Keith Kupferschmid – Chief Executive Officer
Keith Kupferschmid is President and CEO of the Copyright Alliance, a position he has held since 2015. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Copyright Alliance’s operations—including strategy, government affairs, communications, membership, and liaising with boards and committees.
Kupferschmid’s extensive work on the Hill has contributed to modernizing copyright law, culminating in the enactment of the Music Modernization Act (MMA), the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act), and the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act (PLSA), among others. He has also raised the profile of the Copyright Alliance within the creator community and strived to garner additional rights and protections for creators across the country through education, advocacy initiatives, and speaking opportunities. Kupferschmid has testified before Congress and various federal and state government agencies on key copyright issues, has held leadership positions in the American Bar Association (ABA) and American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), serves on the boards of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) and the U.S. Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA), and was selected to be a member of the Library of Congress’ Copyright Public Modernization Committee (CPMC).
Before joining the Copyright Alliance, Kupferschmid served as the General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Intellectual Property for the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for 16 years. Prior to that, he worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and the U.S. Copyright Office.
Blogs Authored By Keith Kupferschmid
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Bringing Law and Order to the AI Wild West
To anyone who has been following AI copyright-related news lately, it is crystal clear that we are entering the next chapter of the AI and copyright story—the licensing phase. The […]
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Celebrating a Decade’s Worth of Copyright Alliance Thanksgivings
Almost two months ago, I celebrated my ten-year anniversary at the Copyright Alliance. I can’t believe it’s been just over ten years since I was offered this great opportunity to […]
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Three Copyright Principles to Apply in AI Infringement Cases
As we quickly approach 60 copyright infringement lawsuits filed against AI companies, it is useful to understand three basic, incontrovertible copyright principles that will be applied by the courts in […]
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World Standards Day: The Importance of the Copyright System That Supports Safety Standards Innovation
Every October 14, we mark World Standards Day, though most people have never heard of it. In fact, because most people don’t know much about safety standards at all, you’d […]
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Setting the Record Straight About America’s Copyright and AI Policy
With U.S. policymakers and judges considering the very important question of how copyright law applies in the context of AI, especially AI training, there’s been an unfortunate deluge of falsehoods […]
