Events

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host the National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI), “a multi-day professional development training opportunity designed to support elementary, middle, and high school teachers […]

The U.S. Copyright Office will hold a webinar to keep the public updated on the Office’s optimized Recordation System. Separate from the Office’s registration application, the new recordation module allows users to […]

This event, hosted by New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLANY), will provide an overview of how federal and New York state law treats street photography, how the law […]

On January 30, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notification of inquiry required by the Music Modernization Act regarding whether the existing designations of the mechanical licensing collective (MLC) and digital licensee […]

The American Bar Association’s IP Law Section (ABA-IPL) is hosting its annual meeting in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. The IPL Section’s events include numerous panels, […]

The U.S. Copyright Office is hosting a public webinar titled How to Level Up Your Copyright Public Records Search. During the one-hour session, the Copyright Office will share ways to search copyright […]

On July 16, a Federal Register Notice announced that the National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC) will hold a webinar panel titled AI and Just Transitions for American Workers, which will be open to the […]

On June 28, the White House Office of Digital Strategy announced that it will hold the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference (WHCEC) on August 14. According to the event press release, […]

Independent (aka self-administered) songwriters with questions about digital audio mechanical royalties are invited to a question and answer session hosted by The MLC. During the session, staffers will answer questions […]

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville is hosting a webinar titled Copyright Essentials for Artists, Musicians, and Creatives: An Overview of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) and U.S. Copyright […]

California Lawyers for the Arts will host an Entertainment Legal Clinic to assist creators—including actors, filmmakers, content creators, photographers, and more—with the various copyright and IP laws that apply to […]