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/

Sunday, May 31, 2020

WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), May 29, 2020

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Press Release, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);  WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting " ...

Think Outside the Box, Jack; The New York Times, May 30, 2020

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Maureen Dowd , The New York Times ;  Think Outside the Box, Jack :  Trump, Twitter and the society-crushing pursuit of monetized rage. ...
Monday, May 11, 2020

What are the ethics behind covid-19 ‘immunity passports’?; The Washington Post, May 10, 2020

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Govind Persad  and  Ezekiel J. Emanuel , The Washington Post;  What are the ethics behind covid-19 ‘immunity passports’? " Other crit...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

The Copyright Lawsuit in Tiger King Is an Outrage; Slate, May 7, 2020

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Joshua Lamel, Slate;  The Copyright Lawsuit in  Tiger King  Is an Outrage " Copyright is the perfect vehicle for SLAPP suits. First o...

A Library Redeploys in COVID-19: Another Reason to Love Librarians; Nonprofit Quarterly, April 22, 2020

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Ruth McCambridge , Nonprofit Quarterly;  A Library Redeploys in COVID-19:  Another Reason to Love Librarians "Kim Edson, the hea...

Movers & Shakers: The People Shaping the Future of Libraries; Library Journal, May 2020

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Francine Fialkoff, Project Manager and Cofounder, LJ Movers and Shakers , Library Journal;  Movers and Shakers: The People Shaping the Futur...
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Don't Settle for Normal; Library Journal, May 5, 2020

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Meredith Schwartz   , Library Journal;  Don't Settle for Normal " We all know this COVID moment is not normal. It can be hard, in...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

A judge transformed her courtroom into a reality TV show about domestic violence victims, says ethics probe; The Washington Post, May 7, 2020

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Katie Shepherd   , The Washington Post; A judge transformed her courtroom into a reality TV show about domestic violence victims, says ethic...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

'The Great Equalizer': Why Some Arizona Libraries Offer Curbside Service Amid COVID-19; KJZZ.com, May 6, 2020

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Christina Estes , KJZZ.org;  'The Great Equalizer': Why Some Arizona Libraries Offer Curbside Service Amid COVID-19 [Kip Currie...

To Protect Black Americans from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19, Release Comprehensive Racial Data; Scientific American, April 24, 2020

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Joia Crear-Perry ,  Michael McAfee   , Scientific American;  To Protect Black Americans from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19, Release Comprehe...

Seeking Ethics Through Narrative During COVID-19; PittWire, April 16, 2020

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Amerigo Allegretto, PittWire;   Seeking Ethics Through Narrative During COVID-19 " In her redesigned Literature and Medicine course, ...

For Jeffrey Epstein, MIT Was Just a Safety School; Wired, May 4, 2020

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Noam Cohen, Wired;  For Jeffrey Epstein, MIT Was Just a Safety School " The MIT and Harvard reports are most illuminating when read t...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Harvard’s Epstein corruption deserves a full airing — even amid a pandemic; The Washington Post, May 4, 2020

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Charles Lane , The Washington Post ;   Harvard’s Epstein corruption deserves a full airing — even amid a pandemic [Kip Currier: Fortui...
Monday, May 4, 2020

Has COVID-19 changed the face of tech ethics forever?; IDG, April 23, 2020

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Pat Martlew, IDG ;  Has COVID-19 changed the face of tech ethics forever? " So, are the more heavy-handed approaches worth implementin...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Open Access, Open Source, and the Battle to Defeat COVID-19; JD Supra, April 22, 2020

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PerkinsCoie, JD Supra;  Open Access, Open Source, and the Battle to Defeat COVID-19 " No legal development over the past decades has ...
Friday, May 1, 2020

How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription); TNW, April 29, 2020

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MIX  ,  TNW;  How to find copyright-free images (and avoiding a stock photo subscription) " If you search for any term and head to th...

San Francisco recruits army of social workers, librarians and investigators to track Covid-19; The Guardian, May 1, 2020

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Maanvi Singh   , The Guardian;  San Francisco recruits army of social workers, librarians and investigators to track Covid-19 " San F...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Life during lockdown might be much better if technophobia hadn’t held back innovation; The Washington Post, April 30, 2020

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Jason Feifer   , The Washington Post;  Life during lockdown might be much better if technophobia hadn’t held back innovation " Now th...

Ethical practice in isolation, quarantine & contact tracing; American Medical Association (AMA), April 28, 2020

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American Medical Association (AMA);  Ethical practice in isolation, quarantine & contact tracing "Contact tracing and isolation o...

AI researchers propose ‘bias bounties’ to put ethics principles into practice; VentureBeat, April 17, 2020

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Khari Johnson, VentureBeat;  AI researchers propose ‘bias bounties’ to put ethics principles into practice "Researchers from Google B...

Do I sound sick to you? Researchers are building AI that would diagnose COVID-19 by listening to people talk.; Business Insider, April 30, 2020

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Aaron Holmes , Business Insider;  Do I sound sick to you? Researchers are building AI that would diagnose COVID-19 by listening to people ta...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Supreme Court Copyright Ruling Could Shake Up Legal Publishing; Publishers weekly, April 27, 2020

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Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly ;  Supreme Court Copyright Ruling Could Shake Up Legal Publishing In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Georgia Can’t Copyright Its Entire State Code, the Supreme Court Rules; The New York Times, April 27, 2020

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Adam Liptak , The New York Times ;  Georgia Can’t Copyright Its Entire State Code, the Supreme Court Rules In a 5-to-4 ruling with unusual...

Silicon Valley needs a new approach to studying ethics now more than ever; TechCrunch, April 24, 2020

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Lisa Wehden, TechCrunch;  Silicon Valley needs a new approach to studying ethics now more than ever " These are fresh concerns in fam...
Friday, April 24, 2020

George Orwell, 1984

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“War is peace.  Freedom is slavery.  Ignorance is strength.”  ―  George Orwell,  1984

Trump says his comments on injecting disinfectants were “sarcastic.” Let’s review the tape.; Vox, April 24, 2020

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Aaron Rupar , Vox;  Trump says his comments on injecting disinfectants were “sarcastic.” Let’s review the tape. Spoiler alert: He’s lying...

‘Stable genius’ or dangerous ignoramus?'; The Washington Post, April 24, 2020

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Jennifer Rubin , The Washington Post;  ‘ Stable genius’ or dangerous ignoramus? " We can laugh (uproariously) about Trump’s ignoranc...
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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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