Events

For those who are unfamiliar with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office experts will discuss intellectual property (IP) basics and ways to protect your works. The event is free and open to the public. Entrepreneurs, innovators, and students are encouraged to attend. For additional information and to register, please click here.

The Northern California Chapter of the Copyright Society is hosting a webinar to discuss AI-generated music, the copyright challenges currently faced during AI’s rapid development, and opportunities for enforcement, expression, and originality. The event speaker is musicologist Judith Finell. For additional information and to register, please click here.

Hosted by ASCAP, Long Play is Bang on a Can's “three-day super-charged musical ride through right now.” The festival offers 50+ concerts in eight venues throughout Brooklyn, New York, opening with ASCAP composer Meredith Monk's Memory Game on Friday, and closing with the Art Ensemble of Chicago's tribute to ASCAP jazz legends Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, and Malachi Favors on Sunday. […]

On February 23, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry 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. Reply comments are due to the Office by May 9.

The 31st Annual Authors Guild Foundation Gala will be held on May 9 in New York City. The event will honor Christopher Finan with the Defending Free Speech and Expression award, Roxana Robinson with the Distinguished Service to the Literary Community award, and Angie Thomas with the Literary Activism award. For additional information and to purchase tickets to attend, please click here.

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 […]

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is holding its Spring Meeting in Seattle, WA. The event will offer intellectual property sessions, networking opportunities, social gatherings, and meetings with AIPLA’s 60+ committees to showcase their work. There will also be a Women in IP Law Breakfast, a Corporate Practice Breakfast, Diversity Reception, and New Members […]

The MLC is hosting a webinar for independent songwriters to share step-by-step instructions on how to “Connect to Collect” to obtain all U.S. digital mechanical royalties. For additional information and to register, please click here.

On May 10, the Senate Rules Committee will hold an Oversight Hearing of the Library of Congress (LOC). Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, will testify to provide an overall update on the Library’s initiatives. Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will preside over the hearing. For additional information, please click here.

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s (SJC) Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law will hold a hearing titled Oversight of AI: Rules for Artificial Intelligence. Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, is expected to testify at the hearing. More information can be found here. 

On Wednesday, May 17 at 10 am ET, the House Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part I — Interoperability of AI and Copyright Law. Once additional information is available, it can be found here.

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is hosting its next Publishers University (PubU) Online session focused on teaching independent book publishers how to market their books without the use of social media. Event leader and marketer Penny Sansevieri will share numerous creative approaches to consider. To celebrate IBPA’s 40th Anniversary, all 2023 webinars are free for […]