Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. 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). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

This Latest AI Book Debacle Is A Disturbing Part Of A Growing Trend; ScreenRant, May 29, 2025

The Copyright Office’s Report on AI Training Material and Fair Use: Will It Stymie the U.S. AI Industry?; The Federalist Society, May 29, 2025

Fired copyright chief loses first round in lawsuit over Trump powers; Politico, May 28, 2025

WATCH: Is A.I. the new colonialism?; The Ink, May 27, 2025

Trump Defends Firing Copyright Chief, Cites Presidential Power; Bloomberg Law, May 26, 2025

Author sides with students in revolt over book passage used in AP exam; The Washington Post, May 24, 2025

Leadership Limbo at the Library of Congress; Library Journal, May 23, 2025

Judge Hints Anthropic’s AI Training on Books Is Fair Use; Bloomberg Law, May 22, 2025

The Library of Congress Shake-Up Endangers Copyrights; Bloomberg, May 24, 2025

Complaint: Perlmutter v. Blanche; Courthouse News, May 22, 2025

Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired; The Verge, May 14, 2025

US Copyright Office director sues Trump administration over firing; Reuters, May 22, 2025

Copyright Alliance CEO and Others Resign from ALI’s Copyright Restatement Project; Copyright Alliance, May 16, 2025

Restatement of the Law, Copyright Is Approved; The American Law Institute, May 20, 2025

Fannin County school play canceled over copyright violation, principal says; WSBTV.com, May 20, 2025

A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books; The New York Times, May 21, 2025

We're All Copyright Owners. Why You Need to Care About AI and Copyright; CNET, May 19, 2025

Dark LLMs: The Growing Threat of Unaligned AI Models; Cornell University, May 15, 2025

Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds; The Guardian, May 21, 2025

The AI and Copyright Issues Dividing Trump’s Court; Jacobin, May 19, 2025

Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers; AP, May 16, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Resources Compiled for Legal Community; Court News Ohio, May 13, 2025

'Criminal': Elton John condemns UK's AI copyright plans; Reuters, May 18, 2025

RIP American innovation; The Washington Post, May 12, 2025

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

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

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

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