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/

Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88; The New York Times, August 14, 2025

Trump, Ex-Copyright Chief Trade Barbs Over Copyright Termination; Bloomberg Law, August 15, 2025

Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit; The New York Times, August 12, 2025

Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues AI startup Perplexity for copyright violations; NiemanLab, August 11, 2025

Judge rejects Anthropic bid to appeal copyright ruling, postpone trial; Reuters, August 12, 2025

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions; The New York Times, August 12, 2025

97 years ago today, Disney copyrighted the Mickey Mouse character; Trib Live, August 12, 2025

Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project; The New York Times, August 12, 2025

Adidas Apologizes After Mexico Criticizes Oaxacan-Inspired Shoe; The New York Times, August 11, 2025

Invention-Con 2025: Empowering American ingenuity and innovation; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), September 9-10, 2025

Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube; The Guardian, August 11, 2025

Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI; NPR, August 11, 2025

Trump threatens Harvard patents worth hundreds of millions; Politico, August 8, 2025

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson slams AI firms for stealing copyrighted material like Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’; New York Post, August 6, 2025

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified; Ars Technica, August 8, 2025

Sued for Playing With Toys?; The New York Times, August 5, 2025

We need a new ethics for a world of AI agents; Nature, August 4, 2025

Robot Art Riles Artists; ABA Litigation Section, June 25, 2025

Efforts to restrict or protect libraries both grew this year; Iowa Capital Dispatch, July 23, 2025

‘1984’ Hasn’t Changed, but America Has; The New York Times, July 27, 2025

Jacksonville man files trademark for name ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ says it’s a way to fight against ‘hate merch’; News4Jax, July 18, 2025

Superman’s Earthly Birthplace? It’s Cleveland, and It’s Embracing Its Hero.; The New York Times, August 1, 2025

The AI Patent Revolution: Why Young Professionals Should Think Like Inventors; Forbes, July 31, 2025

Trump’s Ex-Copyright Chief Loses Bid to Regain Her Old Job; Bloomberg Law, July 30, 2025

Zillow is the target of a massive infringement lawsuit that could force it to pay north of $1 billion in damages; Fortune, July 30, 2025

Insuring Intellectual Property – Examining AI and Fair Use; The National Law Review, July 29, 2025

European Creators Slam AI Act Implementation, Warn Copyright Protections Are Failing; The Hollywood Reporter; July 30, 2025

E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding; USA TODAY, July 29, 2025