« All Events Hybrid Hybrid Event This event has passed. Event Series Event Series: 2024 Copyright+Tech 2024 Copyright and Technology Conference September 30, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Hybrid Hybrid Event « Copyright Society Office Closed Keynote Address: Tom Rubin, OpenAI » In its fifteenth year, Copyright+Tech focuses on the dramatic and fast-moving influences that technology has on copyright in the digital age. Join us on Monday, September 30 for a full day of learning and networking with technologists, attorneys, media professionals, and public policy decision makers. The 2024 Copyright+Technology Conference will be held at Fordham Law School in the Constantino Lecture Hall on Floor 2. Join us after the conference at Connolly’s Bar for a networking reception and special performance by the Copyright Society’s house band Crude, Humble & Obvious! Interested in sponsoring Copyright+Tech? See our sponsorship opportunities here! Registration Rates Prices are the same for in-person and virtual attendance. Member (Earlybird*) $315 Non-member (Earlybird*) $485 Academic or Gov’t Member (Earlybird*) $215 Student Member (Earlybird*) $0 Late Member $415 Late Non-member $585 Late Academic or Gov’t Member $315 Late Student Member $0 *Early bird pricing ends on 8/30/2024. Please note: Registration will close on Thursday, September 26, at 12:00 pm EDT. The rate increases by $100 for walk-in registrations (subject to availability for in-person attendance). If you have missed the registration deadline and would like to attend virtually, or need to make a change in your registration, please contact us at info@copyrightsociety.org. Walk-in Member $515 Walk-in Non-member $685 Walk-in Academic or Gov’t Member $415 Walk-in Student Member $0 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 Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Details Date: September 30, 2024 Time: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Series: 2024 Copyright+Tech Event Category: Copyright+Tech Event Tags:2024, Copyright and Technology, Copyright+Tech Venue Fordham University Law School & Virtual 150 W 62nd St New York, NY 10023 United States + Google Map Related Events Copyright 101: Exceptions and Limitations Unpacked, U.S. & Canada Overview April 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Virtual Event Virtual Event 2025 Copyright + Technology Conference September 8 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Useful Links Financial Scholarship Guidelines Cancellation Policy Become A Member Make A Donation 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 (4.0 CLE Credits). Colorado: New York is an approved jurisdiction (4.5 CLE Credits). 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 (4.5 CLE Credits). 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 (4.5 CLE Credits). 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 (4.0 CLE Credits). Rhode Island: New York is an approved jurisdiction (4.5 CLE Credits). Please email cle@copyrightsociety.org for CLE related questions. Agenda 9/30 9:30 am - 10:00 am Registration and Breakfast 9/30 10:00 am - 10:15 am Welcome Remarks Daniel Cooper President, Copyright Society | Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property, NBCUniversal View Full Bio Bill Rosenblatt President | GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies View Full Bio 9/30 10:15 am - 11:15 am My Blanket and Me: Blanket Licensing for Generative AI In parallel with the many lawsuits that copyright owners have filed against AI technology providers, various activities are taking place to establish voluntary blanket licenses to large bodies of content, with the goal of making it as easy as possible for AI companies to obtain licenses for the content they are using to train their models. Some of these efforts are run by rightsholder trade groups, while others are startups building marketplaces for licensable content. On this panel, we’ll learn about some of each as well as the legal framework in which they hope to operate. Dave Davis General Manager | Protege Media View Full Bio Rachel Fertig Partner | DLA Piper View Full Bio Umair Kazi Director of Policy & Advocacy | Authors Guild View Full Bio Roanie Levy Licensing and Legal Advisor | Copyright Clearance Center View Full Bio Phil Sherrell Partner | Bird & Bird View Full Bio 9/30 11:15 am - 11:30 am Midmorning Break 9/30 11:30 am - 12:30 pm The Paper Trail: Attribution, AI, and Copyright Attribution of content to its creators – whether human or machine – has taken on a new level of importance in the age of generative AI, given factors such as the limitations on copyright registration of AI-generated content and the increasing complexities of rights administration. In this session we’ll explore technologies such as the C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) standard that are emerging for defining and assuring proper attribution, and their implications for these issues as well as for copyright policy in the future. Danielle Bulger Partner | ArentFox Schiff LLP View Full Bio Nicolas Gonzalez Thomas Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer | Musical AI View Full Bio Jenni Katzman Senior Director | Microsoft View Full Bio Will Kreth CEO | HAND (Human & Digital) View Full Bio Leonard Rosenthol Senior Principal Scientist | Adobe View Full Bio 9/30 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch 9/30 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Keynote Address: Tom Rubin, OpenAI Tom Rubin Chief of Intellectual Property and Content | OpenAI View Full Bio 9/30 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Coffee Break 9/30 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm The Extremely Large Elephant In the Room: The Overabundance of Content in the Age of AI Generative AI is the latest in a series of technologies that will accelerate the growth of content available in the world. Yet the potential increase in content generated with AI could well be dramatically larger than previous technologies such as desktop publishing, digital photography, and digital audio workstations. We may soon reach a point at which online content services will no longer accept just anything that’s submitted to them; and this will lead to profound effects on the future of creative industries and the role that copyright and rights administration plays in them. Our panelists will discuss this “elephant in the room” issue and its longer-term implications. Diaa El All CEO | Soundful View Full Bio Anna Gressel Counsel | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP View Full Bio Adrian Perry Technology & IP Transactions Partner | Covington & Burling LLP View Full Bio Olena V. Ripnick-O'Farrell Senior Policy Counsel | Grammarly View Full Bio Bill Rosenblatt President | GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies View Full Bio 9/30 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Afternoon Break 9/30 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm No Advance Permission Required: The Future of Compulsory Licensing The recent dispute between Spotify and music publishers over terms in the § 115 compulsory mechanical license has led to calls for narrowing or eliminating certain types of compulsory licenses for digital content. When technology enables licensing to be done efficiently on a mass scale, are compulsory licenses still fit for purpose? Should we be reevaluating our need for compulsory licenses in the age of ubiquitous digital content, and if so, what should the new criteria be? This session will discuss an issue that could affect how many online services license copyrighted material in the future. Kristelia Garcia Professor of Law | Georgetown Law School View Full Bio Art Levy VP of Business and Legal Affairs | Songtradr View Full Bio Kerry Mustico SVP Legal & Business Affairs | National Music Publishers' Association View Full Bio Adam Parness President | Adam Parness Music Consulting View Full Bio Colin Rushing Executive Vice President and General Counsel | DiMA View Full Bio 9/30 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Networking Reception Join us at Connolly’s Bar for a networking reception! Connolly’s Bar – 121 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036 – 3rd Floor 9/30 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Performance by Crude, Humble & Obvious Partners Sponsors Diamond Sponsor Covington & Burling is a pre-eminent international law firm with more than 1,500 attorneys and advisors across 14 offices. We are known for the high quality of our work, in-depth knowledge of key industries, sophistication in complex corporate, regulatory, advisory, and contentious matters, deep loyalty to clients, and commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards. Networking Reception Sponsor Gold Sponsor With over 1,000 lawyers practicing in 15 offices worldwide, Arnold & Porter combines sophisticated regulatory, litigation, and transactional capabilities to resolve clients’ most complex issues. DLA Piper combines practice area knowledge with modern industry insights and an expansive global footprint in a way that no other law firm can. Founded in 1997 to assist on the Microsoft antitrust litigation, Elysium Digital provides software- and technology-related expert witness and consulting services for legal matters. The Levy Firm is a full service transactional law firm focused on the needs of innovators, creatives, and artists. We specialize in entertainment law, copyright, and corporate and commercial transactions. Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsors
