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/

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
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