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/

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

UNM celebrates Open Access Week with film on copyright and creativity; UNM Newsroom, University of New Mexico, October 7, 2025

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UNM Newsroom , University of New Mexico;  UNM celebrates Open Access Week with film on copyright and creativity " As part of Internatio...

Staying Human in the Age of AI: November 6-7, 2025; The Grefenstette Center for Ethics, Duquesne University, November 6-7, 2025

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  The Grefenstette Center for Ethics, Duquesne University;  Staying Human in the Age of AI: November 6-7, 2025 " The Grefenstette Cente...

It’s Still Ludicrously Easy to Generate Copyrighted Characters on ChatGPT; Futurism, October 18, 2025

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  Frank Landymore , Futurism;  It’s Still Ludicrously Easy to Generate Copyrighted Characters on ChatGPT "Forget Sora for just a second...
Monday, October 20, 2025

‘Every kind of creative discipline is in danger’: Lincoln Lawyer author on the dangers of AI; The Guardian, October 20, 2025

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  Nadia Khomami    , The Guardian;  ‘Every kind of creative discipline is in danger’: Lincoln Lawyer author on the dangers of AI " The ...

In a Warming Arctic, a Fight Brews Over the Fabled Northwest Passage; The New York Times, October 20, 2025

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Norimitsu Onishi Visuals by  Renaud Philippe , The New York Times ;  In a Warming Arctic, a Fight Brews Over the Fabled Northwest Passage ...

Trump's fake video featured 'Danger Zone.' Musician Kenny Loggins wants it scrubbed; NPR, October 20, 2025

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  Anastasia Tsioulcas  , NPR;  Trump's fake video featured 'Danger Zone.' Musician Kenny Loggins wants it scrubbed " Singer...

The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools; The Guardian, October 18, 2025

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  Dan Milmo  , The Guardian;  The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools " The US tech platform Vermill...

To protect his copyrights, storm chaser Reed Timmer goes to court often; The Oklahoman, October 19, 2025

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Dale Denwalt , The Oklahoman;  To protect his copyrights, storm chaser Reed Timmer goes to court often " A   copyright controversy   be...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

OpenAI Blocks Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. After Racist Depictions; The New York Times, October 17, 2025

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Claire Moses , The New York Times ;  OpenAI Blocks Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. After Racist Depictions [Kip Currier: This latest tech c...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Can You Trademark Peanut Butter and Jelly? Smucker’s Says Yes.; The New York Times, October 17, 2025

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  Yan Zhuang , The New York Times;  Can You Trademark Peanut Butter and Jelly? Smucker’s Says Yes.  " J.M. Smucker, the maker of Uncrus...

Bridging Biology and AI: Yale and Google's Collaborative Breakthrough in Single-Cell RNA Analysis; Yale School of Medicine, October 15, 2025

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 Naedine Hazell, Yale School of Medicine;  Bridging Biology and AI: Yale and Google's Collaborative Breakthrough in Single-Cell RNA Anal...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

AI’s Copyright War Could Be Its Undoing. Only the US Can End It.; Bloomberg, October 14, 2025

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Dave Lee , Bloomberg;  AI’s Copyright War Could Be Its Undoing. Only the US Can End It.  " Whether creatives like Ulvaeus are entitled ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Hollywood-AI battle deepens, as OpenAI and studios clash over copyrights and consent; Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2025

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Wendy Lee  and  Samantha Masunaga , Los Angeles Times;  Hollywood-AI battle deepens, as OpenAI and studios clash over copyrights and consent...
Monday, October 13, 2025

US Supreme Court asked to hear dispute over copyrights for AI creations; Reuters, October 10, 2025

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Blake Brittain , Reuters;  US Supreme Court asked to hear dispute over copyrights for AI creations  " A computer scientist on Friday as...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Tilly Norwood & AI Confusion Will Shape Looming Guild Negotiations, Copyright Experts Agree; Deadline, October 12, 2025

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 Dade Hayes , Deadline;  Tilly Norwood & AI Confusion Will Shape Looming Guild Negotiations, Copyright Experts Agree "Handel and Mi...

Notre Dame hosts Vatican AI adviser, Carnegie Mellon professor during AI ethics conference; South Bend Tribune, October 9, 2025

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  Rayleigh Deaton , South Bend Tribune;  Notre Dame hosts Vatican AI adviser, Carnegie Mellon professor during AI ethics conference " T...

OpenAI Risks Billions as Court Weighs Privilege in Copyright Row; Bloomberg Law, October 10, 2025

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   Annelise Levy , Bloomberg Law;  OpenAI Risks Billions as Court Weighs Privilege in Copyright Row " Authors and publishers suing the ...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families; The Washington Post, October 11, 2025

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  Tatum Hunter  and  Drew Harwell , The Washington Post;  AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families [Kip Currier: ...

MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits; NBC News, October 10, 2025

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  Kimmy Yam , NBC News ;  MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits " The Massac...

OpenAI’s Sora Is in Serious Trouble; Futurism, October 10, 2025

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Victor Tangermann , Futurism ;  OpenAI’s Sora Is in Serious Trouble "The cat was already out of the bag, though, sparking what’s likely...

Two sides of book bans: PEN America and Moms for Liberty debate; USA TODAY, October 9, 2025

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  Anna Kaufman  , USA TODAY;  Two sides of book bans: PEN America and Moms for Liberty debate " To hear   PEN America   and   Moms For ...
Friday, October 10, 2025

You Can’t Use Copyrighted Characters in OpenAI’s Sora Anymore and People Are Freaking Out; Gizmodo, October 8, 2025

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AJ DELLINGER , Gizmodo;  Y ou Can’t Use Copyrighted Characters in OpenAI’s Sora Anymore and People Are Freaking Out  " OpenAI may be ab...

Here's who owns what when it comes to AI, creativity and intellectual property; World Economic Forum, October 10, 2025

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  Seemantani Sharma ,  Co-Founder, Mabill Technologies | Intellectual Property & Innovation Expert,  Mabill Technologies , World Economi...

It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards?; The Guardian, October 10, 2025

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  Marina Hyde  , The Guardian;  It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? ...
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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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