Events

Adobe is holding its annual Creativity Conference, Adobe MAX, in Miami Beach, FL, as well as virtually from October 14-16, with a pre-conference held from October 12-13. The conference will include presentations from industry professionals, labs and workshops, and networking receptions. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts New York’s (VLANY) Associate Board will host its 2024 Fall Benefit, titled Cocktails for a Cause. The event will offer an evening of networking, refreshments, and fun. Associate Board Members and legal professionals from some of the industry's leading art, music, and entertainment law firms and companies will be in attendance to share […]

The Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School will host its 2024 Annual Fall Conference, bringing together academics, policy makers, innovators, and creators to discuss key issues in IP. This year’s conference theme is The Importance of Exclusive Rights in the Patent and Copyright Communities. The theme will […]

The Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA)—in collaboration with the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, Del Ray Artisans, the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology at Virginia Tech, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and Pantheon AI—will host a panel event to help artists understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing […]

 The theme of the 2024 USA-Canada Annual IP Meeting is Better Living Through Intellectual Property. The event program will offer sessions on utilizing the International Trade Commission to enforce IP rights, IP ownership in Life Sciences, the use of data in SEP licensing, top licensing mistakes to avoid, AI partnerships across industries, and much more. Keynote […]

The Digital Media Licensing Association (DMLA) will host its 29th annual International Digital Media Licensing Conference. This event targets leaders at organizations and companies that create, distribute, and license content (including stills, motion, sound, vectors, and illustrations), as well as technology companies, copyright enforcement agencies, and legal firms that work with copyright. Some of the organizations […]

The Copyright Society is hosting a webinar titled Copyright 101—Exclusive Rights Unpacked, U.S. & Canada. The event will feature a discussion that breaks down key copyright concepts and highlights the exclusive rights of creators and the similarities and differences of those rights between the U.S. and Canada. Copyright Alliance’s VP of Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel, Rachel […]

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts New York (VLANY) will host a webinar on contract basics for artists and creators of all genres, assisting them in understanding how to protect their rights and interests related to their arts, including through copyright. The class will review ten important items to look out for when entering an agreement […]

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is hosting its annual meeting in National Harbor, MD. The event is designed to bring together thousands of IP professionals from around the world for three days of networking and education. This year’s keynote speaker will be Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright […]

The Copyright Clearance Center’s (CCC) Advanced Copyright for Business course offers a comprehensive six-module session with an in-depth review of the history and purpose of U.S. copyright law, along with tips to assist with better management of their company’s copyright compliance. Those who successfully complete the course will receive an eLearning certificate. For additional information and to […]

The MLC is hosting a webinar to provide an intro on how it supports songwriters, composers, and lyricists who stream songs on digital platforms by collecting and distributing their streaming royalties. This webinar will introduce attendees to what The MLC is, why self-published writers should become Members of The MLC, and why registering songs with […]

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is calling for topic and speaker recommendations for its PubU 2025 (Publishing University) conference, scheduled for Friday-Saturday, May 16-17, 2025, in St. Paul, MN. The deadline for submissions, which can submitted here, is October 31.