domain " For instance: Superman ...
Monday, January 30, 2023

What Does It Mean to Trademark a Color?; Atlas Obscura, January 27, 2023

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ANNIE HARIHARAN , Atlas Obscura; What Does It Mean to Trademark a Color? The signature shade of Marrakesh’s Jardin Majorelle is legally prot...

USPTO introduces new tool to help creators identify their intellectual property; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), January 18, 2023

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO);  USPTO introduces new tool to help creators identify their intellectual property " T...

Are A.I. Image Generators Violating Copyright Laws?; Smithsonian Magazine, January 24, 2023

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Ella Feldman ,  Smithsonian Magazine;  Are A.I. Image Generators Violating Copyright Laws? "Both lawsuits argue that by scraping the we...

ChatGPT Will Unleash Copyright Chaos; Barron's, January 27, 2023

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Shawn C. Helms  and  Jason D. Krieser , Barron's;  ChatGPT Will Unleash Copyright Chaos
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Generative AI ChatGPT Is Going To Be Everywhere Once The API Portal Gets Soon Opened, Stupefying AI Ethics And AI Law; Forbes, January 22, 2023

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  Lance Eliot , Forbes ;  Generative AI ChatGPT Is Going To Be Everywhere Once The API Portal Gets Soon Opened, Stupefying AI Ethics And AI ...

The Day Before developer forgets to trademark game, delays release for nine months; EUROGAMER, January 25, 2023

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Victoria Kennedy   , EUROGAMER ;  The Day Before developer forgets to trademark game, delays release for nine months " Developer Fntast...

Into the Sparkly Heart of Zazzle’s Font War; Slate, January 24, 2023

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HEATHER TAL MURPHY , Slate;  Into the Sparkly Heart of Zazzle’s Font War " In filings pushing to dismiss the suit, Zazzle blasted back ...

Do AI images violate copyright? A lawyer explains the Stable Diffusion lawsuit; Boing Boing, January 23, 2023

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MARK FRAUENFELDER , Boing Boing;  Do AI images violate copyright? A lawyer explains the Stable Diffusion lawsuit " Three artists have f...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

First AI Art Generator Lawsuits Threaten Future of Emerging Tech; Bloomberg Law, January 20, 2023

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Riddhi Setty , Bloomberg Law;  First AI Art Generator Lawsuits Threaten Future of Emerging Tech " A first-of-its-kind US copyright laws...

PUBLIC DOMAIN: A BELATED STEP FORWARD, TWO HUGE STEPS BACK; Walled Culture, January 16, 2023

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GLYN MOODY, Walled Culture;  Public domain: a belated step forward, two huge steps back " Nor is Canada alone in its folly. Another pos...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings; Seyfarth Shaw LLP via JDSupra, December 29, 2022

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP  via JDSupra;  2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series: Takeaways & Recordings " Throughout 2022, our dedicated Trade S...

Patents Expire But Trademarks Can Last Forever; Wolf Greenfield, January 2023

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Jason Balich, Wolf Greenfield; Patents Expire But Trademarks Can Last Forever "So, the next time you are looking to protect a good or s...

Why Copyright Registration Matters; Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC via JDSupra, January 20, 2023

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David Ludwig , Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC  via JDSupra  Why Copyright Registration Matters " Creative works of expression are lik...

US Copyright Term Extensions Have Stopped, But the Public Domain Still Faces Threats; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), January 16, 2023

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MITCH STOLTZ , Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ;  US Copyright Term Extensions Have Stopped, But the Public Domain Still Faces Threats ...
Friday, January 20, 2023

Do Androids Dream Of Copyright Registration? – AI Art And Copyright; Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC via JDSupra, January 18, 2023

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Thuan Tran,  Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC  via JDSupra ;  Do Androids Dream Of Copyright Registration? – AI Art And Copyright, Part 1 ...
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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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