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/

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

After losing in court, the Pentagon moves to restrict press access again; CNN, March 23, 2026

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  Brian Stelter , CNN;  After losing in court, the Pentagon moves to restrict press access again " Undeterred by a federal judge’s rece...

Chicken Soup for the Soul Sues AI Firms for Copyright Infringement; Publishers Weekly, March 20, 2026

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  Ed Nawotka  , Publishers Weekly;  Chicken Soup for the Soul Sues AI Firms for Copyright Infringement " Chicken Soup for the Soul is s...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Federal jury rejects hymn copyright infringement claim against British composer; The Oregonian, March 20, 2026

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Maxine Bernstein , The Oregonian;  Federal jury rejects hymn copyright infringement claim against British composer " A jury in Portland...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

The dictionaries are suing OpenAI for ‘massive’ copyright infringement, and say ChatGPT is starving publishers of revenue; Fortune, March 21, 2026

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  Jake Angelo , Fortune;  The dictionaries are suing OpenAI for ‘massive’ copyright infringement, and say ChatGPT is starving publishers of ...

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional; The New York Times, March 20, 2026

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Erik Wemple  , The New York Times;  Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional A federal judge tossed parts of the Pent...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Music copyright case in Portland focuses on 12 bars from two Catholic hymns; The Oregonian, March 18, 2026

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  Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive ;  Music copyright case in Portland focuses on 12 bars from two Catholic hymns " Two comp...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

UK reverses course on AI copyright position after backlash; Engadget, March 18, 2026

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  Will Shanklin  , Engadget;  UK reverses course on AI copyright position after backlash "halk up a win for creative artists against AI...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Organizations Warn Fast-Track of Bill to Separate Copyright Office from Library of Congress Would Be a ‘Grave Mistake’; IP Watchdog, March 18, 2026

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  EILEEN MCDERMOTT , IP Watchdog;  Organizations Warn Fast-Track of Bill to Separate Copyright Office from Library of Congress Would Be a ‘G...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Now OpenAI is getting sued by the dictionary; Quartz, March 17, 2026

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  Quartz Staff , Quartz;  Now OpenAI is getting sued by the dictionary Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued the ChatGPT maker, a...

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog; The Guardian, March 17, 2026

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Martin Gelin , The Guardian ;  ‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog "...

Senators tell ByteDance to ‘immediately shut down’ Seedance AI video app; CNBC, March 17, 2026

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  Emily Wilkins , CNBC ;   Senators tell ByteDance to ‘immediately shut down’ Seedance AI video app "Sens.  Marsha Blackburn  and  Pete...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Disney's new Cars ride uses patent technology that lets you steer freely across a mountain race course; Boing Boing, March 16, 2026

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RUBEN BOLLING , Boing Boing;  Disney's new Cars ride uses patent technology that lets you steer freely across a mountain race course ...

How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.; The New York Times, March 16, 2026

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David McCabe  and  Patricia Mazzei  , The New York Times;  How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I. A Florida bill that...

The dictionary sues OpenAI; TechCrunch, March 16, 2026

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  Amanda Silberling , TechCrunch;  The dictionary sues OpenAI " Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit agains...

This Bill Would Force AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Works; PetaPixel, March 16, 2026

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Pesala Bandara, PetaPixel;  This Bill Would Force AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Works " U.S. Senators Adam Schiff, a Democrat fr...

Trump fundraising email uses photo of March 7 dignified transfer of deceased soldier; Army Times, March 14, 2026

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J.D. Simkins , Army Times ;  Trump fundraising email uses photo of March 7 dignified transfer of deceased soldier " A fundraising email...

Teen, 14, Diagnosed with Rare Cancer, Used His Single Make-A-Wish Gift Not for Himself, but Others in His Community; People, March 14, 2026

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Toria Sheffield , People;  Teen, 14, Diagnosed with Rare Cancer, Used His Single Make-A-Wish Gift Not for Himself, but Others in His Communi...

UK to rule out sweeping AI copyright overhaul; Politico, March 11, 2026

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  JOSEPH BAMBRIDGE , Politico;  UK to rule out sweeping AI copyright overhaul  The U.K. will rule out making creatives actively opt out of h...

F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage; The New York Times, March 14, 2026

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Ashley Ahn  , The New York Times;  F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage The comment from Brendan Carr c...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Who holds Congress accountable? A look at the invisible ethics system for lawmakers; PBS News, March 12, 2026

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Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura , PBS News;  Who holds Congress accountable? A look at the invisible ethics system for lawmakers " Congres...

The Trump Administration Floats a New Way to Humiliate the Legal Profession; The New York Times, March 13, 2026

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Deborah Pearlstein  , The New York Times;  The Trump Administration Floats a New Way to Humiliate the Legal Profession " To fill those ...

SHELLEY’S ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ GETS AN AI REBOOT AT PASADENA’S HASTINGS BRANCH LIBRARY; Pasadena Now, March 15, 2026

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Pasadena Now;  SHELLEY’S ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ GETS AN AI REBOOT AT PASADENA’S HASTINGS BRANCH LIBRARY A discussion today ties the 1818 novel's...

Music Copyright in the Gen AI Age: Where Are We Now?; Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment Law Blog, February 11, 2026

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  Sam Woods  , Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment Law Blog;  Music Copyright in the Gen AI Age: Where Are We Now? " Imagine you are a ...

AI is dressing up greed as progress on creative rights; Financial Times, March 14, 2026

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  CAMILLA CAVENDISH , Financial Times;  AI is dressing up greed as progress on creative rights "At this week’s London Book Fair, a lot ...

ByteDance’s Controversial AI Video Model Reportedly on Hold Globally Due to Copyright Disputes; Gizmodo, March 14, 2026

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  MIKE PEARL   , Gizmodo;  ByteDance’s Controversial AI Video Model Reportedly on Hold Globally Due to Copyright Disputes " According t...

Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online; The New York Times, March 13, 2026

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  Stuart A. Thompson  and  Alexander Cardia , The New York Times;  Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online " A to...

Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product.; The New York Times, March 14, 2026

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Tim Wu , The New York Times ;  Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product. " For two decades now, social ...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Perspective: No copyright for AI-generated content; Northern Public Radio, March 13, 2026

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  David Gunkel , Northern Public Radio;  Perspective: No copyright for AI-generated content " What the courts actually decided is that ...

The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech; The Guardian, March 13, 2026

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  Editorial  , The Guardian;  The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech "I n a scene th...
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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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