2023 Annual Meeting June 11th at 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT Register Location Newport Harbor Island Resort 1 Goat Island, Newport, RI 02840 View our Cancellation Policy View our Financial Aid Policy When: June 11-13, 2023 SPONSORSHIP BOOK HOTEL Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors! Mark your calendars and join members of the copyright and entertainment communities for two and a half days of cutting-edge copyright law panels offering up to 8.25 CLE credits, networking events, and activities in stunning Newport, Rhode Island during the Copyright Society’s Annual Meeting. All are welcome! A Special Thank You to the 2023 Annual Meeting Planning Committee: Terrance Hart and Erika Stallings (co-chairs), Kerri Ellenberger, Judith Finell, Barry Werbin and Xuyang Zhu Registration 2023 Registration Rates Early bird rates end May 5, 2023 Member: Early: $995 Regular: $1,295 Non-member: Early: $1,495 Regular: $1,795 First-Time Attendee: Early: $895 Regular: $1,195 Academic or Government Member: Early: $895 Regular: $1,195 Student Member: Early: $625 Regular: $725 Single Day Ticket: $725 Single-Day Tickets Interested in registering for a single day? Purchase a Single-Day Ticket to attend sessions on either Monday or Tuesday only. Meals and receptions are NOT included in the panel ticket price, but a la carte guest tickets may be purchased to attend meals and receptions. Dress Code The dress code for the Annual Meeting is business casual. Guest Tickets You may purchase guest tickets while completing your own registration or purchase tickets later by visiting our Tickets Store Financial Aid Policy The Copyright Society provides a limited number of scholarships each year to students, law clerks, unemployed attorneys, and nonprofit and government employees. For information on how to apply, please click here. Agenda 06 / 11 12:00 pm EDT Registration 06 / 11 2:00 pm EDT Chapter Chair Meeting Location: Vanderbilt 06 / 11 3:00 pm EDT Copyright Society Trustee Meeting Location: Vanderbilt Start 06 / 11 5:30 pm EDT End 06 / 11 6:00 pm EDT First-Time Attendee & Copyright Society Mentorship Program Reception Location: North Lawn and East Dock Start 06 / 11 6:00 pm EDT End 06 / 11 7:30 pm EDT Welcome Reception Join Copyright Society members and guests for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and networking in the outdoor pavilion. The welcome reception is included in your registration fee. Guest tickets are available for purchase when registering or by clicking here. Location: NorthLawn and East Dock Start 06 / 12 7:00 am EDT End 06 / 12 1:00 pm EDT Registration Location: Ballroom Foyer Start 06 / 12 7:00 am EDT End 06 / 12 8:15 am EDT Breakfast Buffet Location: Rose Island Start 06 / 12 8:30 am EDT End 06 / 12 8:45 am EDT Welcome Casey Chisick, Copyright Society President Location: Grand Ballroom Start 06 / 12 8:45 am EDT End 06 / 12 10:00 am EDT Session 1: View from the U.S. Copyright Office Our not-to-be-missed annual update on recent developments and upcoming initiatives at the U.S. Copyright Office straight from all of the Associate Registers of Copyrights. Speakers: Associate Registers of Copyrights U.S. Copyright Office Location: Grand Ballroom Speakers: Robert J. Kasunic, Miriam Lord, Maria Strong, Suzanne Wilson Start 06 / 12 10:00 am EDT End 06 / 12 10:20 am EDT Coffee Break Location: Brenton Hall Start 06 / 12 10:30 am EDT End 06 / 12 11:30 am EDT Session 2: Section 1201: Twenty-five years of TPMs, Triennial Rulemakings, and Tractors Twenty-five years ago, Congress enacted Section 1201 to encourage markets for copyrighted works in the digital environment. Part of Section 1201 directs the US Copyright Office to engage in a rulemaking every three years to grant exemptions to the prohibitions on circumventing TPMs to allow noninfringing uses of copyrighted works. Panelists will discuss the history of the eight triennial rulemakings that have occurred so far, including trends in exemptions being granted and how the process itself has evolved. Section 1201 is not without criticism, and panelists will also discuss legal challenges to the law and the rulemaking process, focusing on Green v. DOJ, which resulted in a recent DC Circuit decision rejecting a First Amendment challenge. Finally, panelists will discuss the “right to repair” movement and its intersection with copyright law generally and Section 1201 specifically. Location: Grand Ballroom Speakers: Sy Damle, Devlin Hartline, Bijou Mgbojikwe, Meredith Rose Start 06 / 12 11:30 am EDT End 06 / 12 11:40 am EDT Break Location: Brenton Hall Start 06 / 12 11:45 am EDT End 06 / 12 1:15 pm EDT Session 3: Recent Developments in Copyright Join Bob & Tom for a fast-paced, action-packed review of the year's most important copyright developments. A highlight of every Annual Meeting! Speakers: Robert W. Clarida Partner, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC Thomas Kjellberg Counsel, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman P.C. Location: Grand Ballroom Start 06 / 12 1:15 pm EDT End 06 / 12 2:30 pm EDT Luncheon & Annual Members Meeting Location: Rose Island Start 06 / 12 3:30 pm EDT End 06 / 12 5:00 pm EDT Optional Activity: Breakers & Beneath the Breakers Tour Designed by the legendary architect Richard Morris Hunt, The Breakers mansion is Newport's most palatial summer residence. Built from 1893-1895, at a cost of $7 million (equivalent to over $150M today), this National Historic Landmark was the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbuilt II. In addition to exploring the mansion, Copyright Society guests will get a private tour of the underground tunnel, boiler room and basement of The Breakers! You'll see and learn about the development of electricity and how it changed the Gilded Age, plus what it took to operate the 70-room mansion. Please note: This is an underground experience and you will pass through enclosed spaces. The Beneath the Breakers tour is not handicap accessible. Comfortable, flat shoes are recommended. Tickets: $55 / Includes shuttle Location: Meet in Conference Center Entrance for shuttle. Start 06 / 12 3:00 pm EDT End 06 / 12 5:30 pm EDT Optional Activity: Marble House Tour William Vanderbilt built Marble House as a 39th birthday present for his wife Alva Vanderbilt. It was a social and architectural landmark that set the pace for Newport's subsequent transformation from a quiet summer colony of wooden houses to the legendary resort of opulent Gilded Age mansions. Location: 24 Person Limit. Meet in the hotel lobby at 3:00pm for 3:30pm tour (90 minutes). Start 06 / 12 3:00 pm EDT End 06 / 12 5:00 pm EDT Optional Activity: Rail Explorers Tour A rail explorer is a pedal powered vehicle that rides on railroad tracks. They have four steel wheels, hydraulic disc brakes, pedals for each seat, and are comfortable, fun and easy to ride. Although the rail explorers require pedaling, the magic of steel wheels on steel rails makes the experience very different from riding a bicycle. There is no need to steer and riding is hands free - making it easy to take photographs as you roll along. Rail explorers are available in double or quad (4) seats. Shuttle service to/from provided. Please Note: Comfortable, close-toed shoes required. Riders must be able to get on and off bikes. Tour is run rain or shine, and umbrellas/ponchos will be provided if there is rain. The shuttle leaves at 2:30pm to make a 2:50pm checkin; the Rail Explorers tour starts at 3:00pm. Tickets: $85 / Includes shuttle Sponsored by: Usher Winslett Location: Meet in Conference Center Entrance for shuttle. Start 06 / 12 3:00 pm EDT End 06 / 12 6:00 pm EDT Copyright Classic XXXV Join us for the 35th annual Copyright Classic softball game and vie for the 2023 Champion Title! All are welcome to play or cheer from the sidelines. Location: Meet in Conference Center Entrance for shuttle. Start 06 / 12 3:00 pm EDT End 06 / 12 6:00 pm EDT 35th Annual Kate McKay Tennis Tournament Join Copyright Society member and guest players for our annual Kate McKay Tennis tournament at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where tennis began over one hundred years ago. Players will compete on the Casino's beautifully tended grass courts. Shuttle service provided to/from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. All are welcome! Location: Meet in Conference Center Entrance for shuttle. Start 06 / 12 7:00 pm EDT End 06 / 12 9:30 pm EDT Dinner & Reception Location: Waterfront Pavilion Start 06 / 12 9:30 pm EDT End 06 / 12 12:00 am EDT After Party Don't miss the Copyright Society house band, Crude Humble & Obvious, and special guests! Location: The Pelham Start 06 / 13 7:30 am EDT End 06 / 13 12:00 pm EDT Registration Location: Ballroom Foyer Start 06 / 13 7:30 am EDT End 06 / 13 8:30 am EDT Breakfast Buffet Location: Rose Island Start 06 / 13 7:30 am EDT End 06 / 13 8:30 am EDT Journal of the Copyright Society Editorial Board Meeting Location: Vanderbilt Start 06 / 13 8:45 am EDT End 06 / 13 9:00 am EDT Welcome Casey Chisick, Copyright Society President Location: Grand Ballroom Start 06 / 13 9:00 am EDT End 06 / 13 10:00 am EDT Session 4: Copyright Across Borders An international panel of experts will explore the ways in which copyright laws in the UK, EU and China can create unexpected issues for US practitioners. In all industries copyright is increasingly exploited on an international basis but the laws that apply in major international markets often differ from the US in significant ways, creating implications for cross-border transactions and disputes. Our panel will examine the practical impacts of these differences, including in relation to (i) copyright subsistence (open vs closed list of protected subject matter, differing thresholds for originality), (ii) ownership in the absence of the work made for hire concept, (iii) restrictions on and formal requirements for assignments and licensing, (iv) restricted acts and infringement, (v) alternative defences to fair use, (vi) differing treatments of moral rights, (vii) mandatory contractual safeguards for creators, and (viii) available remedies. Location: Grand Ballroom Speakers: Sasha Musa, Eleonora Rosati, Wenwen Zeng, Xuyang Zhu Start 06 / 13 10:00 am EDT End 06 / 13 10:15 am EDT Breaking News: Warhol v. Goldsmith Decision Location: Grand Ballroom Speakers: Alfred C. Yen Start 06 / 13 10:15 am EDT End 06 / 13 10:30 am EDT Coffee Break Location: Ballroom Foyer Start 06 / 13 10:30 am EDT End 06 / 13 10:45 am EDT Photo Contest Winners Announced Location: Grand Ballroom Start 06 / 13 10:45 am EDT End 06 / 13 12:00 pm EDT Session 5: Back to the Future: Liability and Protection Challenges Posed by the emergence of generative AI Content Join an engaging panel of speakers as we explore the copyright liability and protection implications of the rapid proliferation of AI generated content. Our panel will not only demonstrate various AI tools to generate content, with a focus on music AI tools, they will also provide insight into HOW the tools generate that content. Discussion to include; education on how Artificial Intelligence actually works, implications on authorship and protection of works, liability risks, current litigations against Stability AI and GitHub, and potential pathways for establishing corporate policies and practices when navigating this space. Location: Grand Ballroom Speakers: Angela Dunning, Judith Finell, Umair Kazi, Manaswi Mishra Start 06 / 13 12:00 pm EDT End 06 / 13 12:10 pm EDT 10-Minute Break Start 06 / 13 12:15 pm EDT End 06 / 13 1:30 pm EDT Session 6: Ethical Issues Arising in the Mediation Context We bet you’ve never asked whether you face ethical challenges in mediations unlike the challenges you face in other negotiations. Well, lawyers, we’re here to tell you that you do! Do you delegate responsibility for face-to-face negotiation to a “caucus-only” mediator? That might breach your ethical duty to represent your client competently. Do you sign air-tight “confidentiality agreements”? You may be waiving your client’s substantive rights without adequately informing your client. Have you ever had private conversations with opposing counsel or the mediator and actually found yourself collaborating? Maybe you have breached your fiduciary obligations to promote your client’s interests. We’re here to help make your advocacy more thoughtful, ethical, and better. Attend this program and take your practice to the next level. Location: Grand Ballroom Speakers: Theo Cheng, Jeff Kichaven, Barry Werbin, Nancy E. Wolff
