Events

The U.S. Copyright Office announced that April 3 at midnight ET is the deadline to submit comments to the Office regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking, which establishes the procedures governing the use of ex parte communications in informal rulemakings, including the instructions for requesting ex parte meetings and identifying impermissible ex parte communications.

The Authors Guild Foundation, in collaboration with the Asian American Writers' Workshop and the Institute of American Indian Arts, is hosting a virtual event to assist writers in researching and finding residency programs and retreats that will best meet their professional needs. The discussion will also cover how to assemble successful program applications and “how to approach the […]

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will host the 8th Annual AIMP Nashville Country Music Awards at Ryman Auditorium. The event will “salute top independent publishers, songwriters, and songs that have gained prominence the eligibility window as voted on by AIMP Nashville Membership.” Registration is now closed.

A panel titled Artist Rights: The Future of the Copyright Royalty Board for Songwriters will be held as part of the University of Texas School of Law’s Continuing Legal Education program. The panel will cover the history and future of the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board, the federal agency that sets the royalty rate for the government’s compulsory licenses […]

Summary: On February 23, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notification of inquiry (NOI) soliciting public comments regarding when fees for late royalty payments should be assessed in connection with reporting by digital music providers under the Music Modernization Act’s (MMA) blanket license. Comments are due to the Office by April 10.

The U.S. Copyright Office announced that it will host a series of virtual public listening sessions on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with stakeholders from various creative industries. The Office is inviting artists, members of creative industries, AI developers and researchers, and attorneys involved with the issues to participate as speakers. The sessions will focus on Literary […]

With new content being created daily for social media platforms such as TikTok, the California Copyright Conference panel “will explore the vast landscape of content creation on TikTok and the legal implications of spur of the moment collaboration between creators, aspiring influencers, and viral posts, along with other valuable insights.” For additional information and to register, […]

The American Bar Association IP Law Section (ABA-IPL) will host its 2023 Annual Meeting (IPLSPRING), featuring more than 20 CLE sessions, networking events, business meetings, and more at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Sessions will “address the most cutting-edge topics in the intellectual property arena” to assist attendees in “stay current, whether their […]

On April 13-14, Fordham Law School will hold its 30th Annual IP Conference. Additional information will be shared here as it becomes available. To register, please click here.

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) and BuzzMyVideos are hosting a webinar focused on YouTube Shorts for music creators. During the event, experts will share “how to effectively use YouTube Shorts to expand audience and increase discoverability, viewership and ultimately revenue” by sharing real cases and experiences. BuzzMyVideos will offer one free YouTube Shorts package worth $1,200 to […]

The New York Chapter of the Copyright Society, in association with the Copyright Alliance, will host an event titled Using Copyrighted Works to Train AI: Fair Use or Just Plain Unfair? During this panel discussion, speakers will address the applicability of the Fair Use Doctrine in relation to the use of copyrighted materials to train machine learning […]

The Ottawa and Toronto Chapters of the Copyright Society are hosting a panel discussion on the “various challenges and approaches to regulating Internet content through an existing and expanding copyright-adjacent regulatory framework for telecommunications and broadcasting” in Canada, where the broadcasting industry is regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The discussion will […]