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/

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Intellectual property is our bedrock; Daily Journal, May 17, 2025

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  Phil Kerpen , Daily Journal;  Intellectual property is our bedrock " Elon Musk is probably the second-most powerful man in the world ...

Sir Elton John ‘incredibly betrayed’ by Government’s path on copyright law; The Independent, May 18, 2025

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John Besley  , The Independent;  Sir Elton John ‘incredibly betrayed’ by Government’s path on copyright law " Sir   Elton John   descri...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

Anthropic’s law firm throws Claude under the bus over citation errors in court filing; The Register, May 15, 2025

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  Thomas Claburn, The Register;  Anthropic’s law firm throws Claude under the bus over citation errors in court filing "An attorney def...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Democrats press Trump on Copyright Office chief’s removal; The Hill, May 14, 2025

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JARED GANS , The Hill ;  Democrats press Trump on Copyright Office chief’s removal " A half dozen Senate Democrats are pressing   Presi...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat; The New York Times, May 15, 2025

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  Motoko Rich  and  Adam Satariano  , The New York Times;  Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat " Less than a w...

Republicans propose prohibiting US states from regulating AI for 10 years; The Guardian, May 14, 2025

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  Johana Bhuiyan , The Guardian;  Republicans propose prohibiting US states from regulating AI for 10 years " Republicans   in   US Con...

Anthropic expert accused of using AI-fabricated source in copyright case; Reuters, May 13, 2025

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  Blake Brittain  , Reuters;  Anthropic expert accused of using AI-fabricated source in copyright case " Van Keulen asked Anthropic to ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Position Statement on the Termination of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress; Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), May 14, 2025

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  Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T);  Statement on the Termination of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congres...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks; The Guardian, May 13, 2025

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  Lucy Knight , The Guardian;  Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks " Audible has announced plans to use AI tec...

Trump strikes a blow for AI – by firing the US copyright supremo; The Guardian, May 13, 2025

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  Blake Montgomery  , The Guardian;  Trump strikes a blow for AI – by firing the US copyright supremo " Over the weekend, Donald Trump ...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff; The New York Times, May 12, 2025

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Maya C. Miller  and  Devlin Barrett  , The New York Times;  Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a St...

Opt out or get scraped: UK’s AI copyright shake-up has Elton John, Dua Lipa fighting back; CNBC, May 12, 2025

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Ryan Browne , CNBC;  Opt out or get scraped: UK’s AI copyright shake-up has Elton John, Dua Lipa fighting back "Celebrity musicians fro...

US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired; The Register, May 12, 2025

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Simon Sherwood, The Register;  US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired "The head...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training; TechCrunch, May 11, 2025

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Anthony Ha  , TechCrunch;  Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training " As for how this ties...

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 3: Generative AI Training, Pre-Publication; U.S. Copyright Office, May 2025

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U.S. Copyright Office; Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 3: Generative AI Training, Pre-Publication

Trump fires top US copyright official; Politico, May 10, 2025

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KATHERINE TULLY-MCMANUS  , Politico;  Trump fires top US copyright official [Kip Currier: If the allegation below is correct -- that Musk or...
Friday, May 9, 2025

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is fired by Trump; Politico, May 8, 2025

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  NICHOLAS WU ,  LISA KASHINSKY  and  KATHERINE TULLY-MCMANUS , Politico;  Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is  fired by Trump [Kip Currie...
Thursday, May 8, 2025

COPYRIGHTING AI-ASSISTED FILM AND TV COULD GET COMPLICATED; Variety, May 5, 2025

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 Audrey Schumer, Variety;  COPYRIGHTING AI-ASSISTED FILM AND TV COULD GET COMPLICATED " For Hollywood and other creative industries, mo...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

ASU Law launches Wolin Family Center for Intellectual Property Law; ASU News, May 6, 2025

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Kourtney Kelley , ASU News;  ASU Law launches Wolin Family Center for Intellectual Property Law " The Sandra Day O’Connor College of La...

AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court; The Guardian, May 6, 2025

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  Cy Neff , The Guardian;  AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court " Pelkey’s appearance from beyond the grave wa...
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle; Financial Times, May 1, 2025

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Cristina Criddle  and   Hannah Murphy , Financial Times;  Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle  "The case, which ha...
Monday, May 5, 2025

Copyright alone cannot protect the future of creative work; Brookings, May 1, 2025

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Mark MacCarthy  , Brookings;  Copyright alone cannot protect the future of creative work " AI-generated content is nowhere near as good...
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Ministers to amend data bill amid artists’ concerns over AI and copyright; The Guardian, April 30, 2025

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  Eleni Courea  and  Dan Milmo  , The Guardian;  Ministers to amend data bill amid artists’ concerns over AI and copyright " Ministers ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Meta Faces Copyright Reckoning in Authors’ Generative AI Case; Bloomberg Law, April 30, 2025

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  Isaiah Poritz,   Annelise Levy , Bloomberg Law;  Meta Faces Copyright Reckoning in Authors’ Generative AI Case " The way courts will ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

World Intellectual Property Day, 2025; The White House, April 26, 2025

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The White House; World Intellectual Property Day, 2025   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION        More than ...

How to Avoid Ethical Red Flags in Your AI Projects; IEEE Spectrum, April 27, 2025

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  FRANCESCA ROSSI  , IEEE Spectrum;  How to Avoid Ethical Red Flags in Your AI Projects   IBM ethics expert Francesca Rossi shares her advic...
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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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