Deadline to Apply to Testify at USCO Public Hearings on Ninth Triennial Rulemaking
DeadlineOn February 7, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of public hearings, announcing the hearings for the Ninth Triennial Rulemaking Proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) concerning proposed exemptions to the DMCA’s prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The hearings will take place during the week of […]
2024 SXSW EDU Conference & Festival
Austin, TXThe 2024 SXSW EDU Conference & Festival will be held in Austin, TX from March 4-7. The event will include mentoring sessions, student project showcases, movie screenings, expo exhibits, intellectual property sessions, and startup pitches. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here and here.
USPTO Webinar on ‘Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions’
WebinarThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a webinar titled Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. The event will provide an overview of inventorship guidance and answer related stakeholder questions, including how to determine whether the human contribution to the invention is significant enough to qualify for IP protection. The guidance and examples are available on the […]
ACT Panel on Section 1201 and the Right to Repair
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2020, Capitol Hill, Washington, DCACT | The App Association is hosting a panel on Section 1201 vs. The Right to Repair. The briefing will cover the importance of the current exemptions to Section 1201 and why broadening exemptions for repair purposes could threaten copyright protections and consumer privacy. Panelists include Priya Nair, IP Policy Counsel, ACT | The App […]
UCLA Law School Copyright Symposium
UCLA Campus, Carnesale Commons (Palisades Room), Los Angeles, CAThe University of California in Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Law School—in partnership with the McCarthy Institute at Arizona State University—is hosting the 2024 Copyright Symposium to convene copyright scholars, practitioners, and industry leaders on emerging issues within copyright law. The symposium will focus on corporate authorship, authorship and AI, community authors and cultural property, and more. […]
USCO SXSW Panel on ‘The Creative Biz: What We Wish Was Taught in Art School’
SXSW, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TXDuring SXSW, the U.S. Copyright Office will host a panel titled The Creative Biz: What We Wish Was Taught in Art School, which will focus on “how creatives can protect their work through copyright, common revenue streams for creators like licensing, best practices for running your business, and where solopreneurs, small businesses and underrepresented groups, can […]
Federalist Society Webinar: AI Meets Copyright: Understanding New York Times v. OpenAI
WebinarThe 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 […]
California Copyright Conference: ‘AI, Creators, and the Future of Copyright’
WebinarThe 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 […]
WIPO’s Ninth Session of its Conversation Series on AI and Copyright
Virtual EventAs 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 […]
California Lawyers Association Address by Register of Copyrights
Oracle Conference Center, Redwood Shores, CA and via livestreamPlease 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’s ‘MUSEXPO United Nations of Music’
The Castaway, Burbank, CAA&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 […]
Deadline to Submit Reply Comments to USCO in Support of New Exemptions in 1201 Triennial Rulemaking
DeadlineOn October 19, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the ninth triennial proceeding under section 1201 of Title 17. The notice outlines seven newly proposed classes of exemption and initiates three rounds of public comment. Reply comments from supporters of a proposed exemption and parties who neither support nor […]