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, September 30, 2023

Supreme Court to Clarify Copyright Infringement Limits in Case Against Warner Music; The Hollywood Reporter, September 29, 2023

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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter;  Supreme Court to Clarify Copyright Infringement Limits in Case Against Warner Music " The Supreme...
Monday, September 25, 2023

Getty Images promises its new AI contains no copyrighted art; MIT Technology Review, September 25, 2023

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  Melissa Heikkilä archive page , MIT Technology Review;  Getty Images promises its new AI contains no copyrighted art " Getty Images i...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

An old master? No, it’s an image AI just knocked up … and it can’t be copyrighted; The Guardian, September 24, 2023

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Edward Helmore   , The Guardian ;  An old master? No, it’s an image AI just knocked up … and it can’t be copyrighted " Courts are now r...

‘Trump Too Small’ Fight Splits First Amendment Trademark Views; Bloomberg Law, September 22, 2023

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Kyle Jahner , Bloomberg Law;  ‘Trump Too Small’ Fight Splits First Amendment Trademark Views " A dispute over a “Trump Too Small” trade...
Saturday, September 23, 2023

Generative AI vs. Copyright; Publishers Weekly, September 22, 2023

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Lloyd J. Jassin , Publishers Weekly;  Generative AI vs. Copyright " To sum up, on a case-by-case basis, courts must determine if substa...

U.S. Copyright Office Extends Deadline for Comments on Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inquiry; U.S. Copyright Office, September 21, 2023

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 U.S. Copyright Office, Issue No. 1021;  U.S. Copyright Office Extends Deadline for Comments on Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inquiry ...

Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course; Computer World, September 22, 2023

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Jon Gold  , Computer World;  Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course "The unsettled state of play around AI and co...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art; Ars Technica, September 22, 2023

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TIMOTHY B. LEE , Ars Technica;  Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art "I don’t think these more recent ...
Thursday, September 21, 2023

Publishers settle copyright infringement lawsuit with ResearchGate; Chemistry World, September 18, 2023

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REBECCA TRAGER , Chemistry World ;  Publishers settle copyright infringement lawsuit with ResearchGate " Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe , a l...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI; The New York Times, September 20, 2023

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  Alexandra Alter  and  Elizabeth A. Harris , The New York Times;  Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI " A group of...

Digimarc adds copyright information to digital data; The Verge,September 19, 2023

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  Emilia David , The Verge;  Digimarc adds copyright information to digital data " Software company Digimarc will now let copyright own...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

DC Releases a Statement on Fables - It is 'Not in the Public Domain'; CBR, September 15, 2023

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  BRIAN CRONIN , CBR;  DC Releases a Statement on Fables - It is 'Not in the Public Domain' " Suffice it to say, though, that a...

Pitt is a top 20 leader in patents in the U.S.; Pittwire, University of Pittsburgh, September 15, 2023

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Pittwire, University of Pittsburgh;  Pitt is a top 20 leader in patents in the U.S. " From   quantum computers   to   better wheelchair...

Bizarre AI-generated products are in stores. Here’s how to avoid them.; The Washington Post, September 18, 2023

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  Heather Kelly , The Washington Post;  Bizarre AI-generated products are in stores. Here’s how to avoid them. " Copyright and intellec...
Monday, September 18, 2023

Four large US publishers sue ‘shadow library’ for alleged copyright infringement; The Guardian, September 15, 2023

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Ella Creamer , The Guardian ;  Four large US publishers sue ‘shadow library’ for alleged copyright infringement " Four leading US publi...
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Thousands of Canadians could be on the hook for allegedly sharing Ryan Reynolds movie; CBC, September 14, 2023

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Jacob Barker , CBC;  Thousands of Canadians could be on the hook for allegedly sharing Ryan Reynolds movie " "The fear and uncerta...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Bob Woodward seeks to end Donald Trump's lawsuit over audiobook; Reuters, September 12, 2023

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Jonathan Stempel , Reuters;  Bob Woodward seeks to end Donald Trump's lawsuit over audiobook " The American journalist Bob Woodward...

Internet Archive Files Appeal in Copyright Infringement Case; Publishers Weekly, September 11, 2023

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  Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly ;  Internet Archive Files Appeal in Copyright Infringement Case " As expected, the Internet Archi...

Another group of writers is suing OpenAI over copyright claims; The Verge, September 11, 2023

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Emma Roth  , The Verge;  Another group of writers is suing OpenAI over copyright claims " A group of writers is suing OpenAI over claim...
Friday, September 8, 2023

Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges; Reuters, September 7, 2023

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Reuters ;  Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges " Microsoft   (MSFT.O)   will pay legal damages on behalf of custom...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Artist Who Duped Art Contest With AI Image Has Copyright Application Rejected; PetaPixel, September 7, 2023

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MATT GROWCOOT  , PetaPixel;  Artist Who Duped Art Contest With AI Image Has Copyright Application Rejected " An artist who rose to noto...

Sony copyright claims for Bewitched spell trouble for group that preserves old TV [Updated]; Are Technica, September 5, 2023

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  JON BRODKIN   , Ars Technica;  Sony copyright claims for  Bewitched  spell trouble for group that preserves old TV [Updated] "[ Updat...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Jason Allen’s AI art won the Colorado fair — but now the feds say it can’t get a copyright; Copyright Public Radio (CPR), September 6, 2023

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  Andrew Kenney , Copyright Public Radio (CPR);  Jason Allen’s AI art won the Colorado fair — but now the feds say it can’t get a copyright ...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Learn about government resources for protecting your intellectual property; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), September 1, 2023

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO);  Learn about government resources for protecting your intellectual property " Join u...
Monday, September 4, 2023

Law’s Elizabeth Rosenblatt explains copyright ownership in relation to Trump’s mugshot; Case Western Reserve University, The Daily, September 1, 2023

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Case Western Reserve University, The Daily ;  Law’s Elizabeth Rosenblatt explains copyright ownership in relation to Trump’s mugshot " ...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

US appeals court curbs Copyright Office's mandatory deposit policy; Reuters, August 29, 2023

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  Blake Brittain , Reuters;  US appeals court curbs Copyright Office's mandatory deposit policy " The U.S. Constitution bars the U....

Copyright Office Issues Notice of Inquiry on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence; U.S. Copyright Office, August 30, 2023

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U.S. Copyright Office ;  Copyright Office Issues Notice of Inquiry on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence " Today, the U.S. Copyright...
Monday, August 28, 2023

The sound of science: AI can ID musical copyright infringement better than human ears, WVU law experts say; WVU Today, August 28, 2023

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WVU Today;  The sound of science: AI can ID musical copyright infringement better than human ears, WVU law experts say " Artificial int...

Introduction to Intellectual Property; West Virginia Libraries (WVU) , Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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West Virginia Libraries (WVU) ;  Introduction to Intellectual Property " Curious about Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, & Trade Sec...
Saturday, August 26, 2023

Studios’ Offer to Writers May Lead to AI-Created Scripts That Are Copyrightable; The Hollywood Reporter, August 23, 2023

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 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter;  Studios’ Offer to Writers May Lead to AI-Created Scripts That Are Copyrightable " But missing fr...
Friday, August 25, 2023

Our Summer of Artificial Intelligence: Copyright Office Hosts Two Webinars on Copyright and AI; U.S. Copyright Office, August 23, 2023

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Nora Scheland , U.S. Copyright Office;  Our Summer of Artificial Intelligence: Copyright Office Hosts Two Webinars on Copyright and AI ...

Internet Archive’s digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications; The Conversation, August 22, 2023

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Agata Mrva-Montoya ,  Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney , The Conversation;  Internet Archive’s digital...
Thursday, August 24, 2023

Scraping or Stealing? A Legal Reckoning Over AI Looms; Hollywood Reporter, August 22, 2023

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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter ;  Scraping or Stealing? A Legal Reckoning Over AI  Looms " Engineers build AI art generators by fe...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright; The Verge, August 22, 2023

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  Nilay Patel , , The Verge;  Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright " There’s only one name that spr...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

At a Jersey Shore bar, Taco Tuesday’s soul lives on in a trademark; The Washington Post, August 21, 2023

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Timothy Bella , The Washington Post;  At a Jersey Shore bar, Taco Tuesday’s soul lives on in a trademark " Taco Bell’s legal push to li...

'The ghosts are not happy': 2 Fall River businesses clash over use of Lizzie Borden name; The Herald News, August 21, 2023

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    Audrey Cooney , The Herald News;  'The ghosts are not happy': 2 Fall River businesses clash over use of Lizzie Borden name ...

As Fight Over A.I. Artwork Unfolds, Judge Rejects Copyright Claim; The New York Times, August 21, 2023

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  Zachary Small  , The New York Times;  As Fight Over A.I. Artwork Unfolds, Judge Rejects Copyright Claim " “Plaintiff can point to no ...
Monday, August 21, 2023

AI-Created Art Isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says in Ruling That Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause; The Hollywood Reporter, August 18, 2023

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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter ;  AI-Created Art Isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says in Ruling That Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause ...
Thursday, August 17, 2023

Record Labels File $412 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive; Rolling Stone, August 12, 2023

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  ALTHEA LEGASPI , Rolling Stone;  Record Labels File $412 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive " UNIVERSAL ...
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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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