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 31, 2023

Local internet star wages cat fight over online copyrights; Monroe Journal, July 28, 2023

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RAY VAN DUSEN , Monroe Journal;  Local internet star wages cat fight over online copyrights " After reporting the fake pages as infring...
Friday, July 28, 2023

Senators aim to protect small businesses from foreign IP theft with new bill; CNBC, July 27, 2023

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  Chelsey Cox , CNBC;  Senators aim to protect small businesses from foreign IP theft with new bill "The American IP Defense and Enforc...
Thursday, July 27, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' music video edited due to copyright issues; Good Morning America (GMA), July 26, 2023

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Angeline Jane Bernabe  , Good Morning America (GMA);  Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' music video edited due to copyri...

Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name; Reuters, July 25, 2023

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  Blake Brittain , Reuters;  Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name " Billionaire Elon Musk's decision t...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Elon Musk Apparently Didn’t Bother To Make Basic Preparations Ahead Of His Chaotic, Comical Rebranding Of Twitter As ‘X’ Despite His Decades-Long Obsession With The Letter; UPROXX, July 25, 2023

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Mike Redmond, UPROXX ;  Elon Musk Apparently Didn’t Bother To Make Basic Preparations Ahead Of His Chaotic, Comical Rebranding Of Twitter As...

If artificial intelligence uses your work, it should pay you; The Washington Post, July 26, 2023

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Washington Post;  If artificial intelligence uses your work, it should pay you " Renowned technologists and e...

International Copyright Issues and Artificial Intelligence; U.S. Copyright Office, Wednesday, July 26, 2023 11 AM - 1 PM EDT

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U.S. Copyright Office;  International Copyright Issues and Artificial Intelligence The United States is not alone in facing challenging ques...

Why Carol Burnett Sued Family Guy (& What Happened Next); ScreenRant, July 25, 2023

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MATTHEW MOORE , ScreenRant; Why Carol Burnett Sued Family Guy (& What Happened Next) " Carol Burnett sued Family Guy for portraying...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

The Generative AI Battle Has a Fundamental Flaw; Wired, July 25, 2023

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    WILL BEDINGFIELD , Wired;  The Generative AI Battle Has a Fundamental Flaw " At the core of these cases, explains Sag, is the same ...
Monday, July 24, 2023

Victory! Embedded Links to Photos on Instagram Don’t Infringe Photographers’ Copyrights, Court Rules; EFF, July 20, 2023

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KAREN GULLO  , EFF;  Victory! Embedded Links to Photos on Instagram Don’t Infringe Photographers’ Copyrights, Court Rules " The 9 th  C...
Sunday, July 23, 2023

How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s AI rules; MIT Technology Review, July 17, 2023

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Melissa Heikkilä, MIT Technology Review;  How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s AI rules " It’s becoming increasingly cl...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

Five Takeaways From the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property’s AI and Copyright Hearing; JD Supra, July 21, 2023

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Nathaniel Bach ,  Monica Kulkarni ,  Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP  , JD Supra;  Five Takeaways From the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on In...

How a Drug Maker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy; The New York Times, July 22, 2023

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Rebecca Robbins  and  Sheryl Gay Stolberg , The New York Times ;  How a Drug Maker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy ...
Friday, July 21, 2023

Top tech firms sign White House pledge to identify AI-generated images; The Washington Post, July 21, 2023

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  Cat Zakrzewski , The Washington Post;  Top tech firms sign White House pledge to identify AI-generated images " The White House on Fr...

Cheaper TB drugs for millions after global deal on patent rights agreed; The Guardian, July 18, 2023

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  Kaamil Ahmed , The Guardian ;  Cheaper TB drugs for millions after global deal on patent rights agreed " Pharmaceutical giant Johnson...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Llama 2: why is Meta releasing open-source AI model and are there any risks?; The Guardian, July 20, 2023

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Dan Milmo  , The Guardian;  Llama 2: why is Meta releasing open-source AI model and are there any risks? " Are there concerns about ope...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

US judge finds flaws in artists' lawsuit against AI companies; Reuters, July 19, 2023

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  Blake Brittain , Reuters;  US judge finds flaws in artists' lawsuit against AI companies " U.S. District Judge William Orrick sai...

Taco Bell wins 'Taco Tuesday' trademark dispute with rival chain; Reuters, July 18, 2023

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Blake Brittain , Reuters ;  Taco Bell wins 'Taco Tuesday' trademark dispute with rival chain "Y um Brands'   (YUM.N)   Taco...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Instagram dodges photographers' copyright claims on appeal – but case likely continues; Reuters, July 18, 2023

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  Alison Frankel , Reuters;  Instagram dodges photographers' copyright claims on appeal – but case likely continues " A class of ph...

The Copyright Office Hears from Stakeholders on Important Issues with AI and Copyright; Library of Congress, Copyright Creativity at Work, July 18, 2023

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  Nora Scheland , Library of Congress, Copyright Creativity at Work;  The Copyright Office Hears from Stakeholders on Important Issues with ...
Monday, July 17, 2023

AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation.; The Washington Post, July 16, 2023

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  Gerrit De Vynck , The Washington Post;  AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation. " Artists say the livelihoods of mill...

Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission; Morning Edition, NPR, July 17, 2023

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Chloe Veltman , Morning Edition NPR;  Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission " Thousands of write...

As pandemic raged, global south lacked vaccines. Never again, researchers vow.; The Washington Post, July 16, 2023

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  Amy Maxmen  , The Washington Post;  As pandemic raged, global south lacked vaccines. Never again, researchers vow. " Once it became c...

Study: 87% of Classic Video Games Are Endangered, Mostly Due to Copyright Laws, ExtremeTech, July 12, 2023

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  Josh Norem   , ExtremeTech;  Study: 87% of Classic Video Games Are Endangered, Mostly Due to Copyright Laws " In a perfect world, you...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

The Library of Congress marks a year of helping solve copyright disputes; Federal News Network, July 14, 2023

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  Tom Temin , Federal News Network;  The Library of Congress marks a year of helping solve copyright disputes " The Copyright Office’s ...
Saturday, July 15, 2023

'Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.; The New York Times, July 15, 2023

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  Sheera Frenkel  and  Stuart A. Thompson , The New York Times;   ' Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I. ...

Trader Joe’s Sues Trader Joe’s United for Copyright Infringement; Vice, July 14, 2023

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Jules Roscoe , Vice;  Trader Joe’s Sues Trader Joe’s United for Copyright Infringement " Trader Joe’s filed a lawsuit against its union...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Generative AI meets copyright; Science, July 13, 2023

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PAMELA   SAMUELSON , Science;  Generative AI meets copyright " Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a disruptive technology that ...

"Shadow libraries" are at the heart of the mounting copyright lawsuits against OpenAI; Quartz, July 10, 2023

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Michelle Cheng , Quartz;  "Shadow libraries" are at the heart of the mounting copyright lawsuits against OpenAI " However, th...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

Aretha Franklin’s Estate: Why Copyrights Require Estate Planning.; Forbes, July 13, 2023

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Matthew Erskine , Forbes;  Aretha Franklin’s Estate: Why Copyrights Require Estate Planning. " The news of the recent  resolution of th...

Sullivan & Cromwell hires former USPTO head, Federal Circuit judge; Reuters, July 11, 2023

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Blake Brittain , Reuters;  Sullivan & Cromwell hires former USPTO head, Federal Circuit judge " Sullivan & Cromwell announced o...

Shein Named in Copyright, Racketeering Lawsuit Over Alleged Infringement Scheme; TFL, July 12, 2023

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  TFL ;  Shein Named in Copyright, Racketeering Lawsuit Over Alleged Infringement Scheme " Shein is facing a new lawsuit that accuses  ...

Music & Tech Executives Testify on Artificial Intelligence & Copyright; C-Span, July 12, 2023

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C-Span;  Music & Tech Executives Testify on Artificial Intelligence & Copyright " Music industry and tech company executives as...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Does Section 230 cover artificial intelligence? Experts are not sure; ABC7, July 11, 2023

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  GRAYCE MCCORMICK  , ABC7;  Does Section 230 cover artificial intelligence? Experts are not sure " Burk said the decision over whether...
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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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