George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Fall Conference: IP on the Wane: Examining the Impacts as IPR Are Reduced

George Mason University’s Van Metre Hall, Arlington, Virginia campus and via livestream

The Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) invites attendees to save the date for its Annual Fall Conference. “After decades of efforts by some to slow the perceived expansion of intellectual property rights (IPR) around the globe, policymakers and courts in a number of countries have responded by placing greater limitations on IPR. Now […]

Authors Guild Foundation: WIT: Words, Ideas, and Thinkers Festival

Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA

The Authors Guild Foundation is hosting its inaugural WIT: Words, Ideas, and Thinkers Festival to “expand understanding of critical issues, celebrate America’s literary culture, and amplify new voices and perspectives.” The festival’s theme is Reimagining America, which will be explored through conversations, presentations, panels, and speeches throughout the event. The festival is free and open to the […]

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 […]