USPTO: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Partnership Meeting #2: AI & Biotech

Silicon Valley USPTO Office, 26 S. 4th Street, San Jose, CA and online

Summary: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host the next meeting in its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series, titled AI/ET Partnership Series #2: AI & Biotech. The event will be held virtually and in person at the USPTO’s Silicon Valley Regional Office. During this meeting, panelists from the USPTO and the […]

DC Chapter of Copyright Society: Fall Happy Hour

Calico, 50 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC

Everyone who is interested in copyright law and policy is invited to a Happy Hour hosted by the DC Chapter of the Copyright Society. There will be information shared about upcoming events, joining the Copyright Society, and the opportunity to mingle with copyright comrades. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Additional information and […]

The MLC: What Is The MLC?

Are you an independent songwriter? This webinar hosted by The MLC “will provide step-by-step instructions on how you can Connect to Collect!” Topics that will be covered include: How to Sign Up with The MLC, Collecting All of Your U.S. Digital Mechanical Royalties, How The MLC Supports Songwriters, and more. Registration is now closed.

WIPO Copyright Infrastructure Webinar: Multi-territorial Licensing for Musical Works for Digital Music Services

Webinar

This World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) webinar “will feature multi-territorial licensing practices for musical works for digital music services, based on the experience of SACEM, a French Collective Management Organization (CMO) operating in the music field.” Speakers include Caroline Champarnaud, Director of International, Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM); and Habib Achour, […]

AIMP and CCC: Music Industry Toolbox

Los Angeles College of Music, 300 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) and the California Copyright Conference (CCC) present their sixth Music Industry Toolbox—"a unique event created for music publishers, record companies, production music libraries/producers, managers, attorneys, and artists, but should be of interest to all music industry professionals.” The event “features leading firms in music management software and services […]

IIPSJ to Hold First Session of IP for the People

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) is hosting session one of its IP for the People series, which will focus on offering attendees an explanation of what intellectual property rights are; real-world examples of how they come up in your business ideas and creative processes; an interview with an author who will share how […]

Closing Plenary Sessions of USCO Technical Measures Consultations

Public Meeting

Times: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET The U.S. Copyright Office will hold two closing plenary sessions to conclude its Technical Measures Consultations. The meetings will be on Tuesday, October 4 and will offer a discussion of “preliminary findings and emerging themes." Both of the sessions are open to the […]

The MLC: Digital Music Royalties – The 4 Ways To Get Paid

When music is used on digital music services, more than one type of royalty is generated and paid to creators. Are you collecting all of the royalties you should be? Understanding the types of royalties generated and how to collect them can be difficult because it is complex. At The MLC, we’ve mapped it out […]

Taking the Initiative on IP Protection

Webinar

This webinar, titled Taking the Initiative on IP Protection, is the second in a series hosted by the Washington Legal Foundation. It features Karyn Temple, Senior EVP and Global General Counsel, Motion Picture Association; and Jan van Voorn, EVP and Chief of Global Content Protection, Motion Picture Association, who will “delve into the motion picture industry’s comprehensive […]

Copyright Society: All for One, One for All: The Future of Collective Management in Copyright

Webinar

During this Copyright Society webinar, panelists “will address the future of collective management and compare developments in Canada with collective management approaches in other jurisdictions.” Speakers include Lucie Guibault,  professor of intellectual property law and associate director of the Law and Technology Institute at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada; Kathleen […]

Annual ABA Entertainment & Sports Industries Conference

From October 6-8, the Entertainment Law and Sports Forum will host its 44th Annual Conference. This year’s event will include sessions on a wide spectrum of entertainment and sports topics, such as Breaking into the Industry; Box Seats to Business: Sports Law and the Business; Music Licensing in the Age of Social Media: Trends & Legal […]