Events

On March 23, the U.S. Copyright Office posted position announcements for the three Copyright Claims Officers to serve on the Copyright Claims Board. According to the Office's announcement and per the CASE Act, the three Copyright Claims Officers "will be appointed by the Librarian of Congress upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights." It's […]

The Copyright Society is hosting a panel discussion focused “hot topics in copyright and sports, including broadcasting and archive footage, athlete endorsements and rights, fan art and fan footage, protection of team and league art, uniform/shoe design, use of music, and more.” Speakers include Jonathan Goins (Lewis Brisbois), Dana Jozefczyk (U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee), […]

The Emily C. & John E. Hansen Intellectual Property Institute at Fordham University School of Law will host its 28th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference on April 8-9. Copyright Alliance’s VP of Policy and Copyright Counsel Kevin Madigan will give a presentation on Thursday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. titledCopyright Small Claims and Closing the Streaming Loophole: An […]

GIPC and IP Watchdog will host a discussion on “the ecosystem for creativity that enables investment in the skills development, human capital and technology base leading to world-class creative products and job opportunities for millions of Americans.” The discussion will “describe the functioning of this creative ecosystem from early stage artistic development through financing, product […]

The California Copyright Conference and Allan Law Group will host a panel discussion featuring music journalists and music photographers, all of whom have written about and photographed “the great talents.” Panelists will share behind-the-scenes accounts of how they secured their interviews, stories and photographs, and will talk about what they took away from the experiences. Additional topics to be […]

The U.S. Copyright Office has extended the deadline for Copyright Claims Officer position applications to April 14. Copyright Claims Officers will be appointed by the Librarian of Congress upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights. It's required that all Officers have substantial familiarity with copyright law, that one of them possess alternative dispute resolution experience, […]

This Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) webinar will walk creators through the entire process of joining the organization, including “showing you how to create both a user profile and a Member account and giving you a tour of The MLC Portal—where Members register, maintain and update all of their musical works data—to showcase its functionality and […]

Time: Please find daily hearing schedules here. The U.S. Copyright Office issued a Federal Register notice announcing “that it will hold public hearings in the triennial rulemaking proceeding under section 1201 of Title 17” from April 19–22 via Zoom, following earlier hearings from April 5–8. “Section 1201 provides legal protections against the circumvention of technological measures used by copyright […]

GIPC and IP Watchdog will host a discussion “on the partnership between different actors in the innovation ecosystem that have enabled our response to the global pandemic.” The discussion will also “describe the functioning of the biotechnology research and development ecosystem from early stage research through product development and clinical trials, as well as the […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) will host a webinar to learn why data accuracy and integrity is critical, and how members can easily submit their precise data to the MLC Portal.

The Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts will host a half-day roundtable discussion of the ALI's Restatement of Copyright Law project. The roundtable will consist of three panel discussions titled: The Restatement as a Re-Telling of Copyright Law; The Originality Requirement in the Restatement; and The Restatement and Statutory Interpretation. For more information or to register, please click here.

On March 26, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry (NOI) regarding the implementing regulations for the CASE Act. The subjects of inquiry include: Initiating CCB Proceedings, Notice, and Service of Notice and Claim; Opt-out Provisions; Additional CCB Practice and Procedures; Public Access to Records and Proceedings; Certifications; Case Management System Considerations; Register’s Review of CCB’s […]