Events

The Authors Guild (AG) is hosting a webinar titled All About Advances: What Authors Should Expect When Negotiating with a Publisher, which is dedicated to helping authors better understand the negotiation process, including a discussion on “common dollar ranges and payment structures, what happens if a book does not earn out, and more.” A Q&A will follow the […]

The DC Bar Communities will host an online session with Shira Perlmutter, the 14th Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. During the event, Register Perlmutter will discuss “current office initiatives of interest to practitioners as well as her goals and the role of the Copyright Office in domestic and international policy.” […]

Senior attorneys from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will present “the latest developments in intellectual property (IP) law in China” during a webinar that is open to the […]

The California Copyright Conference will host a webinar titled MLC Part 2: What You Need to Know to Collect Digital Audio Mechanical Royalties, featuring topics such as how to navigate the […]

The American Influencer Council (AIC) and the Copyright Alliance will partner to present a workshop on how copyright education supports innovation, creates financial protections, and amplifies public access to creator […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (Forty-First Session) online and in-person (in Geneva, Switzerland). A copy of the meeting agenda […]

The Congressional Trademark Caucus (CTC), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) are hosting a briefing “focus primarily on the U.S. […]

The U.S. Copyright Office announced that, beginning July 8, the Office’s on-site services will re-open to the public by appointment only. Members of the public can make an appointment here to submit […]

On May 10, the U.S. Copyright Office announced additional extensions to temporary adjustments of certain timing provisions under the Copyright Act, as authorized by the CARES Act. The Office previously announced adjustments relating to certain registration claims, notices of termination, and section 115 notices of intention and statements of account to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those […]

The U.S. Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are hosting “a yearlong 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 held […]

The International Trade Association (ITA) and the American Association for Independent Music (A2IM) will host an informal, brown bag-style event titled Copyrights & Music Licensing in China, providing an “opportunity to learn about copyrights and music licensing in China and pose questions to IP experts.” The event is being hosted thanks to a 2020 Market Development Cooperator Award (MDCP) granted […]

The Copyright Alliance will join the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) for a Copyright Basics presentation and Q&A session facilitated by Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid and VP of Policy and Copyright Counsel Kevin Madigan. Topics that will be covered include: the definition of a copyright, who owns a copyright, when does a […]