Events

Hosted by the UIC John Marshall Law School’s Center for IP, Information and Privacy Law, this event is a one-day program “that brings together seasoned experts to share their insights […]

On February 3, the Library of Congress published a notice “convening a public committee to enhance communication and provide a public forum for the technology-related aspects of the U.S. Copyright Office’s modernization initiative.” The Library will […]

The U.S. Copyright Office issued an interim rule creating various restrictions on the disclosure and use of confidential information collected by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and digital licensee coordinator (DLC). The […]

The Dean of the Faculty of Law and the Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts is hosting the Thirty-Third Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture, titled Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Content Protection […]

The Copyright Society is hosting a panel event to highlight the importance of including comedy and the spoken word in royalty discussions, including exploring existing rights and efforts to collect […]

George Mason University’s Scalia Law School Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic and Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) will host an online clinic titled Copyright Law and the CASE […]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) will release its ninth annual International IP Index on March 24, titled Recovery Through Ingenuity, highlighting “the extraordinary role of […]

The U.S. Copyright Office announced that it will hold public roundtables on March 25 as part of its study to evaluate best practices that the newly established mechanical licensing collective may implement […]

The U.S. Copyright Office issued a final rule “establishing a new group registration option, known as ‘Group Registration for Works on an Album of Music (GRAM)” to allow applicants “to register either […]

Due to broad stakeholder interest, the U.S. Copyright Office will host additional roundtables as part of its Unclaimed Royalties study on March 26 (in addition to the March 25 roundtables). For those interested in providing oral testimony during the audience participation portions of the events, a sign-up form will be available on the Office’s website starting on […]

The U.S. Copyright Office released a final rule regarding the recordation of notices of termination to improve efficiency in processing. In its rule, the Office addresses updates to timeliness, harmless errors, manner of service, identification of a work, and date of recordation. The rule will go into effect on March 29.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) published a notice seeking public input to help guide its FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan. In particular, the agency welcomes thoughts on the drafting of its strategic framework, including its: (1) mission, (2) vision, and (3) strategic goals and objectives. The notice states that, “stakeholders may wish to comment on how […]