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. To learn more about his career background and achievements, read Keith's full bio. Below is a compilation of every blog Keith has written for the Copyright Alliance.
A Copyright Alliance Thanksgiving 2023
I have been proud to serve as the CEO of the Copyright Alliance for the past eight years. During that time, I have witnessed our fair share of ups and down, wins and losses, and member agreements and disagreements. There have also been numerous issues that have come across my desk. But no issue has […]
Empowering Independent Musicians and Labels
It’s never been more challenging to be an independent music performer or songwriter. Before the pandemic, the number of full-time songwriters in one of our music cities, Nashville, had already fallen by 80 percent. But, for performers and songwriters, the pandemic was cataclysmic. According to the RAND Corporation, “[t]he vast majority of artists have likely […]
Barbie: An IP Girl in an IP World
All the hoopla surrounding the new Barbie movie has awoken a distant Barbie memory for me. No, not that type of memory (I was more of a superhero action figure guy myself). This Barbie memory deals with an over thirty-year-old copyright-infringement dispute. In the mid ’90s, I worked as an associate doing copyright work at […]
10 Takeaways from the SCOTUS Decision in AWF v. Goldsmith (Part II)
In yesterday’s blog (Part 1), we covered five of the first 10 most important takeaways from the recent Supreme Court decision in Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) v. Goldsmith. Today, we return to cover the additional five takeaways. 6. A secondary user’s new expression, meaning, or message is relevant, but not dispositive. One of the big […]
10 Takeaways from the SCOTUS Decision in AWF v. Goldsmith (Part I)
Last week’s Supreme Court decision in Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) v. Goldsmith sent a thunderbolt throughout the copyright community unlike anything we have seen in decades. When the Court issued its decision on May 18, most of us copyright geeks stopped whatever we were doing to focus our attentions on the decision and to grasp […]
The Most Significant Copyright Issues Likely to Arise in 2023
During the first few weeks of 2023, we took a look back at 2022 by summarizing the most important copyright-related court cases, U.S. Copyright Office activities, and legislation that commanded our attention in 2022. In this blog, we look forward and try to predict the most significant copyright issues that will draw the focus of […]
Copyright Legislation in 2022: A Year in Review
2022 was not the busiest year in terms of copyright legislation, but nonetheless, there were some significant legislative activities both in Congress and at the state level, including one copyright bill that was enacted into law and several bills that seemed to receive enough consideration that they may appear high on the Congressional IP docket […]
A Copyright Alliance Thanksgiving 2022
It’s been over seven years now since I first took on the role as CEO of the Copyright Alliance. For most of those seven years, during the Thanksgiving season, I’ve taken a moment to look back at the events of the past year and highlighted the many Copyright Alliance-related initiatives and accomplishments that I am […]
To Opt Out or Not to Opt Out, That is the Question … for Respondents
There Are Numerous Factors That Every Respondent Should Consider When Deciding Whether to Participate in a CCB Proceeding. A few weeks ago, we published a blog post discussing the 15 Things You Need to Know About the Copyright Office’s New Small Claims Court. One of the most important items on that list was the fact […]
Poor Planning by Music Streaming Services Does Not Constitute an Emergency
Many years ago, I had a former boss who had a variety of inspirational quotes mounted on the walls of his office that are now somewhat commonplace to see in the workplace. Phrases like: “Tough times never last, tough people do,” “The expert in anything was once a beginner,” and, of course, the ever-popular “Together […]