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/

Friday, January 23, 2026

It Makes Sense That People See A.I. as God; The New York Times, January 23, 2026

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Joseph Bernstein  , The New York Times;  It Makes Sense That People See A.I. as God " More and more, when it comes to our relationships...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss; The Guardian, January 21, 2026

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  John Collingridge  and  Graeme Wearden  , The Guardian;  Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss "...

They’ve outsourced the worst parts of their jobs to tech. How you can do it, too.; The Washington Post, January 20, 2026

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  Danielle Abril , The Washington Post;  They’ve outsourced the worst parts of their jobs to tech. How you can do it, too. " Artificial...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

FREE WEBINAR: REGISTER: AI, Intellectual Property and the Emerging Legal Landscape; National Press Foundation, Thursday, January 22, 2026

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National Press Foundation;  REGISTER: AI, Intellectual Property and the Emerging Legal Landscape " Artificial intelligence is colliding...

AI platforms like Grok are an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, January 18, 2026

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    Alan Kohler , Australian Broadcasting Corporation;  AI platforms like Grok are an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're...
Monday, January 19, 2026

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage; The Guardian, January 18, 2026

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Cory Doctorow , The Guardian;  AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage " The growth narrative of AI is that ...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training; Reuters, January 15, 2026

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  Blake Brittain  , Reuters;  Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training " Publishers Hachette Book Group and Ceng...

Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training; Reuters, January 15, 2026

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Blake Brittain  , Reuters;  Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training " Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengag...

Google Engineer Disputes AI Secrets in China Espionage Trial; Bloomberg Law, January 12, 2026

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Isaiah Poritz , Bloomberg Law;  Google Engineer Disputes AI Secrets in China Espionage Trial " Former  Google LLC  engineer Linwei Ding...

Matthew McConaughey Trademarks ‘Alright, Alright, Alright!’ and Other IP as Legal Protections Against ‘AI Misuse’; Variety, January 14, 2026

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Todd Spangler , Variety ;  Matthew McConaughey Trademarks ‘Alright, Alright, Alright!’ and Other IP as Legal Protections Against ‘AI Misuse’...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

ESDEEKID CALLS OUT THE CHAINSMOKERS OVER ‘4 RAWS’ REMIX; Billboard, January 3, 2026

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Jessica Lynch, Billboard;  ESDEEKID CALLS OUT THE CHAINSMOKERS OVER ‘4 RAWS’ REMIX " UK rapper EsDeeKid has   publicly called out   The...

Public Shame Is the Most Effective Tool for Battling Big Tech; The New York Times, January 14, 2026

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Jessica Grose  , The New York Times;  Public Shame Is the Most Effective Tool for Battling Big Tech " It might be harder to shame the t...

Library offering two hybrid workshops on AI issues; University of Pittsburgh, University Times, January 16, 2026

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University of Pittsburgh, University Times;  Library offering two hybrid workshops on AI issues " Next week the University Library Syst...

Copyright laws need to modernize to include fan-made edits; The Miami Hurricane, January 14, 2026

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Marissa Levinson , The Miami Hurricane;  Copyright laws need to modernize to include fan-made edits [Kip Currier: Unfortunately, this  Unive...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Microsoft Shuts Down Library, Replaces It With AI; Futurism, January 16, 2026

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Frank Landymore , Futurism;  Microsoft Shuts Down Library, Replaces It With AI "Does Microsoft hate books more, or  its own workers ? I...

Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions; The Verge, January 15, 2026

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 Tom Warren, The Verge;  Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions " Microsoft is closing its physica...

Adviser in Anne Frank case suggests VPNs alone don’t break copyright borders; Courthouse News Service, January 15, 2026

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EUNSEO HONG  , Courthouse News Service;  Adviser in Anne Frank case suggests VPNs alone don’t break copyright borders " The dispute cen...

AI’S MEMORIZATION CRISIS: Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.; The Atlantic, January 9, 2026

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  Alex Reisner , The Atlantic;  AI’S MEMORIZATION CRISIS :  Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything ...

Extracting books from production language models; Cornell University, January 6, 2026

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Ahmed Ahmed ,  A. Feder Cooper ,  Sanmi Koyejo ,  Percy Liang , Cornell University;  Extracting books from production language models "...

‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart; The Guardian, January 15, 2026

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Ben Beaumont-Thomas , The Guardian;  ‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart ...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content; Stars and Stripes, January 15, 2026

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COREY DICKSTEIN,  Stars and Stripes;  Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content [Kip Currier: Forward  this  Stars and Strip...

Pentagon taking over Stars and Stripes to eliminate ‘woke distractions’; The Hill, January 15, 2026

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ELLEN MITCHELL   , The Hill;  Pentagon taking over Stars and Stripes to eliminate ‘woke distractions’ [Kip Currier: It's unfortunate but...

Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month; Ars Technica, January 13, 2026

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  BENJ EDWARDS  , Ars Technica;  Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month "On Monday, US Defense Sec...

Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons sues over Grok-generated explicit images; The Guardian, January 15, 2026

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  Helena Horton , The Guardian;  Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons sues over Grok-generated explicit images " The mother of one of Elon...

Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it’s illegal, X says; AP, January 15, 2026

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  ELAINE KURTENBACH  , AP;  Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it’s illegal, X says "Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok won’t...

‘WATERSHED RULING’: APPEALS COURT SAYS MUSICIANS CAN WIN BACK THEIR COPYRIGHTS GLOBALLY, NOT JUST IN THE U.S.; Billboard, January 13, 2026

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Bill Donahue, Billboard ;  ‘WATERSHED RULING’: APPEALS COURT SAYS MUSICIANS CAN WIN BACK THEIR COPYRIGHTS GLOBALLY, NOT JUST IN THE U.S. ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Britain seeks 'reset' in copyright battle between AI and creators; Reuters, January 13, 2026

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Reuters;  Britain seeks 'reset' in copyright battle between AI and creators " British technology minister Liz Kendall said on T...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Arkansas begins new search for ‘monument to the unborn’ design after artist seeks copyright; Arkansas Advocate, January 13, 2026

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TESS VRBIN ,  Arkansas Advocate;  Arkansas begins new search for ‘monument to the unborn’ design after artist seeks copyright "Efforts ...

Türkiye issues ethics framework to regulate AI use in schools; Daily Sabah, January 11, 2026

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 Daily Sabah;  T ürkiye issues ethics framework to regulate AI use in schools " The Ministry of National Education has issued a compreh...

To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave; The Guardian, January 12, 2026

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  Marie Le Conte , The Guardian;  T o anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave " What does ma...

‘Clock Is Ticking’ For Creators On AI Content Copyright Claims, Experts Warn; Forbes, January 9, 2026

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  Rob Salkowitz , Forbes;  ‘Clock Is Ticking’ For Creators On AI Content Copyright Claims, Experts Warn " Despite this string of succes...
Monday, January 12, 2026

The Trump Administration's Deportation Reels Keep Getting Copyright Strikes for Using Music Without Permission; Reason , February/ March 2026 Issue

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AUTUMN BILLINGS  , Reason;  The Trump Administration's Deportation Reels Keep Getting Copyright Strikes for Using Music Without Permissi...
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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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