GMU Law Arts & Entertainment Clinic and WALA Host Copyright Law and the CASE Act Online Clinic

Virtual Event

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 Act, featuring clips from “America, I Am” and insights from filmmaker Lynn Hughes. To register or for additional information, click here. To submit questions in advance, please […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce and GIPC Host Event Celebrating Release of 2021 International IP Index

Releases the 2021 International IP Index

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 intellectual property (IP) rights in delivering pandemic-ending solutions.” In honor of the release, a virtual celebration will be held featuring the following speakers: Daren Tang […]

USCO Hosts Roundtables for Unclaimed Royalties

Zoom

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 to identify and locate copyright owners of musical works and unclaimed accrued royalties held by the collective, encourage copyright owners to claim their royalties, and […]

USCO Final Rule on Group Registration for Works on an Album of Music Takes Effect

Rule on Group Registration for Works on an Album of Music Takes Effect

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 a group of up to twenty musical works or a group of up to twenty sound recordings and associated literary, pictorial, or graphic works contained […]

USCO Hosts Additional Half Day Roundtables for Unclaimed Royalties

Zoom

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 […]

USCO Final Rule on Recordation of Notices of Termination Takes Effect

Rule on Recordation of Notices of Termination Takes Effect

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.

Deadline for Public Input to NEA on FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan

Deadline

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 […]

USCO Hosts Webinar on New GRAM Registration Process

Webinar

On March 31, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) will host a webinar on its new group registration option for works published on the same album of music (GRAM). The webinar will also explain another (separate) process for “registering sound recordings, photographs, artwork, or liner notes that are published on the same album.” Following the presentation, […]

USPTO Hosts NCEAI Innovation Chat: Creating Innovators

Virtual Event

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) Innovation Chat focused on the topic of Creating Innovators. The first part of the chat will feature a panel discussion moderated by Wayne Stacy, Director of the USPTO’s Silicon Valley Regional Office, and include Dr. Javier Diez (SubUAS, LLC), Dr. […]

USCO Supplemental Interim Rule on MMA Notices of License, Notices of Nonblanket Activity, Data Collection and Delivery Efforts, and Reports of Usage and Payment Takes Effect

Supplemental Interim Rule Takes Effect

On March 5, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a supplemental interim rule amending its regulations governing certain reporting requirements of digital music providers and significant nonblanket licenses pursuant to the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA). The amendment, which will take effect on April 5, adjusts provisions concerning the reporting of information about permanent download […]

USCO to Hold Public Hearings in Triennial Rulemaking Proceeding Under Section 1201 of Title 17

Zoom

Time: Please find daily schedules here. The U.S. Copyright Office issued a Federal Register notice announcing “that it will hold public hearings in the triennial rulemaking proceeding under section 1201 of Title 17” from April 5–8 via Zoom, and will continue the hearings from April 19­–22. “Section 1201 provides legal protections against the circumvention of technological measures […]

GMU Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic Hosts Artist Roundtable: Representing and Working with Artists in the Digital Age

Virtual Event

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic students are hosting a discussion with “three creators on the forefront of art and creativity in the digital age”: musician, singer, and songwriter David Lowery; film director, producer, and editorial photographer Stacey Marbrey; and author, communications professional, and copyright advocate David Newhoff. The […]