University of Georgia Artists Rights Symposium

University of Georgia, Stelling Family Study, 200 Moore-Rooker Hall, 600 Lumpkin Ave, Athens, Georgia

The Music Business Certificate Program at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business is hosting the Artists’ Rights Symposium III, titled The Future of Authorship and the U.S. Copyright Office. “The symposium will examine ways that songwriters and performers might have more input into royalty and rule-making proceedings” that are overseen by the U.S. Copyright […]

WIPO Hosts Industry Practitioners Event on IP and U.S. Movie Finance

Geneva, Switzerland and online

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is hosting a hybrid webinar (online and in-person in Geneva) titled Industry Practitioners Event on Intellectual Property and U.S. Movie Finance. For additional information and to register, please click here.

Copyright Alliance and WALA Webinar: Copyright Basics

Webinar

The Copyright Alliance and the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) are hosting a webinar and Q&A on Copyright Basics, which will be facilitated by Terrica Carrington and Rachel Kim of the Copyright Alliance. Topics include copyright registration, copyright licensing, third parties, fair use basics, and more. For more information and registration, please click here.

WALA Hosts Legal Clinic on Copyright in the Metaverse

Legal Clinic

Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) and IP law students from the Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School are hosting a legal clinic titled Copyright in the Metaverse. The event will enable attendees to get their copyright questions answered. For additional information and to register, please click here.

CCC Webinar on Simplifying Licensing of Copyright Content for K-12 Offerings

Webinar

This annual webinar hosted by Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is dedicated to helping attendees learn how to simplify content licensing and incorporate high-quality, authentic text into K-12 offerings. It will also cover the permissions process by providing information on print and digital rights for a wide range of publishers. For additional information and to register, […]

Christopher A. Meyer Memorial Lecture

GWU Law School, 716 20th Street NW, Burns #505 (Faculty Conference Center), Washington, DC

The George Washington University Law School, the Copyright Society, the Law Office of Michael R. Klipper, in cooperation with the U.S. Copyright Office, are hosting the 2022 Christopher A. Meyer Memorial Lecture. This year’s topic is The Lost Art of Substantial Similarity: Commentary on Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith et al, which […]

USPTO and Santa Clara Law School Host Innovator Diversity Pilots Conference

Online and Santa Clara University School of Law, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA

As a growing number of companies and organizations work to close the innovator-inventor gaps among underrepresented populations of inventors, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Santa Clara University School of Law are hosting an all-day event to focus on innovator diversity pilot projects and effective practices to increase participation in innovation. During the event, leading academics […]

Deadline for Submitting Written Comments to USCO on Termination Rights and MMA Blanket License NPRM

Deadline

On October 25, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the applicability of the derivative works exception to termination rights under the Copyright Act to the new statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act (MMA). The Office’s proposed rule aims to clarify the appropriate payee under the blanket license to […]

USPTO and DOC Launch WE Initiative

Clara Barton Auditorium North, USPTO, Alexandria, VA and online

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Department of Commerce (DOC) recently announced the formation of Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE), “a community-focused, collaborative, and creative initiative to inspire women and tap their potential to meaningfully increase equity, job creation, and economic prosperity.” The official WE launch event will take place on November 30 from 12 […]

USPTO Veterans Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program

Webinar

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting an online entrepreneurship program for veterans, which will feature veteran innovators talking about obstacles they’ve overcome and specific inventions that have helped fellow veterans and people with disabilities. Attendees will learn from the speakers about their challenges, best practices, lessons learned, how to access capital, and […]