Copyright Office News

U.S. Copyright Office and USPTO Conclude Joint Study on Non-Fungible Tokens

U.S. Copyright Office and USPTO Conclude Joint Study on Non-Fungible Tokens NewsNet 1040March 12, 2024 Today, the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (collectively the “Offices”) published the results of their joint study on the intellectual property (IP) law and p

U.S. Copyright Office Joins Message on International Women’s Day 2024

U.S. Copyright Office Joins Message on International Women’s Day 2024 NewsNet 1039March 8, 2024 The U.S. Copyright Office has joined with national and regional intellectual property offices from around the world as well as with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to issue a message i

The Copyright Office announces Webinar on Copyright Essentials: Myths Explained

The Copyright Office announces Webinar on Copyright Essentials: Myths Explained NewsNet 1038 March 7, 2024 The U.S. Copyright Office invites you to register to attend the upcoming online webinar, “Copyright Essentials: Copyright Myths Explained” on March 27, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. There is

Copyright Office Invites Requests to Testify in Section 1201 Rulemaking Hearings

Copyright Office Invites Requests to Testify in Section 1201 Rulemaking Hearings NewsNet 1036February 7, 2024 The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a Federal Register notice announcing that it will hold public hearings in the triennial rulemaking proceeding under section 1201 of Title 17. Section 120

Copyright Office Announces Appointment of Nancy E. Weiss as Kaminstein Scholar

Copyright Office Announces Appointment of Nancy E. Weiss as Kaminstein Scholar NewsNet 1035 February 1, 2024 Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter welcomes Nancy E. Weiss as the fifth Abraham L. Kaminstein Scholar in residence at the U.S. Copyright Office. Weiss joined the Office on January 14, an

Library to Host Copyright Public Modernization Committee Meeting February 15

Library to Host Copyright Public Modernization Committee Meeting February 15 NewsNet 1033 January 31, 2024 The Library of Congress issued the following press release: The Library of Congress will host the sixth bi-annual meeting of the Copyright Public Modernization Committee virtually on Thursday,

Copyright Office Welcomes New Ringer Fellow

Copyright Office Welcomes New Ringer Fellow NewsNet 1028 November 21, 2023 The U.S. Copyright Office is pleased to announce that Isaac Klipstein has joined the Office as a fellow (2023–2025) in the Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Program. Klipstein started his two-year appointment in August and i

U.S. Copyright Office Issues a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Related to Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act’s Statutory Mechanical Blanket License 

U.S. Copyright Office Issues a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Related to Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act’s Statutory Mechanical Blanket License  NewsNet 1022 September 26, 2023 The U.S. Copyright Office has publish