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/

Monday, July 28, 2025

A copyright lawsuit over pirated books could result in ‘business-ending’ damages for Anthropic; Fortune, July 28, 2025

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    BEATRICE NOLAN  , Fortune;  A copyright lawsuit over pirated books could result in ‘business-ending’ damages for Anthropic " A clas...

How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies?; The Guardian, July 28, 2025

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Robert Reich , The Guardian;  How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies? " We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power a...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

"Codifying Censorship or Reclaiming Rights: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries; EveryLibrary, July 15, 2025

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EveryLibrary ;  Codifying Censorship or Reclaiming Rights: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries

Storm chaser Reed Timmer sues Kansas company for using his tornado video; Topeka Capital-Journal, July 24, 2025

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  Tim Hrenchir  , Topeka Capital-Journal;  Storm chaser Reed Timmer sues Kansas company for using his tornado video " Celebrity storm c...

CBS: Caving. Bowing. Scraping.; The New York Times, July 26, 2025

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  MAUREEN DOWD , The New York Times;  CBS: Caving. Bowing. Scraping. " CBS is, as Colbert said, “morally bankrupt.” It’s sickening to s...
Saturday, July 26, 2025

AI and copyright – the state of play, post the US AI Action Plan; PetaPixel, July 25, 2025

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  Chris Middleton  , PetaPixel;  AI and copyright – the state of play, post the US AI Action Plan [Kip Currier: This article effectively ske...

The Revolution Will Be Card Cataloged: Dispatches From The Law Librarian Frontlines; Above The Law, July 25, 2025

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  Joe Patrice  , Above The Law;  The Revolution Will Be Card Cataloged: Dispatches From The Law Librarian Frontlines " In his keynote a...

Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest; The Guardian, July 25, 2025

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  Clare Considine , The Guardian;  Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arr...
Friday, July 25, 2025

Cartoon by Rob Rogers; The Washington Post, July 25, 2025

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The Washington Post;  Cartoon by Rob Rogers [Kip Currier: I just chanced upon cartoonist Rob Rogers in The Washington Post and didn't kn...

The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place; The Atlantic, July 22, 2025

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Tom Nichols  , The Atlantic;  The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place "President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defe...

Park gift shops could remove books on slavery and the Civil War; The Washington Post, July 25, 2025

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  Jake Spring , The Washington Post;  Park gift shops could remove books on slavery and the Civil War " Parks advocates have criticized...

NPS Flags Book About George Washington in Trump Crackdown; The Daily Beast, July 25, 2025

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Emell Derra Adolphus   , The Daily Beast ;  NPS Flags Book About George Washington in Trump Crackdown "National Park Service employees ...

Trump’s Comments Undermine AI Action Plan, Threaten Copyright; Publishers Weekly, July 23, 2025

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  Ed Nawotka    , Publishers Weekly;  Trump’s Comments Undermine AI Action Plan, Threaten Copyright " Senate bill proposes 'opt-in...

Democratic lawmakers seek answers from homeland security head about masked Ice agents; The Guardian, July 25, 2025

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José Olivares , The Guardian;  Democratic lawmakers seek answers from homeland security head about masked Ice agents  " Democratic   me...

Virginia teachers learn AI tools and ethics at largest statewide workshop; WTVR, July 23, 2025

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  WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff; Virginia teachers learn AI tools and ethics at largest statewide workshop [Kip Currier: Nothing in this brief articl...

Trump’s AI agenda hands Silicon Valley the win—while ethics, safety, and ‘woke AI’ get left behind; Fortune, July 24, 2025

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  SHARON GOLDMAN , Fortune;  Trump’s AI agenda hands Silicon Valley the win—while ethics, safety, and ‘woke AI’ get left behind " For t...

Venezuelans deported by Trump to El Salvador describe ‘horror movie’ mega-prison; The Guardian, July 24, 2025

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Marina Dunbar  and agency  , The Guardian;  Venezuelans deported by Trump to El Salvador describe ‘horror movie’ mega-prison " Arturo S...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Immigration courts hiding the names of ICE lawyers goes against centuries of precedent and legal ethics requiring transparency in courts; The Conversation, July 23, 2025

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Cassandra Burke Robertson ,  Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University, The Conve...

President Trump’s AI Action Plan Misses the Mark, Calls for Action Without Vision; Public Knowledge, July 23, 2025

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Shiva Stella , Public Knowledge;  President Trump’s AI Action Plan Misses the Mark, Calls for Action Without Vision "Today, the Trump a...

Donald Trump Is Fairy-Godmothering AI; The Atlantic, July 23, 2025

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Matteo Wong  , The Atlantic;  Donald Trump Is Fairy-Godmothering AI "In a sense, the action plan is a bet. AI is already changing a num...

Donald Trump Says AI Companies Can’t Be Expected To Pay For All Copyrighted Content Used In Their Training Models: “Not Do-Able”; Deadline, July 23, 2025

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Ted Johnson ,  Tom Tapp , Deadline;  Donald Trump Says AI Companies Can’t Be Expected To Pay For All Copyrighted Content Used In Their Train...
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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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