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.
The World Has Adopted the Three-Step Test. Now it’s Time for NAFTA Negotiators to Do the Same
As the third round of negotiations over a modernized North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) take place in Ottawa, Canada this week, negotiators from the United States, Canada and Mexico will begin to consider the copyright provisions of NAFTA. Much of the discussion has focused on a provision that sets forth what test these countries […]
Copyright Alliance Celebrates a Decade of Service
On May 17, the Copyright Alliance celebrates a decade of service to the creative community, from the Hill, to the courtroom, and everywhere in between. Needless to say, there have been some major changes in the creative space over the last ten years. Ten years ago, there were no platforms for streaming music—.mp3 files were […]
World IP Day
Seventeen years ago, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) designated this day, April 26, as World IP Day—a day to celebrate the tremendous contributions of creators and innovators around the globe, and recognize “the role that intellectual property rights … play in encouraging” those contributions. This year’s World IP Day celebration, themed Innovation – Improving […]
Hollywood: Setting the Record Straight
When people seek to criticize something but are unable to find a flaw in the substance of that thing, they sometimes turn to what is known as an ad hominem approach—since they can’t articulate a sound critique against the substance, they try to attack those making the argument. When it comes to copyright law and […]
When a Copyright Critic Goes Low, the Copyright Alliance Goes High
Note to readers: Recently, Wired magazine published an opinion piece by Josh Tabish. We attempted to have the following response (see below) published by Wired, but they refused to do so. So we are publishing it on our blog page in the hopes that readers of Mr. Tabish’s piece will also read our response – […]