Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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). […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

On March 23, the U.S. Copyright Office posted position announcements for the three Copyright Claims Officers to serve on the Copyright Claims Board. According to the Office's announcement and per the CASE Act, the three Copyright Claims Officers "will be appointed by the Librarian of Congress upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights." It's […]