Registration is now open! Early bird ends on August 30th! 2024 Copyright + Technology Conference When: September 30, 2024 at 9:30am - 5:00pm EDT Where: Fordham University Law School & Virtual In its 15th year, Copyright and Technology focuses on the dramatic and fast-moving influences that technology has on copyright in the digital age. Join us for a jam-packed day of learning and networking with technologists, attorneys, media industry people, and public policy decision makers. And after the conference, join us at Connolly’s Bar for a networking reception and special performance by the Copyright Society’s house band Crude, Humble & Obvious! The 2024 Copyright and Technology Conference will be held at Fordham Law School 150 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023 in the Constantino Lecture Hall. Interested in sponsoring the conference? 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 email tsoalleiro@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 Useful Links Explore Sponsorship Opportunities 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 EDT Registration and Breakfast 9/30 10:00 am - 10:15 am EDT Welcome Remarks Daniel Cooper President, Copyright Society | SVP, Intellectual Property, Head of IP Analysis & Insights, NBCUniversal View Full Bio Bill Rosenblatt President | GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies View Full Bio 9/30 10:15 am - 11:15 am EDT 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 CEO and Co-Founder | Calliope Networks 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 EDT Midmorning Break 9/30 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT 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 Senior Associate | ArentFox Schiff LLP View Full Bio Nicolas Gonzalez Thomas Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer | Musical AI View Full Bio Will Kreth CEO | HAND (Human & Digital) View Full Bio Leonard Rosenthol Principal Scientist and Chair, Technical Working Group, Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity | Adobe View Full Bio 9/30 12:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT Lunch 9/30 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm EDT 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 EDT Coffee Break 9/30 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm EDT 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 View Full Bio Olena V. Ripnick-O'Farrell Associate General Counsel, IP Product | Meta View Full Bio Bill Rosenblatt President | GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies View Full Bio 9/30 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm EDT Afternoon Break 9/30 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT 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 9/30 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT Networking Reception Join us at Connolly’s Bar for a networking reception! 9/30 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT Performance by Crude, Humble & Obvious Partners Sponsors Gold Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Registration Login to Register Become a Member Register as a Guest 0
