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, April 2, 2026

Library Director in Tennessee Fired for Refusing to Move Gender-Themed Books; The New York Times, April 2, 2026

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Emily Cochrane  and  Sonia A. Rao , The New York Times ;  Library Director in Tennessee Fired for Refusing to Move Gender-Themed Books The d...

Pam Bondi had a ploy. A million people had opinions about it. | Opinion; USA TODAY, March 31, 2026

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Chris Brennan , USA TODAY;  Pam Bondi had a ploy. A million people had opinions about it. | Opinion Study up on the attorney general's p...

AI gaps in the boardroom are becoming a reputational risk; Axios, April 2, 2026

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Eleanor Hawkins, Axios;  AI gaps in the boardroom are becoming a reputational risk " The big picture:   Companies across every industry...

NHS staff boycott Palantir’s data platform over ethical concerns; Financial Times, April 1, 2026

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Laura Hughes  , Financial Times;  NHS staff boycott Palantir’s data platform over ethical concerns Controversial US tech group was awarded a...

The Supreme Court’s Decision on Indirect Internet Copyright Liability Could Have Far-Reaching Effects; The National Law Review, April 1, 2026

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Jeffrey D. Dyess ,  Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP   , The National Law Review ;  The Supreme Court’s Decision on Indirect Internet Copyri...

Anthropic boss makes big call on Australian copyright as artists say pay up; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 1, 2026

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    Clare Armstrong  , Australian Broadcasting Corporation;  Anthropic boss makes big call on Australian copyright as artists say pay up ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Judge rejects Johnson Amendment settlement, keeping ban on pastors endorsing candidates; Episcopal News Service (ENS), April 1, 2026

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Bob Smietana , Episcopal News Service (ENS);  Judge rejects Johnson Amendment settlement, keeping ban on pastors endorsing candidates The ru...

USPTO announces agentic AI-assisted evaluator for patent eligibility determinations; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), April 1, 2026

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 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ;  USPTO   announces agentic AI-assisted evaluator for patent eligibility determinations ...

What to know about Trump's future presidential library, which he says may be a hotel; NPR, April 1, 2026

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  Rachel Treisman , NPR;  What to know about Trump's future presidential library, which he says may be a hotel " President Trump ha...

Anthropic Races to Contain Leak of Code Behind Claude AI Agent; The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2026

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  Sam Schechner , The Wall Street Journal;  Anthropic Races to Contain Leak of Code Behind Claude AI Agent Developer issues copyright takedo...

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...
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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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