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/

Thursday, March 26, 2026

America's Newspapers emphasizes importance of protecting publishers’ intellectual property; Editor & Publisher, March 25, 2026

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  Staff | America's Newspapers  , Editor & Publisher;  America's Newspapers emphasizes importance of protecting publishers’ inte...

The Terrible Cost of the Infinite Scroll; The New York Times, March 26, 2026

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Julia Angwin  , The New York Times;  The Terrible Cost of the Infinite Scroll " It finally happened: Social media companies have been h...

Hegseth prays for ‘overwhelming violence’ during Pentagon Christian service; Military Times, March 26, 2026

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Cristina Stassis  , Military Times;  Hegseth prays for ‘overwhelming violence’ during Pentagon Christian service " During the Pentagon’...

Judge blocks Pentagon order branding Anthropic a national security risk; The Washington Post, March 26, 2026

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Ian Duncan , The Washington Post;   Judge blocks Pentagon order branding Anthropic a national security risk The artificial intelligence lab ...

Taking Copyright Out to the Ball Game: A Closer Look at Baseball’s Most Famous Tunes; Library of Congress Blogs: Copyright Creativity at Work, March 26, 2026

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Nicole McNew Chen , Library of Congress Blogs: Copyright Creativity at Work;  Taking Copyright Out to the Ball Game: A Closer Look at Baseba...

White House Unveils A.I. Policy Aimed at Blocking State Laws; The New York Times, March 20, 2026

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  Cecilia Kang , The New York Times;  White House Unveils A.I. Policy Aimed at Blocking State Laws The Trump administration on Friday releas...

OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement; The Guardian, March 24, 2026

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Dara Kerr , The Guardian;  OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement Tech firm ‘says goodbye’ to Sora, made publicly av...

Is Big Tech Facing a Big Tobacco Moment?; The New York Times, March 26, 2026

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Andrew Ross Sorkin ,  Bernhard Warner ,  Sarah Kessler ,  Michael J. de la Merced ,  Niko Gallogly , Brian O’Keefe  and  Ian Mount , The New...

We're All Copyright Owners. Welcome to the Mess That AI Has Created; CNET, March 23, 2026

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  Katelyn Chedraoui  , CNET;  We're All Copyright Owners. Welcome to the Mess That AI Has Created Copyright is one of the most important...

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety; The New York Times, March 26, 2026

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Cecilia Kang , The New York Times;  Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety A pair of verdicts held social media companies ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Supreme Court tosses $1B copyright verdict in record companies' battle over illegal internet downloads; Fox News, March 25, 2026

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  Eric Mack , Fox News ;  Supreme Court tosses $1B copyright verdict in record companies' battle over illegal internet downloads " ...

Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music; The New York Times, March 25, 2026

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  Ann E. Marimow , The New York Times ;  Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music Leading music labe...

Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case; The New York Times, March 25, 2026

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Cecilia Kang ,  Ryan Mac  and  Eli Tan , The New York Times ;  Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case A ju...

Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries; The New York Times, March 23, 2026

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Alan Blinder  , The New York Times;  Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries The university said the flags broke a ...

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment; SCOTUSblog, March 25, 2026

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 SCOTUSblog;  Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment " Holding : Internet service provider Cox Communications neither ind...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Fostering ethical use of AI in K-12 education; Iowa Public Radio, March 20, 2026

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Ben Kieffer ,  Samantha McIntosh  , Iowa Public Radio;  F ostering ethical use of AI in K-12 education " The use of artificial intellig...

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 "...
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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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