Events

The Federalist Society is hosting a webinar titled AI Meets Copyright: Understanding New York Times v. OpenAI. The event will focus on assisting attendees in better understanding the 2023 suit that involves the New York Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft, “alleging that OpenAI's use of articles from the New York Times to train their ChatGPT large language model constitutes copyright infringement.” Speakers […]

The California Copyright Conference is hosting a panel that will focus on AI, Creators, and the Future of Copyright. The event will include a discussion on “transparency in identifying AI-generated v. human created music; what consent is required for music to be used for AI training; how music licensing may be impacted by AI-generated works; how songwriters […]

As part of its series titled “Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies,” the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold its ninth session on March 13-14. during which it will address copyright AI issues. The session, which is titled Training the Machines: Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum, “willprovide a platform for deep exploration, aiming to understand […]

Please save the date for an event titled Copyright Office Comes to California, hosted by the California Lawyers Association. Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter will be the event’s featured speaker. Details will become available here when they are announced.

A&R Worldwide will host the MUSEXPO United Nations of Music event in Burbank, CA. The event is geared toward music artists, leaders, executives, and all other industry creatives “to unite and discover the latest happenings in music.” The event features discussions about publishing, sync, digital marketing, streaming, and more, and includes keynotes, panels, leadership sessions, and networking […]

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) will hold a webinar on Copyright 101 for employees who need a basic overview of U.S. copyright law that will assist with day-to-day work responsibilities. This CCC course is a condensed version of the comprehensive six-module course, titled Advanced Copyright for Business. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

The World IP Review (WIPR) Summit will focus on the theme of Charting the Course for Global IP Excellence. The event will feature roundtables, case studies, and best practices on how intellectual property (IP) practitioners can overcome and capitalize on the biggest obstacles facing the industry. Sessions will include topics such as IP in the Age […]

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers (MDVLA) for the Arts will host its 2nd Annual Party for the Arts at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD. This year’s event will feature live performances by Baltimore-based artists, including vocalist and attorney Sunny Cowell. Food will be available from Cocina Luchadoras. Proceeds from the event will support MdVLA’s mission to provide pro bono legal […]

Dale Cendali, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, will deliver the 36th Annual Manges Lecture on Litigating Fair Use. The lecture will touch upon “the litigators’ role in shaping legal doctrine by developing the facts of a given case and establishing its ties to existing law.” It will also cover the increased focus on the second […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is holding an in-person program focused on strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property in China and the United States. During the event, experts from the U.S. government, intellectual property (IP) attorneys, and Chicago-area businesspeople will share their insights on what businesses need to know about protecting all […]

On February 26, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a request for comments in the Federal Register on the risks, benefits, and potential policy related to AI models with publicly available model weights that allow developers to build upon and adapt previous AI models. Based on the comments, NTIA plans to submit a report to the […]