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, April 25, 2026

AI Is Cannibalizing Human Intelligence. Here’s How to Stop It.; The Wall Street Journal;, April 24, 2026

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    Vivienne Ming , The Wall Street Journal;  AI Is Cannibalizing Human Intelligence. Here’s How to Stop It. As a neuroscientist, I conducte...

OpenAI's Sam Altman writes apology to community of Tumbler Ridge; CBC News, April 24, 2026

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Andrew Kurjata  , CBC News;  OpenAI's Sam Altman writes apology to community of Tumbler Ridge " Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has ...

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright- Where Does the UK Stand?; The National Law Review, April 23, 2026

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Serena Totino ,  Simon Casinader ,  K&L Gates LLP   , The National Law Review;  Artificial Intelligence and Copyright- Where Does the UK...
Friday, April 24, 2026

White House Allowed Officials’ Text Messages to Be Deleted, Lawsuit Says; The New York Times, April 24, 2026

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  Minho Kim , The New York Times;  White House Allowed Officials’ Text Messages to Be Deleted, Lawsuit Says Two watchdogs say internal White...

Sam Altman Wants to Know Whether You’re Human; The Atlantic, April 24, 2026

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  Will Gottsegen  , The Atlantic;  Sam Altman Wants to Know Whether You’re Human And he has a way to prove it. "As the CEO of OpenAI an...

DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.; The New York Times, April 24, 2026

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Meaghan Tobin  and  Cade Metz , The New York Times;  DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I. " DeepSeek relea...

Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me; Stars and Stripes, April 23, 2026

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Jacqueline Smith, Stars and Stripes;  Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me " A recent opinion column I wrote as the S...

Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Advocate for Independence; The New York Times, April 23, 2026

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  Erik Wemple , The New York Times ;  Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Advocate for Independence " In a blow to independent coverage o...

ABA Law Day events to focus on the ‘The Rule of Law and the American Dream’; ABA Journal, April 21, 2026

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 ABA Journal;  ABA Law Day events to focus on the ‘The Rule of Law and the American Dream’ "The American Bar Association will host vari...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

U.S. accuses China of "industrial-scale" campaigns to steal AI secrets; Axios, April 23, 2026

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Sam Sabin, Axios ;  U.S. accuses China of "industrial-scale" campaigns to steal AI secrets " The  Trump  administration on Th...

St. Louis Cardinals fighting Hamilton Cardinals attempt to trademark baseball team name and design in Canada; CBC News, April 22, 2026

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Justin Chandler   , CBC News;  St. Louis Cardinals fighting Hamilton Cardinals attempt to trademark baseball team name and design in Canada ...

AI's a suck up. Research shows how it flatters and suggests we're not to blame; NPR, April 23, 2026

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 Ari Daniel, NPR;  AI's a suck up. Research shows how it flatters and suggests we're not to blame " In a recent study published...

Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system; NPR, April 3, 2026

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Martin Kaste , NPR;  Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system " "Recently we had 10 cases from 10 different court...

Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI; CNBC, April 23, 2026

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  Jonathan Vanian, CNBC;  Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI "Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, ...

Anthropic seeks pivotal court win in music publisher lawsuit over AI training; Reuters, April 21, 2026

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Blake Brittain , Reuters;  Anthropic seeks pivotal court win in music publisher lawsuit over AI training " Artificial intelligence comp...

Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore. Here’s What to Do.; The New York Times, April 9, 2026

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Brenda Stolyar , The New York Times; Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore. Here’s What to Do.  " Earlier this week, Amazon noti...

AI use surges among policymakers; Axios, April 23, 2026

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 Eleanor Hawkins, Axios;  AI use surges among policymakers " AI is no longer just a research tool in Washington, D.C. — it's starti...

CC’s position on key copyright issues; Creative Commons, April 22, 2026

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 Creative Commons ;  CC’s position on key copyright issues "Creative Commons was founded in response to the radical expansion of copyri...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Authors Guild Addresses Publishers’ AI Use; Publishers Weekly, April 21, 2026

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  Sam Spratford  , Publishers Weekly;  Authors Guild Addresses Publishers’ AI Use " The Authors Guild has released a statement criticiz...

A.I. ‘Hallucinations’ Created Errors in Court Filing, Top Law Firm Says; The New York Times, April 21, 2026

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   Santul Nerkar , The New York Times;  A.I. ‘Hallucinations’ Created Errors in Court Filing, Top Law Firm Says Sullivan & Cromwell apol...

Anthropic’s Leaked Code Tests Copyright Challenges in A.I. Era; The New York Times, April 22, 2026

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  Meaghan Tobin , The New York Times;  Anthropic’s Leaked Code Tests Copyright Challenges in A.I. Era Artificial intelligence tools are maki...

When AI advice enters a murder case; Politico, April 22, 2026

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Aaron Man, Politico;  When AI advice enters a murder case "Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a criminal investigation i...

Technology Leadership Includes a Duty to Care for our Most Vulnerable Populations; Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, April 20, 2026

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  Ann Skeet  , Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics;  Technology Leadership Includes a Duty to Care for our Most Vulner...

Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Moral. Is Religion Really the Answer?; The New York Times, April 20, 2026

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  David DeSteno , The New York Times;  Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Moral. Is Religion Really the Answer? " In a   public statement   o...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars; The New York Times, April 21, 2026

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Benjamin Mullin  and  Elizabeth Williamson , The New York Times; The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars  " When Infowars, the w...

YouTube Opens Up AI Deepfake Detection Tool to All of Hollywood (Exclusive); The Hollywood Reporter, April 21, 2026

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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter ;  YouTube Opens Up AI Deepfake Detection Tool to All of Hollywood (Exclusive) The tool, which requires ...

Church of Jesus Christ files trademark complaint against podcaster for alleged imitation of brands; DeseretNews, April 19, 2026

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Tad Walch , DeseretNews;  Church of Jesus Christ files trademark complaint against podcaster for alleged imitation of brands " A tradem...

Churchill Downs strikes $85m deal for Preakness intellectual property rights; The Guardian, April 21, 2026

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Bryan Armen Graham  , The Guardian;  Churchill Downs strikes $85m deal for Preakness intellectual property rights " Churchill Downs has...

Japanese Man Sentenced For Posting ‘Godzilla’ Spoilers Online; Gizmodo, April 21, 2026

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JAMES WHITBROOK  , Gizmodo;  Japanese Man Sentenced For Posting ‘Godzilla’ Spoilers Online 39-year-old Wataru Takeuchi was charged for posti...

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears; The Guardian, April 21, 2026

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  Aisha Down  and  Robert Booth , The Guardian ;  Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm...

Anthropic Settlement Hearing Comes into Focus; Publishers Weekly, April 20, 2026

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Jim Milliot   , Publishers Weekly ;  Anthropic Settlement Hearing Comes into Focus " With the  May 14  Bartz  v.  Anthropic  settlement...
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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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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