Events

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (Forty-First Session) online and in-person (in Geneva, Switzerland). A copy of the meeting agenda can be found here. For additional information and to register, please click here.

The Congressional Trademark Caucus (CTC), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) are hosting a briefing “focus primarily on the U.S. State Department, Department of Justice and private sector efforts to stem the tide of counterfeit products in the marketplace, particularly online due to the explosion […]

The U.S. Copyright Office announced that, beginning July 8, the Office’s on-site services will re-open to the public by appointment only. Members of the public can make an appointment here to submit claims, request certified copies of copyright certificates, or conduct other business in person. The Office also announced that due to renovations, the Copyright Records Reading […]

On May 10, the U.S. Copyright Office announced additional extensions to temporary adjustments of certain timing provisions under the Copyright Act, as authorized by the CARES Act. The Office previously announced adjustments relating to certain registration claims, notices of termination, and section 115 notices of intention and statements of account to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those […]

The U.S. Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are hosting “a yearlong virtual roundtable series on copyright education for youth enrolled in primary and secondary schools” titled The Roundtables on International Copyright Education: IP and Creativity for the Youth (RICE). The roundtables will be held on a monthly basis, with the first event held […]

The International Trade Association (ITA) and the American Association for Independent Music (A2IM) will host an informal, brown bag-style event titled Copyrights & Music Licensing in China, providing an “opportunity to learn about copyrights and music licensing in China and pose questions to IP experts.” The event is being hosted thanks to a 2020 Market Development Cooperator Award (MDCP) granted […]

The Copyright Alliance will join the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) for a Copyright Basics presentation and Q&A session facilitated by Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid and VP of Policy and Copyright Counsel Kevin Madigan. Topics that will be covered include: the definition of a copyright, who owns a copyright, when does a […]

On July 21, the  Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold an open (virtual) meeting of the Commission during which “the Commission will vote on whether to issue a new policy statement following the Commission's “Nixing the Fix” report, which was unanimously agreed to and announced on May 6, 2021.” Additional information is available here and here.

Following the implementation of Article 17 and the dissemination of its guidelines, representatives from Pex and the Music Business Association will “discuss the immediate impact for rightsholders in compliant EU member states, why some member states have yet to enact reform legislation, recent important legal decisions regarding Article 17, and how the directive will affect […]

The Library of Congress will host the first meeting of the new Copyright Public Modernization Committee (CPMC), “which is being convened to enhance communication and provide a public forum for the technology-related aspects of the U.S. Copyright Office’s modernization initiative.” Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter and Library of Congress Chief Information Officer Bud Barton “will provide opening […]

On July 15, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that it will host its next public modernization webinar on July 26 at noon ET. “As part of its modernization efforts, the Copyright Office, in partnership with the Library of Congress Office of the Chief Information Officer, is taking a user-driven design approach for developing the next […]

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGIA) will host a “continuation of the conversation after Pride Month,” which will be moderated by Polly Irungu, who is the founder of Black Women Photographers. Please click here to join the event.