Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

The Ebook version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and the Hardback, Cloth, and Paperback versions will be available on January 8, 2026. Preorders are available via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Most College Students Want Free Speech On Campuses — But Not When It’s Hate Speech; Huffington Post, 4/4/16

Don't mourn the loss of libraries – the internet has made them obsolete; The Telegraph, 3/29/16

GSK Eases IP Rights For Poorest Countries, Considers Patent Pooling For Cancer; Intellectual Property Watch, 3/31/16

This scientist nearly went to jail for making up data; Washington Post, 4/1/16

Sheila Corrall and Kip Currier win LIBER Innovation Award; 45th Annual Conference of LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries)

Google Apologizes For Terrible April Fools’ Day Prank; Huffington Post, 4/1/16

Museum Reverses Position, Will Mention Bill Cosby’s Alleged Crimes; Slate, 4/1/16

Grade Inflation Nation; Inside Higher Ed via Slate, 3/29/16

GlaxoSmithKline to 'drop patents in poor countries for better drug access'; BBC News, 3/31/16

Anchor Wendy Bell addresses WTAE firing over Facebook posts; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/30/16

Pittsburgh TV station ‘ends relationship’ with anchor after racially-tinged Facebook post; Washington Post, 3/31/16

Landmark study on the effects of copyright takedown abuse on online free expression; BoingBoing.net, 3/30/16

Humans of New York Founder Takes On Donald Trump; New York Times, 3/26/16

When You Become The Person You Hate On The Internet; NPR, All Tech Considered, 3/29/16

80 Big-Name Business Leaders Just Took A Stand Against North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law; Huffington Post, 3/29/16

31st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference; American Bar Association (ABA), Bethesda, Maryland, April 6-8, 2016

Museum’s Plan to Include Cosby Material Draws Criticism From Accusers; New York Times, 3/27/16

The ACLU Sues to Stop North Carolina’s Anti-LGBTQ Law; Slate.com, 3/28/16

Georgia Governor Vetoes North Carolina-Style “Religious Liberty” Bill; Slate.com, 3/28/16

Protecting Employees’ Health Data; New York Times, 3/26/16

My Shared Shame: The Media Helped Make Trump; New York Times, 3/26/16

Robert De Niro Pulls Anti-Vaccine Documentary From Tribeca Film Festival; New York Times, 3/26/16

Ethics court fines Former Justice Eakin $50K for lewd emails; Associated Press via abc27.com, 3/24/16

The Blue Wars: A Report from the Front; Harvard Law Record, 3/21/16

Obama Declassification Holds Promise of Uncovering New Evidence on Argentina's Dirty War; National Security Archive, 3/23/16

Chinese activist's family 'taken away' over letter calling for Xi Jinping to quit; Reuters via Guardian, 3/26/16

Tony Norman: Colleges, quit coddling hypersensitive students; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/25/16

Staged picture from Brussels bombings prompts ethics debate; Guardian, 3/25/16

Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival; New York Times, 3/25/16

Woman convicted of working for decade as unlicensed attorney claimed she obtained law degree from Duquesne University; Associated Press via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/25/16

Education Data, Student Privacy Take Spotlight at Capitol Hill Hearing; Education Week, 3/22/16

Congress seeks to update student data privacy law; FedScoop, 3/22/16

Microsoft scrambles to limit PR damage over abusive AI bot Tay; Guardian, 3/24/16

Hollywood Actors Join Georgia Boycott Threats Over Gay Bill; Reuters via Huffington Post, 3/24/16

N.F.L. Issues Statement About Article and The Times Responds; New York Times, 3/24/16

How North Carolina Just Passed a Blood-Curdling Anti-LGBT Law Right Before Our Eyes; Huffington Post, 3/24/16

Obama Declassifies Documents Related to Argentina’s Dirty War; Wall Street Journal, 3/24/16

In N.F.L., Deeply Flawed Concussion Research and Ties to Big Tobacco; New York Times, 3/24/16

White House tech office to co-host open data roundtables; FedScoop, 3/22/16

As governments open access to data, law lags far behind; ABA Journal, 3/17/16

A toddler got meningitis. His anti-vac parents gave him an herbal remedy. The toddler died. Now his parents are on trial. Washington Post, 3/18/16

Crosswords and copyright; Washington Post, 3/15/16

Asia On The Heels Of US And Europe In Patent Applications At WIPO; Developing Countries Lagging; Intellectual Property Watch, 3/16/16

Status of gene patents in Canada unresolved, despite successful challenge; The Canadian Press via CTV News, 3/20/16

Open Data: Why We Should Care; Huffington Post, 3/17/16

How The Trump Campaign Could Evolve Into Organized Violence, In 6 Steps; Huffington Post, 3/17/16

No, Not Trump, Not Ever; New York Times, 3/18/16

Privacy versus speech in the Hulk Hogan sex tape trial; Los Angeles Times, 3/14/16

What The Hulk Hogan Verdict Means For Freedom Of The Press; Huffington Post, 3/19/16

Jury Awards Hulk Hogan $115 Million In Gawker Sex Tape Lawsuit; Huffington Post, 3/18/16