Events

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is hosting an interactive webinar geared toward music publishers and administrators to “explain in detail how the MLC engages and works with .” The MLC’s Head of Rights Management Maurice Russell and Head of Customer Experience Lindsey Major will facilitate the event and answer attendee questions.

Workflow of the Future: The Role of Standards, hosted by the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC),“is the first in a new series that will look at the use of standards in the corporate environment today and in the future. The aim of the event is to engage standards organizations and businesses, helping them work together to design […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is hosting a webinar to provide step-by-step instructions on how creators can “Connect to Collect” with the MLC to receive all of the mechanical royalties due to them.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will host its 2022 Mid-Winter Institute, offering “focused learning and deep dives for all IP professionals.” Discussion topics include Climate Change, Therapeutics, Cybersecurity, Non-Fungible Tokens, and more. Keynote speakers include Antonio Campinos, President, European Patent Office; Kaci Patterson, Founder and Chief Architect, Social Good Solutions; and Mark Scarsi, U.S. […]

On February 2 at 10 a.m. ET, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled Respecting Artists with the American Music Fairness Act to discuss the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), H.R. 4130, a bi-partisan bill introduced by Representatives Ted Deutch and Issa on June 24, 2021, which would provide a terrestrial public performance right for sound […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing titled Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effects of Market Power on a Free Press. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which aims to allow news publishers to collectively negotiate with digital platforms, will be the focus of the hearing.

On December 30, the U.S. Copyright Office published a proposed rule regarding “procedures governing representation of parties by law students and representation of business entities by authorized individuals in proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020.” The proposed rule outlines the “threshold eligibility requirements” for law […]

The Authors Guild Foundation is hosting a panel for academic writers who want to reach a broader retail audience for their works by writing for trade publications. This event will share what to expect during the transition as well as offer advice on getting started. Speakers include Sharmila Sen, editorial director of Harvard University Press […]

On December 8, the U.S. Copyright Office published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish procedures governing active proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) and post-determination procedures. "The proposed rule provides requirements regarding procedural practice, scheduling, conferences, discovery, written testimony, hearings, settlement, smaller claims, default and failure to prosecute, records, post-determination procedures, and conduct of parties." Initial […]

On December 22, the U.S. Copyright Office published a Federal Register Nortice "announcing a series of consultations on technical measures that identify or protect copyrighted works.” The consultations will address current and forthcoming technologies that may be used for these purposes, including technology availability, use-cases, and limitations. The Office plans to hold a plenary session to launch […]

The Copyright Society’s 2022 Midwinter Meeting will take place from February 8-11. Speakers include Jane Ginsburg, Columbia University School of Law; Karyn Temple, Motion Picture Association; Aaron Moss, Greenberg Glusker; and Kate McMorrow, Knobbe Martens. For additional information and to register, please click here. Note: Due to Covid concerns, this event was moved to online-only.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a webinar as the first in a series of events “designed to help Native American visual artists develop and expand their e-commerce presence.” The series will feature a broad range of speakers from both the private and public sectors “who have extensive experience in the business […]