
Celebrating Women in Innovation and Creativity
It’s uplifting to open up a book—or in my case, an audiobook app—or turn on the television and see a strong female lead or hear stories that highlight the experiences […]

Celebrating Women In Leadership At the Copyright Office
Today is International Women’s Day, and in celebration, we’d like to honor the legacies, and achievements of former women Registers of Copyrights and the current Acting Register of Copyrights of […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Activist, Leader, Creator
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was many things—a minister, a Doctor of Theology, an activist and leader within the civil rights movement, a husband and father. He was also a […]

A Copyright Alliance Thanksgiving
I have been at the Copyright Alliance for just over two years and, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d take a few minutes to take stock of ten […]

The Library of Congress Building Celebrates 120 Years
“It was [Samuel] Johnson, by the way, who said that the most miserable of human beings was he or she who could not read on a rainy day.” That was […]

Maria Pallante Receives Champion of Intellectual Property Award
Annual Reception to Honor 2017 Distinguished Recipient of Champion of Intellectual Property (ChIP) Award: Maria Pallante. On July 19, the D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Community’s Annual Reception honored this […]

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 […]

And the Award Goes to…
Nearly a year and a half ago, our team set out to launch an intuitive, cutting edge website that would serve as a one-stop destination for all things copyright. Working […]

It’s Time We Stop Romanticizing the Myth of the Starving Artist
We’ve all heard of “the starving artist” – this person is typically a writer, painter, musician, or performer, who swears by ramen noodles and skipping meals, is plagued with past-due […]

Tribute to the Copyright Expert Everyone Knew as Kepie
I received terrible news yesterday. My copyright mentor, Mike Keplinger, passed away on Wednesday from a brain hemorrhage. When a long-time colleague sent me an email with the news, I […]