Events

The Authors Guild and RightsClick are co-hosting a Copyright Basics webinar featuring RightsClick founders—author David Newhoff and copyright attorney Steven Tepp. Newhoff and Tepp will focus on what creators need to know to protect their works through copyright using RightsClick, which is a copyright management tool created for independent creators. A Q&A session will follow […]

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is hosting a free one-hour webinar to explore global copyright challenges in a business environment. The session will include an overview of global copyright fundamentals, a focus on the complexities of global copyright in today’s business world, tips on strategies for success, and a question-and-answer session. Registration is now closed.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is partnering with the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society to host Invention-Con San Jose for inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners to get IP essentials, hear from successful entrepreneurs, learn about licensing and commercializing their works, and garner free legal services to support protecting their creations. […]

The Entertainment, Arts, and Sports (EAS) section of the U.S. Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA) is hosting a roundtable discussion to explore the impact of AI advancements on intellectual property protections. The panel discussion will be moderated by musical artist, songwriter, and producer Lana Love. The event’s panelists are Emmy-nominated actor and activist Janeshia Adams-Ginyard; IP […]

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)—along with partner organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, American Bar Association (ABA), and more—will host a World IP Day (WIPD) celebration on May 1, featuring a three-hour program focused on WIPD’s 2024 theme, IP and the SDGs: Building Our […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC) meeting, offering virtual and in person attendance. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to report working group findings, identify actionable recommendations, and receive public briefings. The briefings will be from outside experts. The final agenda will […]

For anyone who is looking to garner a better understanding of copyright law as it pertains to publishing, the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is offering a six-module eLearning certificate course, titled Advanced Copyright for Publishing. The course will cover U.S. copyright law and when permission to use copyrighted materials may be required for both content creation […]

The DC Chapter of the Copyright Society will host an evening program to discuss labor unions and creators. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

The MLC is hosting a webinar on why it’s essential for music creators to register accurate and complete data to ensure they receive their mechanical royalties. The webinar will cover firsthand how resources like The MLC’s Data Quality Initiative (DQI) make it fast and simple to submit the most precise data possible. For additional information […]

The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) will co-host a Fireside Chat titled AI and IP: Can AI Generated Creations and Inventions be Protected? during AI Expo, scheduled for May 7-8 in Washington, DC. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office, and Andrei Iancu, Partner at Sullivan & […]

On May 14, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Transatlantic IPR Stakeholder Meeting on behalf of the U.S. Government and the Department of Trade (DG Trade). The meeting will bring together representatives from the International Trade Administration (ITA), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO), DG […]

The Copyright Society is hosting an in-person only evening program, in collaboration with the NYC Bar Fashion Law Committee, on fashion IP and copyright. The session will address questions such as “under what circumstances does copyright law protect fashion designs?” For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting an in-person discussion with several of its intellectual property (IP) attachés at the University of Central Florida’s Digital Learning Center. The IP attachés are posted to 12 locations overseas and work to improve intellectual property (IP) systems internationally by advocating for policies, laws, and regulations that […]

California Lawyers for the Arts is hosting a free Copyright Claims Board (CCB) informational session via Zoom. The event will feature Monica McCabe, Copyright Claims Officer, and Whitney Levandusky, Supervisory Copyright Claims Attorney, as speakers. The session will address the purpose and features of the CCB, how a CCB proceeding works, how to prepare for […]

The Authors Guild will host a panel on May 19 at 2:30 p.m. MT during the 2024 Santa Fe International Literary Festival, where bestselling author Diana Gabaldon, novelist and short story writer Roxana Robinson, and bestselling journalist and author Douglas Preston will discuss Fourteen Days, a collaborative novel sponsored by the Authors Guild and co-written by thirty-six […]

The MLC is hosting a webinar to share information on its royalty distributions to members, and to answer any questions that attendees may have. The webinar will cover the timing and cadence of royalty payments, explain the royalty rates used, and review each of the royalty statement documents that will accompany payments. For additional information […]

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), in partnership with the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), and the New York Songwriters Collective, will host Songwriters Night in NYC. Performance submissions for works to be performed at the event are open to SCL members only and must be submitted here by Friday, May 3. Additional information is available here.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hosting a free event for those who are interested in learning about the intersection of IP and the commercial space sector. This one-day program will bring together industry experts, policy advisors, and IP professionals for an overview of the current landscape in space commercialization; an examination of IP […]

For anyone looking to learn key copyright concepts, how copyright is different than other types of intellectual property, and how it applies in everyday situations, please be sure to join the Copyright Society for its Copyright 101 event. Registration is now closed.

A2IM and Symphonic—an independent music marketing and distribution company—will co-host a webinar titled Digital Strategies for Independent Artists: Navigating Music Distribution and Marketing. During the event, the Symphonic team will discuss how independent artists can effectively distribute their music across a number of digital platforms and implement marketing tactics to enable them to build a strong […]

The U.S. Copyright Office will hold its next webinar to keep the public updated on the Office’s optimized Recordation System. Separate from the Office’s registration application, the new recordation module allows users to electronically transfer their copyrights to someone else. The webinars will “cover announcements about the module, important reminders, frequently asked questions, and a live Q&A […]