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About Rachel Kim

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

  • March 2025 Roundup of Copyright News

    In March, the Copyright Office launched its study of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) while in the courts, key copyright and AI cases continued to move forward. Here is a […]

    March 2025 Roundup of Copyright News

  • 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 […]

    A Global Phenomenon: The Creative Community’s Viral Outrage Against AI Theft

  • 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 […]

    February 2025 Roundup of Copyright News

  • 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 […]

    Fair Use: A Uniquely American Concept That Should Not be Exported

  • 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 […]

    January 2025 Roundup of Copyright News

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