Rachel Kim – VP, Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel

Rachel Kim is VP, Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel at the Copyright Alliance where she has advocated for and worked on education and outreach to the creative community on a variety of domestic and international copyright policy issues—including AI, CCB regulations, Copyright Office, modernization, regulations, registration practices, and other copyright and policy initiatives.
Prior to rejoining the Copyright Alliance in 2021 to support its mission to protect and strengthen the rights of creators and copyright owners, she was of Counsel at CBS Studios and a Law Clerk and Contracts Specialist at NBCUniversal, advising and working on a variety of legal and business issues arising from television production. She was also a Legal Fellow and Intern at the Copyright Alliance, an Intern at the National Music Publishers’ Association, and an Intern at the Legal Aid Justice Center.
Rachel earned her J.D. from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and her B.A. in Chinese Language/Literature from George Mason University. She is admitted to practice in Washington, DC. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys reading, playing the piano, poetry writing, exercising, and spending time and fellowship with family and friends.
Blogs Authored By Rachel Kim
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A Global Phenomenon: The Creative Community’s Viral Outrage Against AI Theft
Over the past several weeks and months, we have posted several blogs that underscore the angry response by U.S.-based creators, creative industries, and others to AI companies’ ingestion of copyrighted […]
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February 2025 Roundup of Copyright News
In February, several very significant developments unfolded in the courts with news publishers filing an AI copyright infringement suit and a court rejecting an AI company’s argument that their copying […]
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Fair Use: A Uniquely American Concept That Should Not be Exported
Recently, the Government of the United Kingdom closed the comment period for its Copyright and AI Consultation, during which it proposed an unwarranted AI copyright exception (yet again). The proposal […]
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January 2025 Roundup of Copyright News
2025 started with a flurry of copyright-related activities, setting the tone for what may be a very active year ahead in the copyright world. Among other events, the U.S. Copyright […]
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U.S. Copyright Office Activities in 2024: A Year in Review
In the previous blog post, we covered various copyright-related legislation during last year’s Congressional session. 2024 also proved to be a busy year for the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) whose […]