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/

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Georgia State Hosts Deep-Dive Event on Intellectual Property and AI; Georgia State News Hub, October 26, 2023

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Georgia State News Hub;  Georgia State Hosts Deep-Dive Event on Intellectual Property and AI " Experts from inside and outside Georgia ...

Judge pares down artists' AI copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, Stability AI; Reuters, October 30, 2023

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  Blake Brittain , Reuters;  Judge pares down artists' AI copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, Stability AI " A judge in Californi...

What 70% of Americans Don’t Understand About Intellectual Property; Stites & Harbison, October 26, 2023

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Mandy Wilson Decker , Stites & Harbison;  What 70% of Americans Don’t Understand About Intellectual Property "The  United States In...

Justices Will Probe Trademarks’ Nature in ‘Trump Too Small’ Case; Bloomberg Law, October 30, 2023

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  Kyle Jahner , Bloomberg Law;  Justices Will Probe Trademarks’ Nature in ‘Trump Too Small’ Case " The fight over ‘Trump Too Small’ is ...

The Patent Fight That Could Take Apple Watches Off the Market; The New York Times, October 30, 2023

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  Peter Coy , The New York Times;  The Patent Fight That Could Take Apple Watches Off the Market " Masimo argues that Apple’s reputatio...
Monday, October 30, 2023

Books under attack, then and now; MIT News, October 26, 2023

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  Brigham Fay   |   MIT Libraries , MIT News;  Books under attack, then and now " Richard Ovenden was dressed appropriately for the sta...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Feds Seek Tribal Input on Tribal Intellectual Property Issues; Native News Online, October 28, 2023

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NATIVE NEWS ONLINE STAFF  , Native News Online;  Feds Seek Tribal Input on Tribal Intellectual Property Issues " The U.S. Department of...
Saturday, October 28, 2023

An AI engine scans a book. Is that copyright infringement or fair use?; Columbia Journalism Review, October 26, 2023

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  MATHEW INGRAM , Columbia Journalism Review;  An AI engine scans a book. Is that copyright infringement or fair use? " Determining whe...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Intellectual Property Careers: Top 9 Jobs to Consider and the Skills Needed to Get Them; The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, October 26, 2023

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The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property ;  Intellectual Property Careers: Top 9 Jobs to Consider and the Skills Needed to Get Them...

Why I let an AI chatbot train on my book; Vox, October 25, 2023

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Bryan Walsh , Vox;  Why I let an AI chatbot train on my book " What’s “fair use” for AI? I think that training a chatbot for nonprofit,...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Taco Bell has squeezed out its last big challenger to the Taco Tuesday trademark; Quartz, October 25, 2023

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Ananya Bhattacharya , Quartz;  Taco Bell has squeezed out its last big challenger to the Taco Tuesday trademark " “Taco Tuesday” is fre...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The fingerprints on a letter to Congress about AI; Politico, October 23, 2023

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BRENDAN BORDELON , Politico;  The fingerprints on a letter to Congress about AI "The message in the open letter sent to Congress on Sep...

International Open Access Week: 2023 Theme Community over Commercialization, October 23-29, 2023

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 International Open Access Week  October 23-29, 2023 "2023 Theme Community over Commercialization This year’s theme encourages a candid...

Prominent journal editor fired for endorsing satirical article about Israel-Hamas conflict; Science, October 24, 2023

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  SCIENCE NEWS STAFF , Science;  Prominent journal editor fired for endorsing satirical article about Israel-Hamas conflict " Michael E...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Artists, copyright law, and the battle over artificial intelligence; 1A, October 23, 2023

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Lauren Hamilton, 1A ;  Artists, copyright law, and the battle over artificial intelligence " Tech companies have spent  billions of dol...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Music publishers sue Amazon-backed AI company over song lyrics; The Guardian, October 19, 2023

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  Blake Montgomery  and agencies , The Guardian;  Music publishers sue Amazon-backed AI company over song lyrics " Music publishers Uni...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

AI is learning from stolen intellectual property. It needs to stop.; The Washington Post, October 19, 2023

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William D. Cohan  , The Washington Post;  AI is learning from stolen intellectual property. It needs to stop. " The other day someone s...

Authors sue Meta, Microsoft, Bloomberg in latest AI copyright clash; Reuters, October 18, 2023

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Blake Brittain , Reuters ;  Authors sue Meta, Microsoft, Bloomberg in latest AI copyright clash " A group of writers including former A...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A.I. May Not Get a Chance to Kill Us if This Kills It First; Slate, October 17, 2023

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  SCOTT NOVER , Slate;  A.I. May Not Get a Chance to Kill Us if This Kills It First " There is a disaster scenario for OpenAI and other...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Federal government considering copyright law changes for AI-generated work; National Post, October 16, 2023

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  Anja Karadeglija , National Post;  Federal government considering copyright law changes for AI-generated work " The Liberal governmen...
Monday, October 16, 2023

Writers Guild AI Deal Pushes Studios Down New Copyright Path; Bloomberg Law, October 12, 2023

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Kyle Jahner , Bloomberg Law;  Writers Guild AI Deal Pushes Studios Down New Copyright Path " Movie and television studios will have to ...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

Libraries to observe Open Access Week with virtual panel discussion Oct. 24; Penn State, October 11, 2023

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 Penn State;  Libraries to observe Open Access Week with virtual panel discussion Oct. 24 " Penn State University Libraries   will part...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Thaler Appeals D.C. Court Decision Denying Copyright for AI-Generated Art; The Fashion Law, October 12, 2023

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The Fashion Law;  Thaler Appeals D.C. Court Decision Denying Copyright for AI-Generated Art " A case over the availability of copyright...

Google promises to take the legal heat in users’ AI copyright lawsuits; The Verge, October 12, 2023

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Emilia David  , The Verge;  Google promises to take the legal heat in users’ AI copyright lawsuits " Google will protect customers who ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

How to Submit a Removal Request on YouTube Due to Copyright; MakeUseOf, October 9, 2023

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SAM WOLFE , MakeUseOf ;  How to Submit a Removal Request on YouTube Due to Copyright " Ultimately, YouTube wants to protect creators wh...
Friday, October 6, 2023

This AI chatbot was ‘trained’ using my books, but don’t blame me for its incredible stupidity; Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2023

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MICHAEL HILTZIK , Los Angeles Times;  This AI chatbot was ‘trained’ using my books, but don’t blame me for its incredible stupidity " A...

Unpublished Letter Sent to New York Times Editor on 10/2/23 re “The Enemies of Literature Are Winning” by Matthew Walther (Oct. 1, 2023)

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[ Kip Currier: Unpublished   Letter I sent to New York Times Editor on 10/2/23 re “ The Enemies of Literature Are Winning ” by Matthew Walth...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Flo Rida, Old Lawsuits & ‘Raging Bull’: Supreme Court’s Big Music Copyright Case Explained; Billboard, October 3, 2023

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BILL DONAHUE , Billboard;  Flo Rida, Old Lawsuits & ‘Raging Bull’: Supreme Court’s Big Music Copyright Case Explained " The phrases...
Monday, October 2, 2023

USPTO; Director's Blog: the latest from USPTO leadership; Latest updates on artificial intelligence and intellectual property, September 29, 2023

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Blog by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO ; Director's Blog: the latest from ...

EU legal advisor: disclosing identities of suspected copyright pirates "compatible" with EU privacy laws; Boing Boing, September 29, 2023

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ROB BESCHIZZA , Boing Boing;  EU legal advisor: disclosing identities of suspected copyright pirates "compatible" with EU privacy ...
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...
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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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