In its seventeenth year, Copyright+Tech focuses on the dramatic and fast-moving influences that technology has on copyright in the digital age. Join us on Thursday, September 17 for a full day of learning and networking with technologists, attorneys, media professionals, and public policy decision makers. The Copyright+Tech Conference is co-presented with GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies in collaboration with the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. Registration Rates Ticket Type(In-Person or Virtual) Early-bird Thru 8/31 After 8/31 Member $345 $445 Academic Member $245 $345 Government Member $245 $345 Student Member In-person: $65Virtual: Free In-person: $65Virtual: Free Non-Member $545 $645 In-person registration will close Thursday, September 10 at midnight (ET). We are unable to allow in-person registration after this date. Not a member? Consider joining the Copyright Society today to receive special savings on our CLE programs and a ton of members-only benefits! LEARN MORE AND JOIN Sponsorship Interested in sponsoring the 2026 Copyright + Technology Conference? Our packages offer a variety of benefits and marketing opportunities to fit different budget sizes. Explore our sponsorship & marketing opportunities here. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Programs Manager Jennifer McGhee. CLE 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. For more information about CLE, please visit copyrightsociety.org/ct26-cle. Please email cle@copyrightsociety.org for CLE related questions. Hotel In need of a place to stay while you’re in New York? We have a list of recommend hotels close by NYU. The Marlton Hotel 5 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011 W New York – Union Square 201 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003 Moxy NYC East Village 112 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003 Hyatt Union Square New York 134 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003 (The Mercer) 147 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012 Courtyard by Marriott New York Manhattan/SoHo 181 Varick St, New York, NY 10014 The Dominick 246 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 Useful Links Support the Conference as a Sponsor! Financial Aid Volunteer Opportunities CLE FAQ Cancellation Policy Agenda 9/16 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Connolly’s Pub – 121 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036, 3rd Floor Welcome and Networking Reception Join us the night before the conference for a casual welcome reception. Grab a bite and network with fellow attendees at Connolly’s Pub. Must be 21+ to attend. 9/17 9:30 am – 10:00 am Registration and Light Breakfast 9/17 10:00 am – 10:15 am Welcome Remarks Theodore Cheng Arbitrator and Mediator, ADR Office of Theo Cheng / President, Copyright Society | ADR Office of Theo Cheng LLC View Full Bio Bill Rosenblatt President | GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies View Full Bio 9/17 10:15 am – 11:15 am Singing from the Same Hymnal: Crafting Coherent Copyright Technology Policy for AI Globally Governments around the world are grappling with a range of copyright issues related to generative AI. They need to understand how it affects today’s copyright infrastructure as well as the new technologies that are being introduced to deal with copyright issues for generative AI – and to craft policies that take all this into account while addressing the concerns of various stakeholders. It’s a formidable set of challenges that can only get more formidable if each country does it alone. On this panel we’ll discuss WIPO’s AI Information Interchange (AIII), a global effort to collect and organize technical expertise on these topics for the benefit of all, as well as the efforts in the U.S. to organize and make use of this firehose of information. Moderator Bill Rosenblatt President | GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies View Full Bio John Lee Senior Director, Head of IP Policy at CCIA View Full Bio Garrett Levin Senior IP Law & Policy Officer on IP and Frontier Technologies at WIPO View Full Bio Andrew Moore Acting Principal Counsel and Director for Copyright Policy | US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) View Full Bio M. Luisa Simpson EVP, Global Policy | Association of American Publishers View Full Bio 9/17 11:15 am – 11:30 am Mid-morning Break 9/17 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Take Down the Takedowns? The Future of Takedown Notices in the Wake of Cox The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cox v. Sony Music set standards for platform contributory liability so that online platforms must be shown to be “inducing” or “tailored to” infringement to be found liable. This calls into question the systems for sending and processing takedown notices that were developed since the enactment of the DMCA in 1998 – systems such as those that generated the thousands of takedown notices that Cox was accused of ignoring. Our panelists will contemplate the future of such mechanisms and the cottage industry that has developed to support them. Moderator Christopher Rucinski VP – Forensic Services | Charles River Associates View Full Bio Michael Candore Managing Director | BCGuardian, LLC View Full Bio Jennifer Golinveaux Partner | Alston & Bird View Full Bio Jonathan Wiggins Associate General Counsel, Litigation & Compliance | Elsevier Inc. View Full Bio 9/17 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunches 9/17 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Keynote Address by Yuki Mitsufuji, Lead Research Scientist, VP AI Research at SonyAI. Keynote Speaker Yuki Mitsufuji Lead Research Scientist/VP of AI Research at SonyAI View Full Bio 9/17 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Afternoon Break 9/17 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm The New Plumbing: Rights Administration for AI Content A growing number of rights administration processes are coming to rely on the ability to determine whether an item of content was generated by AI, and if so, what training materials were most influential in its generation. Technologies such as AI detection and attribution are emerging to enable this at scale. We’ll discuss these technologies, their current uses, and their implications for copyright and rights administration across multiple types of content. Moderator Nikki Canales Associate | Covington & Burling LLP View Full Bio Josh Freeman SVP, Partnerships at ProRata.ai View Full Bio Tom Kershaw SVP, Chief Technology Officer | Broadcast Music, Inc. View Full Bio Regan Smith Senior Vice President & General Counsel | News Media Alliance View Full Bio Luciana Soares de Souza Legal & Business Affairs | Ircam Amplify View Full Bio 9/17 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm 15-Minute Break 9/17 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Prospecting for Gold: Technologies for Enhancing the Value of Music Catalogs Buying, selling, and exploiting music rights catalogs has become big business. Although much of the work in evaluating catalogs and growing their revenue streams involves good old-fashioned accounting and data expertise, a growing number of companies are developing new technologies for improving diligence processes, extracting value from catalog assets, and growing revenue over time. We’ll take a look at some of these technologies and discuss how the catalog investment community is using them. Moderator Rick Gleave Founding Partner at Music Foundry View Full Bio Reece Cook Senior Associate, Business + Legal Affairs at HarbourView Equity View Full Bio Cole Davis Founder/CEO | Switchchord, LLC View Full Bio Sho Mitchell Co-Founder at Beatlibrary View Full Bio Lexi Todd Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs | Primary Wave Music View Full Bio Thank You Sponsors! Diamond Sponsor Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Thank You Partners!
