2024 Midwinter Meeting | The Copyright Society

Welcome

Thank You for Joining Us for the 2024 Midwinter Meeting! We hope you have an inspiring and enriching experience! Share your experience and join the conversation on social media using our official hashtag #CopyrightMW

Here you find all the conference information you need.

Location

In-person:

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

41000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Virtual:
The Zoom link for each session is available below and in the agenda, please note that all sessions are in PACIFIC TIME.

Generative AI and Music: A Creative Collaboration or the New Threat to the Music Industry?

Navigating the Legal Pitfalls of Social Media: How to Advise Clients on the Use of Content in Social Media Platforms

SAG-AFTRA/WGA Strike Agreements: What IP Lawyers Need to Know

Behind the Scenes: Copyright and the Future of Entertainment Rights Deals

Text and Technology: How International Licensing Structures Apply to Text, and How They May Predict Options for Generative AI

The Discovery Rule at the Supreme Court: What to Watch with Warner Chappel Music, Inc. v. Nealy

The 15 Minutes Are Over…Now What?: The Application of Warhol v. Goldsmith In and Out of the Courts

IT’S ALIVE (Event)! A Deep Dive Into Content Protection for Live Events

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MCLE

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.

The intermediate program is transitional and appropriate for newly admitted attorneys.

Arizona: Attorneys must self report their CLE hours. A certificate of attendance will be provided for your records. Total minutes of instruction: 360.

California: The Copyright Society is an accredited provider in California (6 CLE Credits)

Colorado: NY is an approved jurisdiction (7 CLE Credits)

Florida: Approved for 7.00 CLE general credits

Georgia: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credits

Illinois: Approved for 6.00 Illinois MCLE general credit hours

Minnesota: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credits

New Jersey: New York is an accredited provider in New Jersey (7 CLE Credits)

New Hampshire: Attorneys must self report their CLE hours. A certificate of attendance will be provided for your records. Total minutes of instruction: 360.

New York: The Copyright Society is an accredited provider in New York (7 CLE Credits)

Ohio: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credit hours

Ontario: Attorneys must self report their CPD substantive hours. A certificate of attendance will be provided for your records. Total minutes of instruction: 360 minutes.

Pennsylvania: The Copyright Society is an accredited provider in Pennsylvania (6 CLE Credits)

Rhode Island: NY is an approved jurisdiction (7 CLE Credits)

Tennessee: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credit hours

Texas: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credit hours

Vermont: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credit hours

Washington: Approved for 6.00 CLE general credits

Submit Your Evaluation & Attorney Attestation Form

Please email cle@copyrightsociety.org for CLE related questions.

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Materials

Access Day 1 (January 27, 2024) Materials Here

Access Day 2 (January 28, 2024) Materials Here

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Photo Contest

Enter the Photo Contest by uploading a photo to the Contest Entry Form. The top three photos will receive a prize! Winners will be announced Sunday, 1/28.

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AI Art Contest

Enter the AI Art Contest by uploading a photo to the Contest Entry Form. The top three generated art pieces will receive a prize! Winners will be announced Sunday, 1/28.

We will have a room with computers dedicated to creating AI-generated art for you to let your imagination fly!

Saturday, 1/27, 2:00-3:30 pm | Desert Suite 2

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Agenda

Below you can see the Agenda with links for Zoom and Materials or click here to download the agenda.

Friday, January 26, 2024

12:00 – 5:00 pm PST	Registration Desk Open Where: Fiesta Foyer
2:00 – 3:00 pm PST	Chapter Chair Meeting Where: Salons 6-8
3:00 – 5:00 pm PST	Board of Trustees Meeting Where: Salons 6-8
6:30 – 7:00 pm PST	First Time Attendee & Copyright Society Mentorship Program Reception Where: Las Palmas Lawn Join the Copyright Society’s Board on the Las Palmas Lawn for a special first-time attendee mixer! Members of the Copyright Society’s Mentorship Program are also encouraged to join for networking with the full group.
6:30 – 8:00 pm PST	Meet and Greet with the Copyright Society DEI Committee Where: Las Palmas Lawn As part of the welcome reception, meet with members of the Copyright Society’s DEI Committee.
7:00 – 8:00 pm PST	Welcome Reception Where: Las Palmas Lawn Join us on the Las Palmas Lawn for hors d’oeuvres and networking as we kick off the conference!
8:15 – 9:30 pm PST	Optional Dine-Arounds Enjoy a nice meal with peers at these informal dinners around town. Copyright Society will make the reservations at local restaurants, and to maximize the conversation, each dine-around will be limited to 8 people. Dine-Around attendees will be responsible for their own transportation and to pay for their own meal, drinks, and associated tip.
9:30 pm – 12:00 am PST	Performance by DJ LUXXURY Where: R Bar Join us in the Omni’s R Bar for this special DJ set by artist and conference speaker DJ LUXXURY (aka Blake Robin)!

Saturday, January 27, 2024

7:30 – 8:30 am PST	Breakfast Join us on the Sunrise Terrace, the outdoor space by the patio and bluEmber Restaurant.
8:00 am – 12:00 pm PST	Registration Desk Open Where: Fiesta Foyer
8:45 am – 9:00 am PST	President’s Welcome Casey M. Chisick – President of the Copyright Society and a Partner at Cassels
9:00 – 10:00 am PST (60 min CLE)	Generative AI and Music: A Creative Collaboration or the New Threat to the Music Industry? Where: Salons 1-5 As generative AI has taken the world by storm, the music industry has been one of the focal points. What does generative AI mean for the ways in which music is created and protected, and what threats does AI pose to rising and established songwriters, artists, and music enterprises? This panel on artificial intelligence and music will discuss a wide array of pivotal issues, including music creation and distribution, the legal and ethical implications of AI-generated music, the future of copyright in the age of AI, the right of publicity (both domestically and internationally), and pending litigation involving artificial intelligence and music. Speakers: Suzana Carlos – Head of Music Policy \| YouTube Joe Fishman – Professor of Law, Robert S. and Theresa L. Reder Faculty Fellow \| Vanderbilt Law School Nyasha Foy – Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, NFTs \| Sotheby’s Scott McDowell – Partner \| King Holmes Paterno & Soriano Blake Robin – Songwriter and Producer Join the Webinar Download Materials
10:00 – 10:30 am PST	Coffee Break Where: Fiesta Foyer
10:30 – 11:30 am PST (60 min CLE)	Navigating the Legal Pitfalls of Social Media: How to Advise Clients on the Use of Content in Social Media Platforms Where: Salons 1-5 This panel will focus on copyright and licensing pitfalls arising from the use of social media platforms. The panelists will discuss topics such as music agreements between music rights administrators and the platforms, embedding, and how content can be used in compliance with sometimes-murky platform terms. Speakers: Maddy Batliboi Globa – Head of Music Legal \| META Shannon Green Global – General Counsel \| Anomaly Hannah E. Taylor – Partner \| Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Join the Webinar Download Materials
11:35 – 11:50 am PST	SAG-AFTRA/WGA Strike Agreements: What IP Lawyers Need to Know Where: Salons 1-5 After months of highly visible negotiations, the major Hollywood unions reached agreements with studios in 2023. This breaking news segment will quickly translate these labor contracts for our audience of IP practitioners, telling us what we need to know about the copyright and other IP-related aspects of the SAG/WGA deals. Speaker: Russell Wetanson – Head of Entertainment & Broadcast Labor Relations / Lead Negotiator \| NBCUniversal Media, LLC Join the Webinar
11:50 am – 12:00 pm PST	10-minute Break
12:00 – 1:00 pm PST (60 min CLE)	Behind the Scenes: Copyright and the Future of Entertainment Rights Deals Where: Salons 1-5 In an age brimming with content, IP holders—from authors to toy companies to game developers—are finding new avenues to maximize the value of their copyrights. On the buyer side, studios, networks, and streamers are molding their strategies to shape and keep pace with an ever-evolving industry. Join us as we unravel the trends and future of entertainment rights deals, including how this all plays out in the negotiation and drafting of grants of rights, reserved rights, and merchandising clauses. Speakers: Jonathan Anschell – Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary \| Mattel Angela Cheng Caplan – President and CEO \| Cheng Caplan Company, Inc Caroline Ryon – Senior Corporate Counsel \| Amazon MGM Studios Jaia Thomas – Founder and CEO, Attorney \| Diverse Representation Join the Webinar Download Materials
1:00 – 2:15 pm PST	Luncheon Join us on the Starlight Terrace, right above the General Session Room.
3:00 – 6:00 pm PST	Optional Activities
7:00 – 9:00 pm PST	Dinner and Reception on the 5th Fairway Join us outdoors on the 5th Fairway for dinner and networking. Guest tickets are available for purchase.
9:30 pm to 12:00 am PST	Performance by Crude Humble & Obvious Don’t miss a special set by Copyright Society house band Crude Humble & Obvious at the hotel’s pub!

Sunday, January 28, 2024

7:30 – 8:30 am PST	Breakfast Join us on the Sunrise Terrace, the outdoor space by the patio and bluEmber Restaurant.
8:00 am – 12:00 pm PST	Registration Desk Open Location: Fiesta Foyer
9:00 – 10:00 am PST (60 min CLE)	Text and Technology: How International Licensing Structures Apply to Text, and How They May Predict Options for Generative AI Where: Salons 1-5 While we all know that text has long been covered by copyright, you might not know as much about the innovative ways we’ve used and licensed works like news, fiction, and scientific journals in our ever changing technological world. Learn how we’ve licensed these types of works here and abroad, the current AI litigation landscape swirling around text, variations between different types of textual works and in comparison to licensing and uses of other creative works, and potential paths forward. Speakers: Jay Kerr-Wilson – Partner \| Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Eleanor M. Lackman – Partner \| Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Regan A. Smith – Senior Vice President & General Counsel \| News Media Alliance Catherine Zaller Rowland – Vice President, General Counsel \| Copyright Clearance Center Join the Webinar Download Materials
10:05 – 10:20 am PST	The Discovery Rule at the Supreme Court: What to Watch with Warner Chappel Music, Inc. v. Nealy Where: Salons 1-5 A review of key facts and arguments by the parties and amici in the Warner Chappell v. Sherman Nealy case which is before the U.S. Supreme Court after the emergence of circuit split following the Court’s 2015 decision in Petrella v. MGM, to answer the following narrowed question presented: “Whether the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations for civil actions, 17 U.S.C. 507(b), precludes retrospective relief for acts that occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit.” Speakers: Brynn Bodair – Business and Legal Affairs Counsel \| PBS Orly Ravid – Professor and Associate Dean of the Biederman Entertainment, Media and Sports Law Institute \| Southwestern Law School Join the Webinar Download Materials
10:20 – 10:40 am PST	Coffee Break Where: Fiesta Foyer
10:45 – 11:45 am PST (60 min CLE)	The 15 Minutes Are Over…Now What?: The Application of Warhol v. Goldsmith In and Out of the Courts Where: Salons 1-5 In May 2023, the Supreme Court decided the closely watched fair use case Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, which asked whether an Andy Warhol painting based on a photograph of musician Prince by Lynn Goldsmith was “transformative” under the first factor of the fair use test. In the past eight months, the lower courts and practitioners have had to grapple with the extent to which the ruling does, or does not, impact the analysis of fair use questions arising in cases involving not just visual arts, but a wide variety of works. Our panel of knowledgeable experts will discuss the impacts of Goldsmith on the overall fair use analysis, the impact on parody and commentary, and how wide-reaching the ruling may be on future fair use disputes. Speakers: Andrew Hannibal – Senior Counsel \| Sesame Workshop Aaron J. Moss – Chair, Litigation Department \| Greenberg Glusker Dale Nelson – Partner \| Donaldson Callif Perez LLP Xiyin Tang – Assistant Professor of Law \| University of California Los Angeles School of Law Join the Webinar Download Materials
11:45 am – 12:00 pm PST	15-minute Break
12:00 – 1:00 pm PST (60 min CLE)	IT’S ALIVE (Event)! A Deep Dive Into Content Protection for Live Events Where: Salons 1-5 This panel will discuss the particular challenges associated with protecting live events including sporting events and live concerts. The panel will look at this from a global perspective, specifically reviewing legislative initiatives in the US and EU which would require internet service providers to take infringing content down expeditiously and ensure the content stays down. The panel will also review civil measures taken by rights holders including site blocking and Right of Information actions and how these have changed the live piracy landscape. Speakers: John Green Eric Mayzel – Co-Chair \| Attorney at Cassels Michael Moore – Associate General Counsel – Intellectual Property and Global Content Protection \| Amazon Mark Mulready – Vice President \| Cyber Services, Irdeto Julian Wailblinger – Partner \| Nordemann Law Join the Webinar Download Materials

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Guest Tickets

For purchase additional meal tickets for your guests.

Friday Welcome Reception | $85

Saturday Breakfast | $45

Sunday Breakfast | $45

Saturday Luncheon | $70

Saturday Dinner | $150

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Activities Tickets

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Red Jeep Tour and Hike – $150

Red Jeep Tour is limited to 54 people. Must be able to walk on uneven terrain, including climbing over some small boulders. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and tennis shoes or hiking shoes.

Meet in Hotel Lobby at 2:50 pm

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