Events

The U.S. Copyright Office will hold a virtual roundtable discussion regarding its notice of inquiry (NOI) on Copyright Protections for Publishers, which the Office is studying per a request from Congress. The roundtable […]

On November 10, the U.S. Copyright Office announced an additional extension for the deadline in responding to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on procedures governing the initial stages of a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Reply comments are now due by December 15 (and comments are due by November 30).

The LA chapter of the Copyright Society is hosting a webinar to discuss the Unicolors v. H&M Hennes case. During the event, “a panel of copyright lawyers will discuss the case, issues […]

Hudson Institute Legal Fellow Devlin Hartline and expert panelists Amadea Choplin, Rodrigo Velloso, Abe Batshon, and Meng Kuok will host a discussion “on recent initiatives to ensure that creators are paid fairly for the content they produce.” Register here anytime before the event date, and then view the event video at noon ET on December 16 on […]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office attorneys will discuss “the latest developments in intellectual property (IP) law in China. Since September 1, 2021, China has passed and implemented a variety of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]