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/

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Eli Lilly Reaches $1 Trillion in Value, Buoyed by Demand for Its Weight Loss Drugs; The New York Times, November 21, 2025

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  Rebecca Robbins  , The New York Times;  Eli Lilly Reaches $1 Trillion in Value, Buoyed by Demand for Its Weight Loss Drugs " Pharmace...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Japan Police Accuse Man of Unauthorized Use of AI-Generated Image in Landmark Copyright Case; IGN, November 21, 2025

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VERITY TOWNSEND , IGN ;  Japan Police Accuse Man of Unauthorized Use of AI-Generated Image in Landmark Copyright Case " Police in Japan...

Inventors back effort to tackle intellectual property thefts; The Center Square, November 19, 2025

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Chris Woodward , The Center Square ;  Inventors back effort to tackle intellectual property thefts " Today, Metz, who describes herself...

Major AI copyright lawsuit settlement involves University of Georgia Press authors; The Red & Black, November 21, 2025

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Sophia Hou , The Red & Black;  Major AI copyright lawsuit settlement involves University of Georgia Press authors " Under the terms...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Holding the past accountable by making it visible Harvard Law School Library’s Paul Deschner discusses the decades-long effort to make the full archive of Nuremberg Trials records available online; Harvard Law Today, November 20, 2025

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Colleen Walsh   , Harvard Law Today;  Holding the past accountable by making it visible Harvard Law School Library’s Paul Deschner discusses...

These Books Were Judged by Their A.I. Covers, and Disqualified; The New York Times, November 19, 2025

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Jin Yu Young  , The New York Times;  These Books Were Judged by Their A.I. Covers, and Disqualified " The authors of the books, which w...

Warner Music Settles Copyright Suit With AI Song Generator Udio; Bloomberg Law, November 19, 2025

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Aruni Soni , Bloomberg Law;  Warner Music Settles Copyright Suit With AI Song Generator Udio " Warner Music Group reached a deal with A...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Disney has lost Roger Rabbit: Termination of Transfer is the most pro-artist form of copyright.; Medium, November 18, 2025

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  Cory Doctorow , Medium;  Disney has lost Roger Rabbit Termination of Transfer is the most pro-artist form of copyright. " Gary K Wolf...

Happy holidays: AI-enabled toys teach kids how to play with fire, sharp objects; The Register, November 13, 2025

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Brandon Vigiliarolo, The Register;  Happy holidays: AI-enabled toys teach kids how to play with fire, sharp objects "Picture the scene:...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

OpenAI’s Privacy Bet in Copyright Suit Puts Chatbots on Alert; Bloomberg Law, November 18, 2025

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  Cassandre Coyer ,  Aruni Soni , Bloomberg Law;  OpenAI’s Privacy Bet in Copyright Suit Puts Chatbots on Alert " OpenAI Inc . is banki...

Eminem sues Australian beach brand 'Swim Shady'; BBC, November 18, 2025

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Harry Sekulich , BBC;  Eminem sues Australian beach brand 'Swim Shady' " US rapper Eminem has taken legal action against an Aus...

‘Buy Nothing’ Was Their Everything. Then Came the Trademark Troubles.; The New York Times via The Seattle Times, November 16, 2025

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    Emma Goldberg , The New York Times via The Seattle Times;  ‘Buy Nothing’ Was Their Everything. Then Came the Trademark Troubles. "“...

Student cheating dominates talk of generative AI in higher ed, but universities and tech companies face ethical issues too; The Conversation, November 17, 2025

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  Jeffrey C. Dixon ,  Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross  , The Conversation;  Student cheating dominates talk of generative ...

The Unraveling of the Justice Department: Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.; The New York Times Magazine, November 16, 2025

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 Emily Bazelon and Rachel Poser, Photographs by Stephen Voss  , The New York Times Magazine;  The Unraveling of the Justice Department : Six...

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs; The Guardian, November 17, 2025

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  Eva Corlett   , The Guardian ;  Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs " The books of two aw...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Law firm Morgan & Morgan drops Disney lawsuit over Mickey Mouse ad; Reuters, November 12, 2025

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Blake Brittain , Reuters ;  Law firm Morgan & Morgan drops Disney lawsuit over Mickey Mouse ad " Personal injury law firm Morgan ...

Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved; CNN, November 16, 2025

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  Hadas Gold  , CNN;  Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved "The Wayback Machine, a tool used by millions e...

Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track; The Guardian, November 17, 2025

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  Robert Booth , The Guardian ;  Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track " At two minutes 45 seconds i...

Barnes, Calzada Seek 2027–2028 ALA Presidency; American Libraries, November 6, 2025

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 American Libraries ;  Barnes, Calzada Seek 2027–2028 ALA Presidency " The American Library Association (ALA) announced on November 6 t...

Getty Images v. Stability AI- Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Generative AI; The National Law Journal, November 14, 2025

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Nathan Smith ,  Anita Hodea   Katten     , The National Law Journal;  Getty Images v. Stability AI- Intellectual Property Rights in the Age ...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

In Memoriam: The Sudden Demise of the AMA Journal of Ethics — A great loss for physicians, the profession, and the public; MedPage Today, November 14, 2025

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 Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, MedPage Today;  In Memoriam: The Sudden Demise of the AMA Journal of Ethics — A great lo...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s important warning on ethics of AI and new technology; The Fresno Bee, November 15, 2025

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  Andrew Fiala  , The Fresno Bee;  Pope Leo XIV’s important warning on ethics of AI and new technolog y "Recently, Pope Leo XIV address...

We analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT conversations. Here’s what people really use it for.; The Washington Post, November 12, 2025

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  Gerrit De Vynck  and  Jeremy B. Merrill , The Washington Post;  We analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT conversations. Here’s what people really use it...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Cleveland attorney’s use of AI in court filings raises ethical questions for legal profession; Cleveland.com, November 12, 2025

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  Advance Local Express Desk David Gambino, cleveland.com , Cleveland.com;  Cleveland attorney’s use of AI in court filings raises ethical q...

AMA ethics journal shutters after 26 years; Retraction Watch, November 13, 2025

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Retraction Watch;  AMA ethics journal shutters after 26 years   " The American Medical Association will cease publication of its ethics...

‘This Is the War Against Human Nature’ Paul Kingsnorth argues technology is killing us - physically and spiritually.; The New York Times, November 14, 2025

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Hosted by  Ross Douthat Produced by  Victoria Chamberlin ;  ‘This Is the War Against Human Nature’:   Paul Kingsnorth argues technology is k...

Inside Colorado's "bullish with guardrails" AI approach; Axios, November 13, 2025

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 John Frank, Ashley Gold, Axios ;  Inside Colorado's "bullish with guardrails" AI approach " Colorado's approach to i...
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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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