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

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/

Friday, March 21, 2025

AI firms push to use copyrighted content freely; Axios, March 20, 2025

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  Ina Fried, Axios;  AI firms push to use copyrighted content freely " A sharp divide over AI engines' free use of copyrighted mate...

Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands; The New York Times, March 20, 2025

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Michael S. Schmidt , The New York Times ;  Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands [Kip Currier: This law firm's capitulation and transa...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

The opposite of fascism: Living well and fighting back in a time of terrors; The Ink, March 19, 2025

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ANAND GIRIDHARADAS , The Ink;  The opposite of fascism Living well and fighting back in a time of terrors " It’s tempting to think that...

Jackie Robinson’s Pentagon Page Removed—Then Restored—In DEI Purge; Forbes, March 19, 2025

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Sara Dorn , Forbes ;  Jackie Robinson’s Pentagon Page Removed—Then Restored—In DEI Purge " A webpage dedicated to baseball star Jackie ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Jackie Robinson’s Army story deleted in Defense Department DEI purge; The Washington Post, March 19, 2025

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Cindy Boren  and  Andrew Golden , The Washington Post;  Jackie Robinson’s Army story deleted in Defense Department DEI purge [Kip Currier: A...

U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order; 60 Minutes, March 16, 2025

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60 Minutes;  U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order " After an executive order ending D...

DC Circuit rules AI-generated work ineligible for copyright; Courthouse News Service, March 18, 2025

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  MEGAN BUTLER ,  Courthouse News Service;  DC Circuit rules AI-generated work ineligible for copyright " In a landmark opinion over th...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Pentagon restores webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner but defends DEI purge; The Guardian, March 17, 2025

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Maya Yang , The Guardian;  Pentagon restores webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner but defends DEI purge [Kip Currier:  In my comments on...
Monday, March 17, 2025

Pentagon webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner restored after outcry; The Guardian, March 17, 2025

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Maya Yang , The Guardian;  Pentagon webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner restored after outcry [Kip Currier: Speaking out against injusti...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website; The Guardian, March 16, 2024

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Maya Yang , The Guardian ;  Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website [ Kip Currier: Shame on Secretary o...

Ethics expert breaks down Trump administration’s conflicts of interest; PBS News, March 14, 2025

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Laura Barrón-López , Ian Cousins, Doug Adams, PBS News ;  Ethics expert breaks down Trump administration’s conflicts of interest " It...

Russell T Davies: gay society in ‘greatest danger I’ve ever seen’ after Trump win; The Guardian, March 16, 2025

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Hannah Al-Othman   , The Guardian;  Russell T Davies: gay society in ‘greatest danger I’ve ever seen’ after Trump win " Russell T Davie...

How a New Zealander working from her mum’s kitchen started a news service read by Madonna; The Guardian, March 14, 2025

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Eva Corlett   , The Guardian;  How a New Zealander working from her mum’s kitchen started a news service read by Madonna " Blakiston is...

The AI Copyright Battle: Why OpenAI And Google Are Pushing For Fair Use; Forbes, March 15, 2025

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  Virginie Berger  , Forbes;  The AI Copyright Battle: Why OpenAI And Google Are Pushing For Fair Use " Furthermore, the ongoing lawsui...

OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use; Ars Technica, March 13, 2025

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  ASHLEY BELANGER   , Ars Technica;  OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use " OpenAI is hoping ...

Trump targets libraries and state-funded media organizations amid Voice of America’s staff cut; The Independent, March 15, 2025

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Gustaf Kilander , The Independent;  Trump targets libraries and state-funded media organizations amid Voice of America’s staff cut " Th...

The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education; The New York Times, March 15, 2025

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The Editorial Board , The New York Times;  The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education " When a political leader wants to move a demo...
Friday, March 14, 2025

Trump's White House Tesla showcase for Musk raises ethics concerns; ABC News, March 12, 2025

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  Ivan Pereira , ABC News;  Trump's White House Tesla showcase for Musk raises ethics concerns " President Donald Trump and Elon Mu...

Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy; Forbes, March 13, 2025

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Antonio Pequeño IV  , Forbes;  Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy " Tesla chief and pr...

DOGE says it’s saved the federal government $115 billion. Experts say the figures don’t stack up.; Fortune, March 13, 2025

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BEATRICE NOLAN  , Fortune;  DOGE says it’s saved the federal government $115 billion. Experts say the figures don’t stack up.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

The Copyright Office takes on the sticky issue of artificial intelligence; Federal News Network, March 11, 2025

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Tom Temin, Federal News Network;  The Copyright Office takes on the sticky issue of artificial intelligence " Artificial intelligence r...
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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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