Events

The Graphic Artists Guild will host a webinar on how different regions have started to develop policies around AI and what it means for collective licensing. This webinar will educate participants on what collective licensing is, the lengths different countries are going to address creators’ rights when it comes to AI, and how collective licensing […]

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (MDVLA) will host a webinar to help creators learn how to protect their work in a world where AI is developing rapidly. This event will provide participants with an understanding of copyright law and will address questions regarding copyright protections. For additional information and to register to attend, please […]

August 24 is the deadline to submit petitions requesting new exemptions or renewing existing exemptions under Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The petitions are part of the U.S. Copyright Office's (USCO) tenth Section 1201 triennial rulemaking proceeding, which reviews whether certain activities should be exempt from the Section 1201 prohibition on […]

The U.S. Copyright Office will hold a Copyright Public Modernization Committee (CPMC) meeting focused on the ECS Registration system, including its plans for 2027 and stakeholder feedback opportunities. The Copyright Office and Library of Congress Technology Staff will answer attendees’ questions on the development of Copyright Office technology. For additional information and to register to […]

American University’s (AU) Kogod School of Business will host a Digital Rights Summit on collective management, AI, and sports in a streaming world. This event will focus on who owns creativity in the age of AI, how creators will be paid, and what comes next for licensing and streaming. For information and to register to […]

Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET Summary: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) will host an event on the future of intellectual property enforcement. The keynote speaker will be Jonathan Burks from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The session will bring together creators and industry decision-makers for conversations on emerging technologies […]

The Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) will host a webinar on the basics of copyright and trademark. During this webinar, attendees will learn about copyright registration, fair use, licensing, works made for hire, and much more. Presentations will be given by Anna Chauvet, Esq, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, and […]

On Tuesday, September 22 at 11 a.m. ET, the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) will host a free LinkedIn event, titled 2026 Copyrighted Content Usage Trends: How AI Workflows Are Driving Content Usage and Risk. Attendees will be given a first look at the Content Usage Trends Report, a collaboration between CCC and leading research and […]

IP Watchdog will host its Third Annual Women’s IP Forum. The program will feature an all-women faculty representing a broad range of IP experience, perspectives, and areas of expertise. The event speakers will include both “rising stars” and accomplished “Masters-level women” who have reached the highest levels of the IP profession. Rather than building the […]

To celebrate the 1976 Copyright Act’s 50th anniversary, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) will host a virtual event titled The Copyright Act Turns 50: An Inside View from the Copyright Office. The ninety-minute event will focus on the Copyright Office’s role in the development, administration, and updates to the Act. The event will be presented […]

The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) will host a webinar titled Idea Factories: How Intellectual Property Sustains and Cultivates Technology Ecosystems. This event will begin with a conversation with Professor Jonathan Barnett, Idea Factories report author. There will also be a panel discussion with Kirti Gupta, Vice President and Chief Economist of Global Technology at […]

This webinar is for attorneys and creators who are looking to get an update on the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, a law that protects independent creators when individuals and companies fail to pay them for the work they’ve performed. The webinar leader is Jenny Brejt, associate attorney at Virginia & Ambinder, LLP in New York. […]