Events

George Mason University’s Scalia Law School’s Arts & Advocacy Clinic and the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) will host an event featuring photographer and documentarian Michele McManus to “discuss managing legal risks associated with making and selling art that documents political movements, protests, and uprisings.” The event is free and open to the public. […]

Grammy Award-winning composer Maria Schneider will participate in a conversation “about her boundary-pushing musical career and arts activism,” moderated by George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Professor and Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic Director Sandra Aistars. The event is co-hosted by Mason’s Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP²) and Arts Management Program. For additional information and registration, please click here.

The U.S. Copyright Office will host its next public modernization webinar to keep the public informed regarding its modernization efforts. The Office recently released the Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) pilot, “which will provide access to the same registration and recordation data that exists in the Copyright Public Catalog but with enhanced search capabilities and an improved interface. This […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a session for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to learn how to protect their intellectual property (IP in Mexico. The event will feature experts from the USPTO who will address the best approaches for protecting and enforcing copyrights in Mexico, including copyright registration, the […]

Musicologist and professor of music Judith Finell will moderate a panel titled Frenemies: Collaboration and Conflict Between Content Creators and Digital Platforms Using Music to Attract a Crowd, hosted by the LA Chapter of the Copyright Society. For additional information and registration, please click here.

As part of its Business Bootcamps for Writers series, the Authors Guild is hosting a panel discussion with Philadelphia poet laureate Yolanda Wisher and four Philly-connected poets from various backgrounds who will discuss “how they do business through writing, teaching, performing, consulting, and more.” This panel is designed to provide “practical advice and real talk for poets […]

The Fordham University Intellectual Property Institute is hosting the 29th Annual IP Law Conference on April 21-22. Known as the “Davos of IP,” the event will be held online this year. The Conference “offers an important forum for leaders in government, the judiciary, academia, and the private sector around the world to meet, discuss and resolve current IP […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold a webinar share an update on its recent initiatives, with a focus on providing details regarding World Intellectual Property Day 2022 efforts. Registration for this event is closed.

April 25 is the deadline to submit applications for the 2022 Fall session of the Archives, History and Heritage Advanced (AHHA) Internship Program to the Library of Congress (LOC). In the Fall of 2022, AHHA will be a hybrid program that includes both onsite and remote projects. The event has passed.

This event will feature a panel of experts who will explore the “evolving landscape of copyright risks associated with social media linking and embedding, including a review of several recent cases and best practices for both publishers and content owners.” Additional information and registration are available here.

In partnership with the Copyright Alliance, the New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts will “celebrate World IP Week and explore some of the many legal issues that arise in the fashion industry!” The event will cover “the basics of protecting intellectual property through copyright, patent and trademark law, as well as the important role that […]

In honor of World IP Week, the St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts will host a Copyright Basics webinar to help artists and creators learn the fundamentals of copyright. The speaker is Attorney Laila Wolfgram, an attorney with Polsinelli. To register to attend, please click here.