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/

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move LGBTQ books from children’s to adult section; The Hill, April 1, 2026

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LEXI LONAS COCHRAN , The Hill;  Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move LGBTQ books from children’s to adult section " The Ruthe...

Taylor Swift Sued for Trademark Infringement Over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’; The Hollywood Reporter, March 30, 2026

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 Winston Cho , The Hollywood Reporter;  Taylor Swift Sued for Trademark Infringement Over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Maren Wade owns the trade...

Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional; The Washington Post, March 31, 2026

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Scott Nover  , The Washington Post;   Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional Trump’s order violated the Fi...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Copyright Law in 2025: Courts begin to draw lines around AI training, piracy, and market harm; Reuters, March 16, 2026

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  Edward D. Lanquist  and  Benjamin West Janke  , Reuters;  Copyright Law in 2025: Courts begin to draw lines around AI training, piracy, an...

Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom; The New York Times, March 31, 2026

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Zach Montague  , The New York Times;   Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom A federal judge required the presid...

I broke up with my Kindle. My new e-reader treats me better.; The Washington Post, March 31, 2026

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Michael J. Coren , The Washington Post;  I broke up with my Kindle. My new e-reader treats me better. After Amazon’s Kindle removed my abili...

Judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s latest press restrictions: ‘Is this a Catch-22?’; Politico, March 30, 2026

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JOSH GERSTEIN  , Politico;  Judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s latest press restrictions: ‘Is this a Catch-22?’ "A federal judge exp...

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS’ AMY TAYLOR WINS MAJOR COURT VICTORY IN PHOTOGRAPHER COPYRIGHT DISPUTE; Billboard, March 31, 2026

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  Jessica Lynch   , Billboard ;  AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS’ AMY TAYLOR WINS MAJOR COURT VICTORY IN PHOTOGRAPHER COPYRIGHT DISPUTE " A U.S. ...

When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That; The New York Times, March 31, 2026

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Javier C. Hernández ,  Kiuko Notoya  and  Hisako Ueno Visuals by  Kentaro Takahashi , The New York Times;  When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Judge Blocks Pentagon Move Against Anthropic in AI Ethics Dispute; National Catholic Register, March 30, 2026

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Jonah McKeown   , National Catholic Register;  Judge Blocks Pentagon Move Against Anthropic in AI Ethics Dispute " A federal judge has ...

Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land; Futurism, March 28, 2026

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Joe Wilkins , Futurism;  Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land "The Seminole ...

Axios AI+DC Summit: Copyright protection in the AI era will be up to the courts, industry leaders say; Axios, March 27, 2026

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 Julie Bowen, Axios ;  Axios AI+DC Summit: Copyright protection in the AI era will be up to the courts, industry leaders say " Washingt...

Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion; The Guardian, March 26, 2026

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Anna Moore  , The Guardian;  Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion " Most of us are...

Epstein files show Haverford donor Howard Lutnick stayed in touch after claiming he cut ties, sparking calls to rename library; WHYY, March 17, 2026

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Rana Rastegari  , WHYY;  Epstein files show Haverford donor Howard Lutnick stayed in touch after claiming he cut ties, sparking calls to ren...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice; Stanford Report, March 26, 2026

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Stanford Report ;  AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice :  Not only are AIs far more agreeable than humans when advising on in...

Where Censored Words Find a Safe Haven: Inside Minecraft; The New York Times, March 11, 2026

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Will Bahr , The New York Times;  Where Censored Words Find a Safe Haven: Inside Minecraft " I’m standing in the middle of a cavernous h...

New Political Group to Push Trump’s A.I. Agenda in Midterms; The New York Times, March 29, 2026

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  Theodore Schleifer , The New York Times;  New Political Group to Push Trump’s A.I. Agenda in Midterms  " A new political operation wi...

The Budding 'Iceman' Trademark Dispute Between Caleb Williams and George Gervin, Explained; Sports Illustrated, March 26, 2026

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  Brigid Kennedy , Sports Illustrated;  The Budding 'Iceman' Trademark Dispute Between Caleb Williams and George Gervin, Explained  ...

Fiery House hearing ends in guilty ruling for Cherfilus-McCormick; Axios, March 27, 2026

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Andrew Solender , Axios;  Fiery House hearing ends in guilty ruling for Cherfilus-McCormick " A bipartisan panel of House Ethics Commit...

Meta’s court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety; CNBC, March 29, 2026

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Jonathan Vanian , CNBC;  Meta’s court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety "Over a decade ago,  Meta   then ...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Supreme Court Agrees With EFF: ISPs Don't Have To Be Copyright Enforcers; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), March 26, 2026

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  BETTY GEDLU  , Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  Supreme Court Agrees With EFF: ISPs Don't Have To Be Copyright Enforcers "I...

Composer of iconic ‘Lion King’ chant sues comedian over ‘Circle of Life’ translation; AP, March 24, 2026

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AFIYAH RIDDLE  , AP;  Composer of iconic ‘Lion King’ chant sues comedian over ‘Circle of Life’ translation " The complaint also argues ...

The Rules of Law: How librarians can help patrons with legal questions; American Libraries, March 2, 2026

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  Elyse H. Fox , American Libraries;  The Rules of Law: How librarians can help patrons with legal questions " Librarians are used to b...

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List; The New York Times, March 27, 2026

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Greg Jaffe ,  Eric Schmitt ,  Helene Cooper  and  Adam Entous  , The New York Tiimes;  Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers Fro...

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked; Smithsonian Magazine, March 26, 2026

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Kayla Randall  -  Digital Editor, Museums , Smithsonian Magazine;  Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segreg...
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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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