Events

The American Bar Association's (ABA) Fifth Annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics National Institute will bring together law firms, government professionals, in-house attorneys, and business leaders to cover topics such as intellectual property, data protection, employment, contracting, and the ethical implications of using generative AI in the practice of law. The event will also focus on practical guidance and […]

Adobe MAX is holding its annual Creativity Conference returning in-person in Los Angeles as well as virtually from Tuesday, October 10 to Thursday, October 12, with a pre-conference from Sunday, October 8 through Monday, October 9. The conference will include presentations from industry professionals, labs and workshops, and networking receptions. The Copyright Alliance will join […]

Mondo New York will host its annual Music & Tech Business Conference & Showcase Festival at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, from Tuesday, October 10 to Friday, October 13. The conference will include panels, workshops, and networking sessions that shed light on the current state of all facets of artist and songwriter career development and technology's […]

California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) will host a workshop led by Carol T. Contes of Contes Law Corporation, providing an overview of legal issues addressed in film, including option/purchase agreements, securing licenses and permissions (releases), fair use issues, legal aspects of distribution, intellectual property protection (copyright and trademark), content clearance, international co-production agreements, network agreements (streaming, broadcast, and […]

The Center for the Intellectual Property x Intellectual Property (C-IP2) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School is hosting its Annual Fall Conference, titled First Sale: The Role of IP Rights in Markets. The event is designed to bring together academics, policymakers, innovators, and creators to discuss key issues in the IP system, namely those surrounding tech, IP, […]

The USC Gould School of Law and the Beverly Hills Bar Association are co-hosting the 2023 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. The one-day event is considered one of the premiere conferences for entertainment professionals in the United States, covering both entertainment law issues and the latest business perspectives for attorneys, executives, agents, producers, accountants, […]

Humboldt University, ALAI Germany, and the Copyright Society are hosting an international conference titled, What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About the Differences in Collective and Individual Licensing between the EU and North America, which is the first conference hosted by the Copyright Society in Germany. Sessions Include: Managing Rights by Authors, Songwriters, Publishers, and Composers; […]

On September 1, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) “to update its regulation regarding access to electronic deposits of published works submitted to the Office and selected for addition to the collections of the Library of Congress.” The proposed rule expands the categories of eligible electronic deposits covered by the Office’s current […]

The 2023 American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting will take place at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, located just outside of Washington, DC. The meeting will encompass more than 1,000 intellectual property practitioners who will attend networking events, committee meetings, receptions, and more. A wide range of IP-related topics will be […]

The Kernochan Center's annual symposium, titled Rearrange, Transform, or Adapt, will address “the many questions about the derivative works right that remain in the wake of Warhol v. Goldsmith.” The event will offer a full day meeting and include three panels of guests, including Judges Pierre N. Leval and Margaret McKeown, as well as Professor Pamela Samuelson. For […]

The Ottawa and Toronto Chapters of the Copyright Society are hosting a lunch-time program on Canada’s creator economy, The event will focus on content, digital platforms, marketplaces, and the tools used to create, adapt, share, and monetize content. It will also cover how to protect creative assets through copyright. Speakers include Jason Badal, Vice President and […]

The Authors Guild is hosting an event that will serve as a case study of the path to book publication. “From Manuscript to Marketplace offers candid talks between an author and members of their publishing team about each step of the publication process, including acquisition, editorial, marketing, and more.” The event speaker is author Patrice […]