Events

The U.S. Copyright Office “has further extended temporary adjustments to certain timing provisions under the Copyright Act for persons affected by the COVID-19 national emergency.” Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter has extended these modifications through December 31, 2021. “The Register’s authority under the CARES Act expires after that date, and therefore these adjustments will not be extended further.”

On November 9, the U.S. Copyright Office published a Federal Register notice “seeking further comments on the effectiveness of copyright protections for publishers, with a focus on press publishers.” The second round of comments are intended “to support a congressionally-requested study of whether additional protections for press publishers are desirable, following the recent implementation of such protections in […]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual event titled the State of American Business/Competition for the Future. The event will feature a “high level dialogue” on the “challenges, disruptions, and opportunities accelerated by the pandemic” are creating a new economic era that American businesses will help define.” Featured speakers include Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. […]

The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) will host Imaging USA 2022, one of the largest and longest-running conferences and expos for photographers in the world, from January 16-18. Keynote speakers include Mike Michalowicz, author of Fix This Next, Clockwork, Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur; and Kaplan Mobray, author of The 10Ks of Personal Branding. For additional information or to register, please […]

The U.S. Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are hosting “a year-long 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 occurring […]

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 […]