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/

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Disney’s Copyright Suit Against Chinese AI Developer Advances; Bloomberg Law, May 23, 2026

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Laura D. Francis , Bloomberg Law;  Disney’s Copyright Suit Against Chinese AI Developer Advances " The   Walt Disney Co.   and other ma...

Ousted library director wins $475,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit against Montgomery County; Houston Public Media, May 22, 2026

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  Kyle McClenagan , Houston Public Media ;  Ousted library director wins $475,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit against Montgomery Co...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Artist Sues Copyright Office Over its Refusal to Register His AI-Enhanced Photo; PetaPixel, May 23, 2026

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 Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel;  Artist Sues Copyright Office Over its Refusal to Register His AI-Enhanced Photo " After having his registra...

Budget cuts mean some Missouri kids won’t get free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library; St. Louis Public Library, May 21, 2026

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  Rebecca Thiele  , St. Louis Public Library;  Budget cuts mean some Missouri kids won’t get free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination L...

Trump posts AI video depicting him throwing Colbert in a dumpster and dancing; The Hill, May 22, 2026

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  RYAN MANCINI   , The Hill;  Trump posts AI video depicting him throwing Colbert in a dumpster and dancing " President Trump  late Fri...

I went to Anthropic's ethics gathering. I left believing wisdom traditions have key role.; Religion News Service, May 22, 2026

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  Jenna Nicholas  , Religion News Service;  I went to Anthropic's ethics gathering. I left believing wisdom traditions have key role. ...

It’s a Copyright Lawsuit, Charlie Brown; The New York Times, May 21, 2026

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Aimee Ortiz , The New York Times;  It’s a Copyright Lawsuit, Charlie Brown " The owner of music used in “Peanuts” animated specials, in...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Court Rules Against Anna’s Archive in Copyright Lawsuit; Publishers Weekly, May 21, 2026

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    Jim Milliot , Publishers Weekly;  Court Rules Against Anna’s Archive in Copyright Lawsuit " Publishers scored a quick victory in th...

STEPHEN COLBERT USES COPYRIGHTED ‘PEANUTS’ MUSIC DURING FINALE: ‘I HOPE THIS DOESN’T COST CBS ANY MONEY!’; Rolling Stone, May 22, 2026

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ELISABETH GARBER-PAUL  , Rolling Stone;  STEPHEN COLBERT USES COPYRIGHTED ‘PEANUTS’ MUSIC DURING FINALE: ‘I HOPE THIS DOESN’T COST CBS ANY M...

Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs; The New York Times, May 20, 2026

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Mike Isaac , The New York Times ;  Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs " If you wondered what it mig...

Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute; Spotlight PA, May 21, 2026

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  Charlotte Keith , Spotlight PA;  Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute " Pennsylvania can ...

Deepfakes are testing the limits of IP law; Politico, May 21, 2026

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AARON MAK  , Politico;  Deepfakes are testing the limits of IP law " Nonconsensual deepfakes have become  one of the most reviled appli...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

White House must comply with Presidential Records Act, judge rules; Politico, May 20, 2026

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   JOSH GERSTEIN , Politico;  White House must comply with Presidential Records Act, judge rules " A federal judge has ordered aides to...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Class Of 2026 Faces A Hard Truth: AI Isn’t The Threat—Ignoring It Is; Forbes, May 20, 2026

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Tim Bajarin , , Forbes;  Class Of 2026 Faces A Hard Truth: AI Isn’t The Threat—Ignoring It Is " We moaned about the Internet when it fi...

Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal; Wired, May 19, 2026

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 Miles Klee, Wired ;  Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal Three of five regional winners of the pr...

Elon Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up; The Guardian, May 20, 2026

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  Genevieve Smith , The Guardian;  Elon Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up  "...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A 16th-Century Sketch Claims to Depict Anne Boleyn. A.I. Says It’s Her Mom.; The New York Times, May 19, 2026

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  Katherine Kornei , The New York Times;  A 16th-Century Sketch Claims to Depict Anne Boleyn. A.I. Says It’s Her Mom. Using facial-recogniti...

Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.; The New York Times, May 19, 2026

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  Benjamin Mullin , The New York Times;  Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I. " The author of a nonfiction ...

Why College Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers; The New York Times, May 18, 2026

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  MICHELLE GOLDBERG  , The New York Times;  Why College Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers " One recent   report   found that...
Monday, May 18, 2026

The Tech Workers Building A.I. Are Scared of It, Too; The New York Times, May 18, 2026

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Kate Andrias  , The New York Times; The Tech Workers Building A.I. Are Scared of It, Too " Across the tech industry, the people who und...

The Villain of This Year’s Commencement Speeches: A.I.; The New York Times, May 18, 2026

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Andrew Ross Sorkin ,  Bernhard Warner ,  Sarah Kessler ,  Michael J. de la Merced ,  Niko Gallogly ,  Brian O’Keefe  and  Ian Mount , The Ne...

TEACHING AT PITT: AI v. AI — A case from the prosecution; University Times, May 15, 2026

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  J. D. Wright , University Times;  TEACHING AT PITT: AI v. AI — A case from the prosecution " I’ve spent most of my career in higher e...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

How ‘learnrights’ would compensate creators for AI model training; MIT Sloan, May 12, 2026

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Brian Eastwood , MIT Sloan;  How ‘learnrights’ would compensate creators for AI model training " Human content creators are protected b...

AI won’t replace lawyers. It will create more of them.; The Washington Post, May 17, 2026

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Damien Charlotin  , The Washington Post;  AI won’t replace lawyers. It will create more of them. " The replacement story often rests on...

Lawmakers push for AI data center moratoriums as more states consider projects; Deseret News, May 15, 2026

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Cami Mondeaux  , Deseret News;  Lawmakers push for AI data center moratoriums as more states consider projects " A pair of progressive ...

Law Schools Implement AI to Focus on Ethics and Technology; Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2026

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  David Nusbaum , Los Angeles Times;  Law Schools Implement AI to Focus on Ethics and Technology " Over the last two years,  Loyola Law...

What A.I. Did to My College Class; The New York Times, May 17, 2026

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    Theo Baker , The New York Times;  What A.I. Did to My College Class " Stanford has always been a haven for aspiring techies, but re...

Building intellectual property awareness across disciplines at Illinois State University; Illinois State University News, May 11, 2026

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Sara Prieto  , Illinois State University News;  Building intellectual property awareness across disciplines at Illinois State University [Ki...

Should AI designs be eligible for Iowa State Fair's T-shirt contest?; Des Moines Register, May 17, 2026

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Lucia Cheng  , Des Moines Register;  Should AI designs be eligible for Iowa State Fair's T-shirt contest? " Should people be able t...
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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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