Events

During the Authors Guild Foundation webinar titled Best Practices in Marketing, Promotion, and Reader Engagement, moderator Jane Friedman and Panelists Dana Kaye, Vaishali Nayak, and Leila Siddiqui will take attendees “through the timelines for marketing and publicity and explore how authors can collaborate with their publishing teams.” They will also “discuss how to engage your readers and […]

On December 10, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry related to its “public study to evaluate the merits of providing an option to defer examination of copyright registration application materials until a later request by the applicant.” For additional information and instructions for submitting comments, please visit the Office website. Comments are due by January […]

The California Lawyers Association’s Shelter in Place Institute is hosting a webinar titled Copyright Trolls and Ethics: A Case Study on Richard Liebowitz, a “legal ethics presentation on Richard Liebowitz, who has been sanctioned in dozens of cases, with one federal judge labeling him a copyright troll.” Further, “this webinar will focus on what NOT to do […]

The Los Angeles Chapter of the Copyright Society is presenting its annual event–Copyright and the California Coast: The Register of Copyrights’ Annual Address—"as an important connection between Washington, DC and the U.S. Copyright Office and the California creative and legal community.” The 2022 address will be given by the Register of Copyrights and Director of […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a webinar to help attendees learn from innovators how to expand their knowledge of “inner and outer space” and to unleash their ideas. Attendees will also “learn about resources available to communities nationwide, best practices for innovating, and ways to protect hard work as follow own […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is hosting an interactive webinar geared toward music publishers and administrators to “explain in detail how the MLC engages and works with .” The MLC’s Head of Rights Management Maurice Russell and Head of Customer Experience Lindsey Major will facilitate the event and answer attendee questions.

Workflow of the Future: The Role of Standards, hosted by the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC),“is the first in a new series that will look at the use of standards in the corporate environment today and in the future. The aim of the event is to engage standards organizations and businesses, helping them work together to design […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is hosting a webinar to provide step-by-step instructions on how creators can “Connect to Collect” with the MLC to receive all of the mechanical royalties due to them.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will host its 2022 Mid-Winter Institute, offering “focused learning and deep dives for all IP professionals.” Discussion topics include Climate Change, Therapeutics, Cybersecurity, Non-Fungible Tokens, and more. Keynote speakers include Antonio Campinos, President, European Patent Office; Kaci Patterson, Founder and Chief Architect, Social Good Solutions; and Mark Scarsi, U.S. […]

On February 2 at 10 a.m. ET, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled Respecting Artists with the American Music Fairness Act to discuss the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), H.R. 4130, a bi-partisan bill introduced by Representatives Ted Deutch and Issa on June 24, 2021, which would provide a terrestrial public performance right for sound […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing titled Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effects of Market Power on a Free Press. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which aims to allow news publishers to collectively negotiate with digital platforms, will be the focus of the hearing.

On December 30, the U.S. Copyright Office published a proposed rule regarding “procedures governing representation of parties by law students and representation of business entities by authorized individuals in proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020.” The proposed rule outlines the “threshold eligibility requirements” for law […]