On Thursday, April 23, at 2 p.m. ET, the Copyright Alliance will host a World IP Day (WIPD) panel via Zoom. As announced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), its 2026 topic isIP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate! The Copyright Alliance’s 2026 WIPD panel topic is The Business of Sports and Copyright. The confirmed panelists are Michael Lewis, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Law and Policy, Entertainment Software Association (ESA); Christian Dubay, Vice President. Engineering and Research and Chief Engineer, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); Edward Muncey, Co-Founder of Stream Enforcement LLC and Anti-Piracy Representative, UFC; Guillermo Rodriguez, Director of Live Content Protection, Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE); and Randy Cinco, Vice President, Business Affairs and Licensing, BMI. The panel moderator is Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education at the U.S. Copyright Office.