Events

The American Bar Association will host a webinar discussing Microsoft's approach to generative artificial intelligence (AI) design and risk mitigation, as well as industry practices and recommendations. The webinar will teach the building blocks of responsible AI systems design, including practical approaches for identifying, measuring, and mitigating harms and ensuring that controls are engineered into […]

The California Chapter of the Copyright Society is hosting a virtual panel to discuss some of the top copyright cases of 2023, including Anderson v. StabilityAI, Kadrey v. Meta, Perry v. Larson, Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, Kelley v. Morning Bee, and Valancourt Books v. Garland. Speakers include Lindsay Edelstein, Senior Associate, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp; Carolyn Foley, Senior Vice […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host an in-person and online webinar titled Copyright Infrastructure: Lessons Learned, Challenges and Opportunities. The webinar will bring together experts from the public and private sectors across four continents to share and debate their vision on the evolution of the global copyright infrastructure. View information on the speakers and register […]

Following the launch of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) more than a year and a half ago by the U.S. Copyright Office, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is hosting an update on how the CCB is progressing in terms of providing an affordable and streamlined alternative to federal court for certain small copyright claims. […]

The LA Chapter of the Copyright Society will host a webinar titled Ten Years of Copyright Termination: What We've Learned and Where We're Going. The event will focus on copyright termination jurisprudence under Section 304 during the last ten years since works created after 1978 first became eligible for termination. The webinar will be presented by Jordan […]

On October 19, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the ninth triennial proceeding under section 1201 of Title 17. The notice outlines seven newly proposed classes of exemption and initiates three rounds of public comment. Comments from those who proposed new exemptions and those supporting adoption of a proposed exemption, […]

Please note that the Copyright Alliance office will close for the winter holidays from December 22, 2023, through January 1, 2024. The office will reopen on January 2, 2024.

On September 11, the U.S. Copyright Office announced it is accepting applications for the Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Program. The fellowship, which runs for eighteen to twenty-four months, “was created for attorneys in the initial stages of their careers who demonstrate exceptional ability and interest in copyright law.” The program is designed to enable […]

Co-founded by SAG-AFTRA, the AFL-CIO, and AFL-CIO Tech Institute, the 5th Annual Labor, Innovation, and Technology Summit will be held on Tuesday, January 9 and Wednesday, January 10 in Las Vegas, NV. Programming on January 9 will be livestreamed and is free and open to the public. This year’s summit will include numerous sessions focused on […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark will host the Chamber’s annual event, titled State of American Business 2024. The event, which draws more than 10,000 people and connects business leaders, policymakers, journalists, and the public from across the country and around the world, “will celebrate the power of American businesses to serve […]

The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee’s (NAIAC) Law Enforcement Subcommittee will hold an open meeting, in-person and via web conference for subcommittee members to report on findings, identify actionable recommendations, and discuss updates on goals and deliverables. The agenda and more information on how to attend are available on the NAIAC website.

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) will host its next Copyright Basics for Publishing webinar to provide the publishing community with U.S. copyright law information, including what constitutes a copyright holder’s privileges and obligations, and when copyright permissions may be required. There will also be a live, interactive Q&A to provide clarification on “the nuances of copyright that […]