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

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Thursday, July 17, 2025

What Book Authors’ AI Copyright Court Losses Mean for the Music Business; Billboard, 7/14/25

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RACHEL SCHARF , Billboard ;  What Book Authors’ AI Copyright Court Losses Mean for the Music Business While the first copyright rulings have...

The Art (and Legality) of Imitation: Navigating the Murky Waters of Fair Use in AI Training The National Law Review, July 16, 2025

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Sarah C. Reasoner ,  Ashley N. Higginson ,  Anita C. Marinelli ,  Kimberly A. Berger  of  Miller Canfield     -  Miller Canfield Resources ,...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Musicians brace for impact as Senate vote on public radio looms; The Washington Post, July 15, 2025

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  Ethan Beck , The Washington Post;  Musicians brace for impact as Senate vote on public radio looms " For the more than 1,000 public r...

Can Gen AI and Copyright Coexist?; Harvard Business Review, July 16, 2025

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Michael D. Smith   and   Rahul Telang , Harvard Business Review ;  Can Gen AI and Copyright Coexist? " We’re experts in the study of di...

The Pentagon is throwing $200 million at ‘Grok for Government’ and other AI companies; Task & Purpose, July 14, 2025

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  MATT WHITE  , Task & Purpose;  The Pentagon is throwing $200 million at ‘Grok for Government’ and other AI companies "The Pentago...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Research Guides in Focus – Intellectual Property Law: A Beginner’s Guide; Library of Congress, July 15, 2025

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  Sarah Friedman , Library of Congress;  Research Guides in Focus – Intellectual Property Law: A Beginner’s Guide " The  Law Library of...
Monday, July 14, 2025

Popular Rock Band Demands Trump's DHS Take Down ICE Video Over Copyright Violation: 'And Go F–k Yourselves': "It's obvious that you don't respect Copyright Law"; Latin Times, July 14, 2025

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Morgan Music , Latin Times;  Popular Rock Band Demands Trump's DHS Take Down ICE Video Over Copyright Violation: 'And Go F–k Yoursel...
Friday, July 11, 2025

AI must have ethical management, regulation protecting human person, Pope Leo says; The Catholic Register, July 11, 2025

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  Carol   Glatz  , The Catholic Register;  AI must have ethical management, regulation protecting human person, Pope Leo says " Pope Le...

Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles; Wired, July 11, 2025

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Reece Rogers Wired ;  Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles " WHAT'S GOING ON   right now with the copyright battles...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

EU's AI code of practice for companies to focus on copyright, safety; Reuters, July 10, 2025

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  Foo Yun Chee , Reuters ;  EU's AI code of practice for companies to focus on copyright, safety " The European Commission on Thurs...

EU AI Act at the Crossroads: GPAI Rules, AI Literacy Guidance and Potential Delays; JD Supra, July 8, 2025

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  Mark Booth ,  Steven Farmer,  Scott Morton  , JD Supra;  EU AI Act at the Crossroads: GPAI Rules, AI Literacy Guidance and Potential Delay...

Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education; The New York Times, July 9, 2025

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  Natasha Singer  , The New York Times;  Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education [Kip Currier: Not one mention of "ethics...
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

How the Vatican Is Shaping the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence; American Enterprise Institute, July 7, 2025

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  Shane Tews  , American Enterprise Institute;  How the Vatican Is Shaping the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "Father Paolo Benanti ...

Viewpoint: Don’t let America’s copyright crackdown hand China global AI leadership; Grand Forks Herald, July 5, 2025

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  Kent Conrad and Saxby Chambliss  , Grand Forks Herald;  Viewpoint: Don’t let America’s copyright crackdown hand China global AI leadership...

Why the new rulings on AI copyright might actually be good news for publishers; Fast Company, July 9, 2025

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PETE PACHAL , Fast Company;  Why the new rulings on AI copyright might actually be good news for publishers "The outcomes of both cases...

U.S. Copyright Office Announces Webinar on Copyright Essentials for Writers; U.S. Copyright Office, Webinar: August 6, 2025 1 PM EDT

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 U.S. Copyright Office;  U.S. Copyright Office Announces Webinar on Copyright Essentials for Writers " The U.S. Copyright Office invite...
Monday, July 7, 2025

YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters; The New York Times, July 5, 2025

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  Nico Grant  and  Tripp Mickle , The New York Times;  YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters " But the comp...
Saturday, July 5, 2025

Two Courts Rule On Generative AI and Fair Use — One Gets It Right; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), June 26, 2025

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TORI NOBLE , Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  Two Courts Rule On Generative AI and Fair Use — One Gets It Right  "Gen-AI is spurr...

Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her; The Register, July 4, 2025

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 Lindsay Clark, The Register;  Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her "The White House said the power ...
Thursday, July 3, 2025

Cloudflare Sidesteps Copyright Issues, Blocking AI Scrapers By Default; Forbes, July 2, 2025

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Emma Woollacott  , Forbes;  Cloudflare Sidesteps Copyright Issues, Blocking AI Scrapers By Default " IT service management company Clou...

2012 Video of Bill Moyers on the Freedom to Read and the "Bane of Banning Books"; Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces, July 3, 2025

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Kip Currier; 2012 Video of Bill Moyers on the Freedom to Read and the " Bane of Banning Books " Nobody writes more illuminating ...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Fair Use or Foul Play? The AI Fair Use Copyright Line; The National Law Review, July 2, 2025

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  Jodi Benassi  of  McDermott Will & Emery   , The National Law Review;  Fair Use or Foul Play? The AI Fair Use Copyright Line " Pr...

Eminem, AI and me: why artists need new laws in the digital age; The Guardian, July 2, 2025

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Alexander Hurst  , The Guardian;  Eminem, AI and me: why artists need new laws in the digital age " Song lyrics, my publisher informs m...

Evangelical Report Says AI Needs Ethics; Christianity Today, July/August 2025

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  DANIEL SILLIMAN , Christianity Today;  Evangelical Report Says AI Needs Ethics " The Swiss Evangelical Alliance published a 78-page  ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Inside the battle for control of the Library of Congress; Federal News Network, July 1, 2025

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Terry Gerton  , Federal News Network;  Inside the battle for control of the Library of Congress " Terry Gerton  I’m speaking with Kevin...

KY library book challenges rose 1,000% in 2024. That’s not a typo. What happened?; Lexington Herald Leader, June 30, 2025

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  John Cheves  , Lexington Herald Leader;  KY library book challenges rose 1,000% in 2024. That’s not a typo. What happened? "Challenge...

The problems with California’s pending AI copyright legislation; Brookings, June 30, 2025

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John Villasenor , Brookings;  The problems with California’s pending AI copyright legislation  " California’s pending bill,  AB-412 , i...

The Court Battles That Will Decide if Silicon Valley Can Plunder Your Work; Slate, June 30, 2025

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  BY   NITISH PAHWA  , Slate;  The Court Battles That Will Decide if Silicon Valley Can Plunder Your Work " Last week, two different fe...

AI companies start winning the copyright fight; The Guardian, July 1, 2025

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Blake Montgomery  , The Guardian;  AI companies start winning the copyright fight " The lawsuits over AI-generated text were filed firs...
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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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