Events

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host the 16th session for its Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE). The meeting will include the exchange of information on national experiences related to promoting IP among the general public, IP enforcement and policies, WIPO's legislative assistance, and training activities. For more information and to register to attend, please click here. […]

Independent songwriters with questions about the MLC and digital audio mechanical royalties are invited to attend this interactive webinar to get answers to questions about MLC membership, the MLC Portal, and all the tools and resources available to help self-administered songwriters register their musical works data. For additional information and to register to attend, please […]

The Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) is hosting a session that will “cover the essentials of copyright law, enforcing copyright protections, and how copyrights are used as revenue streams using Taylor Swift’s career as a case study.” The event is designed for anyone looking to better understand the key elements of copyright in the arts […]

On January 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Request for Comments in response to a petition from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund (PIRG) and iFixit that asks the FTC to “initiate a rulemaking to protect consumers’ right to repair products that they have purchased.” Comments in support of or in opposition to the petition […]

On February 2, the House Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee will hold a field hearing in Los Angeles, CA to address AI issues and considerations. More information about the hearing, including exact location and start time, will be provided as soon as it’s available.

On January 24, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) confirmed that the correct due date is February 5 for parties looking to file a petition to participate with the accompanying filing fee in the proceedings to determine royalty rates and terms for digital performance of sound recordings and making of ephemeral copies to facilitate those performances (Web VI).

The American Bar Association will host a webinar titled Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Courts: What Judges Should Expect to See. The webinar will be moderated by Stephanie Domitrovich, who will address topics surrounding generative AI in the courts, including case management issues, existing evidence rules, the role of experts in discovery of generative AI, and more. […]

On February 8, New York Volunteers for the Arts (NYVLA) and Moses & Singer LLP will host a webinar on Copyright 101, featuring “answers to deceptively simple legal questions.” The event will cover the definition of copyright, how to obtain a copyright, remedies for infringement, exceptions and limitations, fair use, and more. For additional information […]

The New York Chapter of the Copyright Society is hosting a lunch-time webinar to discuss character copyrights and the public domain. This is part one of a two-part program. The speaker is Jennifer Jenkins, Director, Center for the Study of the Public Domain. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

This virtual event, which is being hosted by the California Copyright Conference, will address how music is being included in media, advertising, marketing, and branded content. It will also address how music used for such interests is valued, protected by copyright, and used by social media platforms such as TikTok. For additional information and to […]

During this webinar, attendees will learn about monthly MLC royalty payments, as MLC staff cover each of the royalty statement documents that members receive in tandem with their payments. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) and the Library of Congress (LOC) will hold the next meeting of the Copyright Public Modernization Committee (CPMC) to discuss the Copyright Office’s modernization efforts. The meeting, which is open to the public, has not been publicly announced yet. Additional information, including location and time, will be shared once available.