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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns; The Guardian, December 29, 2023

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Amy Hawkins  , The Guardian;  Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns " The retraction notice said ...

Photographer Sues Church Over Copyright Infringement; Fstoppers, December 28, 2023

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   Alex Cooke , Fstoppers;  Photographer Sues Church Over Copyright Infringement " A photographer is taking legal action against a smal...

Court of Appeal ruling will prevent UK museums from charging reproduction fees—at last; The Art Newspaper, December 29, 2023

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  Bendor Grosvenor  , The Art Newspaper;  Court of Appeal ruling will prevent UK museums from charging reproduction fees—at last " A re...

Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law; The New York Times, December 30, 2023

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  J. Edward Moreno  , The New York Times;  Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law " The boom in artificial intelligence tools tha...

Disney loses famous Mickey Mouse copyright in 2024, along with many others; CBS News, December 30, 2023

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  CBS News ;  Disney loses famous Mickey Mouse copyright in 2024, along with many others " Copyright protections on many well-known boo...

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Iowa’s book ban law; Iowa Public Radio, December 29, 2023

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  Grant Gerlock , Iowa Public Radio ;  Federal judge blocks enforcement of Iowa’s book ban law " A federal judge has blocked the state ...

Michael Cohen used fake cases created by AI in bid to end his probation; The Washington Post, December 29, 2023

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  Pranshu Verma , The Washington Post;  Michael Cohen used fake cases created by AI in bid to end his probation " Michael Cohen, a form...
Friday, December 29, 2023

Testing Ethical Boundaries. The New York Times Sues Microsoft And OpenAI On Copyright Concerns; Forbes, December 29, 2023

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  Cindy Gordon , Forbes;  Testing Ethical Boundaries. The New York Times Sues Microsoft And OpenAI On Copyright Concerns " We have at l...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Clarence Williams, The Washington Post; This Arlington librarian is pushing back against book bans

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  Clarence Williams , The Washington Post;  This Arlington librarian is pushing back against book bans "There is something to offend an...

Complaint: New York Times v. Microsoft & OpenAI, December 2023

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Complaint :  THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY Plaintiff, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, OPENAI, INC., OPENAI LP, OPENAI GP, LLC, OPENAI, LLC, OPENAI OP...

He forgot his shirt for a job interview. A hotel employee had a novel solution; NPR, December 27, 2023

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Autumn Barnes,  NPR ;  He forgot his shirt for a job interview. A hotel employee had a novel solution " He only had about an hour until...

AI starts a music-making revolution and plenty of noise about ethics and royalties; The Washington Times, December 26, 2023

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Tom Howell Jr.  , The Washington Times  ;  AI starts a music-making revolution and plenty of noise about ethics and royalties " “Music’...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Classical Musicians Victimized by Erroneous Copyright Claims; Violinist.com, December 19, 2023

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  Laurie Niles , Violinist.com;  Classical Musicians Victimized by Erroneous Copyright Claims ""One or more actions were applied t...

Israel’s National Library Reopens After Delay Caused by Hamas Attacks; The New York Times, December 26, 2023

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Gal Koplewitz , The New York Times;  Israel’s National Library Reopens After Delay Caused by Hamas Attacks " “The library has been able...

The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work; The New York Times, December 27, 2023

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  Michael M. Grynbaum  and  Ryan Mac , The New York Times;  The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work " The...

How do virtual hearings affect people on the wrong side of the digital divide?; ABA Journal, December 14, 2023

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  MATT REYNOLDS , ABA Journal;  How do virtual hearings affect people on the wrong side of the digital divide? " States including Alask...
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Court clerk Becky Hill admits plagiarizing part of Murdaugh trial book from BBC reporter; The Post and Courier, December 26, 2023

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Thad Moore and Glenn Smith  , The Post and Courier;  Court clerk Becky Hill admits plagiarizing part of Murdaugh trial book from BBC reporte...

The “Trolley Problem” Doesn’t Work for Self-Driving Cars The most famous thought experiment in ethics needs a rethink; IEEE Spectrum, December 12, 2023

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SARAH WELLS , IEEE Spectrum ;  The “Trolley Problem” Doesn’t Work for Self-Driving Cars  The most famous thought experiment in ethics needs ...

Des Moines library's first social worker is helping make it a center of community resources; Des Moines Register, December

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F. Amanda Tugade , Des Moines Register;  Des Moines library's first social worker is helping make it a center of community resources De ...

Book bans are harming LGBTQ people, advocates say. This online library is fighting back.; CNN, December 16, 2023

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Elizabeth Wolfe , CNN;  Book bans are harming LGBTQ people, advocates say. This online library is fighting back. " The Queer Liberation...

In Missouri, years of efforts to ban books take a toll on school librarians: 'It's too painful'; St. Louis Public Radio , NPR, December 26, 2023

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St. Louis Public Radio , NPR;  In Missouri, years of efforts to ban books take a toll on school librarians: 'It's too painful' ...

Column: Mickey Mouse and ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ enter the public domain on Jan. 1, a reminder of our crazy copyright laws; Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2023

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MICHAEL HILTZIK , Los Angeles Times ;  Column: Mickey Mouse and ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ enter the public domain on Jan. 1, a reminder of o...
Monday, December 25, 2023

Whose “It’s a Wonderful Life” Is It Anyway?; The Nation, December 25, 2023

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    RAY NOWOSIELSKI  and  DAVID CASSIDY , The Nation;  Whose “It’s a Wonderful Life” Is It Anyway? " The broad outlines of the  Wonderf...
Sunday, December 24, 2023

New Yorker Article Seems to Misdescribe S. Ct.'s Decision on School Library Book Removal; Reason, December 23, 2023

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EUGENE VOLOKH   , Reason;  New Yorker  Article Seems to Misdescribe S. Ct.'s Decision on School Library Book Removal "The article c...

AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms; BBC, December 20, 2023

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  BBC ;  AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms " The UK Supreme Court has upheld earlier decisions in rejecting a bid ...
Saturday, December 23, 2023

Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’; Variety, December 22, 2023

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Gene Maddaus, Variety;  Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’ "Every Jan. 1, ...

Opinion: Harvard’s Claudine Gay should resign; The Washington Post, December 23, 2023

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Ruth Marcus  , The Washington Post;  Opinion: Harvard’s Claudine Gay should resign " Perhaps  the most disturbing example  is the least...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Someone complained about a book in a Great Barrington classroom. Then the police showed up; The Berkshire Eagle, December 15, 2023

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Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle;  Someone complained about a book in a Great Barrington classroom. Then the police showed up " What...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Recent cases raise questions about the ethics of using AI in the legal system; NPR, December 15, 2023

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  Steve Inskeep , NPR;  Recent cases raise questions about the ethics of using AI in the legal system " NPR's Steve Inskeep asks th...

TikTok moderators struggling to assess Israel-Gaza content, Guardian told; The Guardian, December 20, 2023

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  Hibaq Farah , The Guardian;  TikTok moderators struggling to assess Israel-Gaza content, Guardian told " TikTok moderators have strug...

New Federal Rules Aim to Speed Repatriations of Native Remains and Burial Items; ProPublica, December 8, 2023

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Mary Hudetz , ProPublica;  New Federal Rules Aim to Speed Repatriations of Native Remains and Burial Items " The Biden administration h...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

'Real MVP': A professor gives a shout out to the student who nods along in class; NPR, December 18, 2023

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  Autumn Barnes ,  Kristin Wong , NPR;  'Real MVP': A professor gives a shout out to the student who nods along in class " The ...
Monday, December 18, 2023

AI could threaten creators — but only if humans let it; The Washington Post, December 17, 2023

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  Editorial Board , The Washington Post;  AI could threaten creators — but only if humans let it " A broader rethinking of copyright, p...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Marvel Settles Fight Over Spider-Man, Doctor Strange Rights; The Hollywood Reporter, December 8, 2023

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Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter;  Marvel Settles Fight Over Spider-Man, Doctor Strange Rights " It looks like   Marvel   won’t b...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Copyright Board Upholds Latest Refusal to Register AI Generated Art; The Fashion Law (TFL), December 12, 2023

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  TFL  ;  Copyright Board Upholds Latest Refusal to Register AI Generated Art " The Office primarily refused to register the work on th...

Marybeth Peters: Renaissance Woman of Copyright; New York City Bar Association Podcasts, December 13, 2023

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  New York City Bar Association Podcasts;  Marybeth Peters: Renaissance Woman of Copyright " Lawyer. Leader. Public Servant. Trailblaze...
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Big Tech funds the very people who are supposed to hold it accountable; The Washington Post, December 7, 2023

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Joseph Menn  and  Naomi Nix , The Washington Post;  Big Tech funds the very people who are supposed to hold it accountable " “Big Tech ...

Senator to Pope Francis: Not so fast on AI; Politico, December 14, 2023

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MATT BERG , Politico;  Senator to Pope Francis: Not so fast on AI "Congress hasn’t done enough work on artificial intelligence regulati...
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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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