Events

The Authors Guild is hosting an event that will serve as a case study of the path to book publication. “From Manuscript to Marketplace offers candid talks between an author and members of their publishing team about each step of the publication process, including acquisition, editorial, marketing, and more.” The event speaker is author Patrice […]

The American Bar Association will host a webinar to discuss the proposed legal framework regulating the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) by the European Commission. Topics include the foundational principles of the AI Act, the widely debated definition of AI systems, risk-based methodology, and the AI Act's implementation timeline. For more information and […]

The MLC is hosting an interactive webinar geared toward music publishers and administrators. During the webinar, the MLC staff will answer questions ranging from membership to resources and much more. They will also explain in detail how the MLC engages and works with music publishers. For additional information and to register, please click here.

Moses & Singer LLP and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts organizations are presenting a webinar for artists who are interested in using artificial intelligence (AI). “This session provides an introduction to the current U.S. considerations for creators interested in Generative AI, including a discussion of the U.S. Copyright Office’s recent guidance on how to register […]

The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a panel to explore the legal considerations surrounding cloud technologies in the context of privacy, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. The event focus will be on legal, policy, and regulatory frameworks in the United States and abroad. The panel will be moderated by Trisha Grant, with panelists Esha Bhandari from ACLU, Giovanna Massarotto from […]

On September 21, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice in the Federal Register that extends the deadlines for its Artificial Intelligence and Copyright study. The Office now seeks written comments by October 30 and reply comments by November 29. The input received will be used by the Office to help it assess whether legislative or regulatory steps are warranted […]

On September 1, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) “to update its regulation regarding access to electronic deposits of published works submitted to the Office and selected for addition to the collections of the Library of Congress.” The proposed rule expands the categories of eligible electronic deposits covered by the Office’s current regulation […]

Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) will hold a Halloween happy hour for Washington, DC area artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Costumes are not required, but there will be prizes for costume categories, including the scariest costume, the funniest costume, the most creative costume, the best homemade costume, and the most inspiring costume. For more […]

Independent songwriters, composers, and lyricists with questions about the MLC and digital audio mechanical royalties are invited to attend this interactive webinar to get answers to questions regarding MLC membership, the MLC Portal, and all the tools and resources available to help self-administered artists register their musical works data. For additional information and to register […]

The New York Chapter of the Copyright Society is hosting a program to discuss copyright cases such as the Ninth Circuit’s 2018 decision in Williams v. Gaye, which upheld a jury’s finding that the song “Blurred Lines” infringed copyright in Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”—resulting in fears that an artist’s musical inspiration would be […]

The Law Office of Michael R. Klipper, the George Washington University Law School, and the Copyright Society will again sponsor the Christopher A. Meyer Memorial Lecture. Justin Hughes, who is the Honorable William Matthew Byrne Professor of Law at Loyola University Law School, and visiting Professor at Oxford University, will deliver a lecture titled Intellectual Property and […]

On September 26, the U.S. Copyright Office published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to further clarify policies and procedures surrounding royalty distribution and dispute resolution practices for royalties administered by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). The SNPRM includes additional analysis on the application of the derivative works exception to the statutory termination right (“Exception”) in […]