2024 Annual Meeting When: June 9, 2024 - June 11, 2024 - This event has passed Where: Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center and Virtual Let the good times roll at the 2024 Annual Meeting, live and in-person June 9-11 in Cleveland, Ohio with signature events at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Stay tuned for more updates. Special thanks to our 2024 Planning Committee: FeiFei Jiang and Theresa Weisenberger (Chairs), Nicole Bergstrom, Noel Cook, Tal Dickstein, and Christine Doelling. Hotel Reservations The conference will take place at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower on Floor 2. Our hotel block is sold out. Alternative Hotels in Downtown Cleveland Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown Hampton Inn Cleveland Downtown Westin Cleveland Downtown Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade Registration Rates Prices are the same for in-person and virtual attendance. Member (Earlybird*) $1,095 Non-member (Earlybird*) $1,695 First Time Attendee (Earlybird*) $995 Academic or Gov’t Member (Earlybird*) $895 Student Member (Earlybird*) $695 Single Day Pass (CLE sessions only) $625 Late Member $1,295 Late Non-member $1,895 Late First Time Attendee $1,195 Late Academic or Gov’t Member $1,095 Late Student $695 *Early bird pricing ends on 5/1/2024. Please note, the rate increases by $100 for walk-in registrations. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the event (June 7, 2024). If you would like to attend virtually, or need to make a change in your registration, please email Jen McGhee at jmcghee@copyrightsociety.org. Walk-in Member $1,395 Walk-in Non-member $1,995 Walk-in First Time Attendee $1,295 Walk-in Academic or Gov’t Member $1,195 Walk-in Student $695 Suggested Places to Visit in Cleveland Cleveland Botanical Garden Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland Museum of Natural History Greater Cleveland Aquarium Historic Little Italy U.S. President James A. Garfield Monument West Side Market Useful Links Why Cleveland Rocks Activities and Tours Explore 2024 Annual Meeting sponsorship & marketing opportunities Interested in Volunteering at the Annual Meeting? Financial Scholarship Guidelines Cancellation Policy CLE Credit Details The Copyright Society is an accredited provider in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. MCLE Credits will be available for those jurisdictions, and requests for credit in other jurisdictions may be made when registering. While credit in other jurisdictions is not guaranteed, Copyright Society staff will submit applications for accreditation and notify attorneys upon approval. This intermediate program is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Arizona: Attorneys must self report their CLE hours. A certificate of attendance will be provided for your records. California: The Copyright Society is an accredited provider in California (6.5 CLE Credits). Colorado: New York is an approved jurisdiction (7.5 CLE Credits). Florida: Approved for 8.00 CLE general credits. Georgia: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. Illinois: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. New Hampshire: Attorneys must self report their CLE hours. A certificate of attendance will be provided for your records. New Jersey: New York is an approved jurisdiction (7.5 CLE Credits). New Mexico: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. New York: The Copyright Society is an Accredited New York State MCLE Provider. This intermediate program is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys (7.5 CLE Credits). Ohio: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. Ontario: Attorneys must self report their CPD substantive hours. A certificate of attendance will be provided for your records. Pennsylvania: The Copyright Society is an accredited provider in Pennsylvania (6.5 CLE Credits). Rhode Island: New York is an approved jurisdiction (7.5 CLE Credits). Texas: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. Vermont: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. Washington: Approved for 6.5 CLE general credit hours. Please email cle@copyrightsociety.org for CLE related questions. Agenda 6/09 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT Registration Desk Open | North Foyer Grab your badge and your swag at the Registration Desk on the second floor of the hotel. 6/09 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT Copyright Society Chapter Chair Meeting For Chapter Chairs of the Copyright Society. 6/09 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT Copyright Society Board of Trustees Meeting For Board of Trustees members of the Copyright Society only. 6/09 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm EDT First Time Attendee Welcome Reception | Glamper As part of the welcome reception, member and sommelier Drew Kastner will be providing a special wine tasting! The First Time Attendee and Welcome Reception will be at Glamper, 1052 Old River Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113. Shuttle service from the hotel will be provided. 6/09 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Welcome Reception | Glamper As part of the Welcome Reception, member and sommelier Drew Kastner will be providing a special wine tasting! The First Time Attendee and Welcome Reception will be at Glamper, 1052 Old River Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113. Shuttle service will be provided. 6/09 8:15 pm EDT Optional Dine Arounds Take a bite out of Cleveland by joining a dine-around group. Mix and mingle with other Annual Meeting attendees and sample some of Cleveland’s local flavor. Firebirds Wood Fired Grille – Orange Village House of Creole Cleveland Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse – Beachwood Jaia Jukebox La Playa Fresh Seafood Luca Italian Cuisine Cleveland South Side Sora Taza – A Lebanese Grill The Last Page Sign up for a dine around here. Space is limited. 6/10 7:00 am - 8:15 am EDT Breakfast | Salons E - H and East Foyer 6/10 8:00 am - 8:30 am EDT Journal of the Copyright Society Editorial Board Meeting 6/10 8:30 am - 8:40 am EDT President's Welcome | Salons A - D 6/10 8:40 am - 8:50 am EDT Journal Remarks Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Editor-in-Chief 6/10 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT Session 1: View from the U.S. Copyright Office Straight from the source, our annual update on recent developments and upcoming initiatives in the U.S. Copyright Office. Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights and Director | United States Copyright Office View Full Bio 6/10 10:00 am - 10:20 am EDT 20-Minute Coffee Break 6/10 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Session 2: Recent Developments in Copyright Join Bob, Tom, Joelle and Dasha for a fast-paced, action-packed review of the year’s most important copyright developments. A highlight of every Annual Meeting! Dasha Chestukhin Associate | Cowan Liebowitz & Latman View Full Bio Bob Clarida Partner | Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, LLP View Full Bio Thomas Kjellberg Counsel | Cowan Liebowitz & Latman View Full Bio Joelle Milov Partner | Cowan Liebowitz & Latman View Full Bio 6/10 12:00 pm - 12:10 pm EDT 10-Minute Break 6/10 12:10 pm - 1:10 pm EDT Session 3: From Vinyl to Virtual: The Evolution of Music Ownership & Artists Agreements Just as advances in society and technology have changed the public’s tastes in music and the way music is made, they have also changed the way musical artists are discovered, compensated and celebrated. This panel will explore the evolution of music ownership and artist agreements from the British invasion of the 1960s to the streaming revolution of the 2010s and beyond. Uwonda S. Carter Founding Partner | Carter Woodard, LLC View Full Bio Kevin J. Greene John J. Schumacher Chair Professor | Southwestern Law School View Full Bio Angela Martinez General Counsel | Ozuna Entertainment View Full Bio Susan Moultrie Senior Vice President (SVP), Artist Initiatives & Business Administration | Sony Music Entertainment View Full Bio Adam Zia Founding Partner | The Zia Firm View Full Bio 6/10 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Lunch and Member Vote | Salons E - H and East Foyer 6/10 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT Optional Activities! Go off-site and experience some of the wonders Cleveland has to offer! There are several activities and tours scheduled, so choose your own adventure. Cleveland Hop-On Hop-Off Tour sponsored by Brewery Tour Annual Copyright Classic Softball Game at Heritage Field at League Park as either a Player or a Spectator sponsored by 36th Annual Kate McKay Tennis Tournament at Medical Mutual sponsored by 6/10 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT Cocktail Hour at the RRHOF Join us at national treasure, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for a cocktail hour in the beer garden before dinner begins. 6/10 7:30 pm - 11:59 pm EDT Dinner at the RRHOF Join us for our conference dinner at national treasure, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hear remarks from out-going and in-coming Society presidents, explore the Hall, and test out your music-making skills! Exhibits will close at 11:00pm. 6/10 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm EDT Special Performance by Crude, Humble, and Obvious! Performance sponsored by 6/11 7:15 am - 8:30 am EDT Breakfast | Salons E - H and East Foyer 6/11 8:45 am - 8:55 am EDT President's Welcome | Salons A - E 6/11 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT Session 4: Latest Developments in Music Copyright Infringement Cases: Perspectives from Expert Musicologists, Practitioners, and Trial Attorneys This panel will provide an update on how courts have been applying new standards for finding copyright infringement of musical compositions and sound recordings. It will also give attendees a chance to hear the songs at the heart of some recent infringement claims, and to participate in a discussion of whether the courts have consistently and appropriately applied prevailing legal principles. Joe Bennett Forensic Musicologist View Full Bio Tal Dickstein Partner | Loeb & Loeb View Full Bio Andrew Goldsmith Partner | Pryor Cashman LLP View Full Bio Katherine M. Leo Associate Professor | Millikin University View Full Bio 6/11 10:00 am - 10:20 am EDT 20-Minute Coffee Break 6/11 10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Session 5: Lessons in Collaboration: Exploring Voluntary Measures to Address Platform Liability This panel will provide an overview of the current status of platform liability, including the challenge for platforms to avail themselves of DMCA Safe Harbor while still monitoring user-generated content on their platform. Acknowledging the legal and practical challenges presented by potentially infringing user-generated content (particularly in light of the widespread use of generative AI, in which infringing content is not as easy to detect), this panel aims to bring together technologists, content owners, and platforms to explore voluntary measures for addressing this issue. We will talk about measures like YouTube’s ContentID, voluntary takedown processes, and other rights management solutions and how they may be adapted for different types of content. Dave Axelgard Director, Product - IP | Epic Games View Full Bio Emily Ellis Associate General Counsel | Meta View Full Bio Steve Kang Senior Vice President, Content Protection | NBCUniversal View Full Bio Brian Smith Senior IP Counsel | Roblox View Full Bio Theresa Weisenberger Partner | BakerHostetler LLP View Full Bio 6/11 11:30 am - 11:45 am EDT 15-Minute Break 6/11 11:45 am - 12:45 pm EDT Session 6: Fair Use and AI: A Debate Join us for a rousing exchange of views with both sides of the debate on whether generative AI’s use of copyrighted material is fair or infringing. The conversation will include a discussion of the current fair use landscape, how generative AI models actually work, and the various cases currently being litigated across the country. Annette L. Hurst Partner, San Francisco Office | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP View Full Bio Matt Oppenheim Founding Partner | Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP View Full Bio Matthew Sag Professor of Law, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science | Emory University Law School View Full Bio Mark Schultz Goodyear Endowed Chair in Intellectual Property Law and Director of the IP Law Program | University of Akron School of Law View Full Bio 6/11 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Breaking News: Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy SCOTUS Decision Close out the annual meeting with breaking news from the Supreme Court. This segment will cover the Court’s decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, which declined to find a three-year limit on copyright damages, the dissent’s views on the statute of limitations more broadly and what may come next in this area. 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