It goes without saying that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is a true friend of copyright owners and creatives, but I’ll say it anyway, and you can hear him say it. Thanks to one of our board members and exhibitors for filming a bit of Senator Leahy’s remarks at our Copyright Alliance 4th [...]

The fourth annual Copyright Alliance EXPOnential on Capitol Hill kicked off this morning with a discussion among artists and policymakers about the importance of intellectual property protection, and the investment by copyright industries in meeting consumer demand for content. At the “In Syn©: Innovators and Innovation in the Copyright Community” panel, innovators from the software, [...]

Once a year the Copyright Alliance gathers a group of individual artists and copyright industry representatives to showcase to any and all the latest innovative pro-consumer offerings from the rich tapestry of creators, our EXPOnential. This year we have three events to inform and entertain (see agenda here). You’ll also get to hear from the [...]

Thank you to all of the good folks at the Music Publishers Association, since 1895 the oldest music trade association in the United States, for honoring the Copyright Alliance with the prestigious Arnold Broido Award for Copyright Advocacy. Mr. Broido, universally considered a music industry treasure, passed on in 2007, but the publisher of symphonic [...]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama recently reiterated the critical role trade plays in the U.S. economy and job creation and growth by issuing a Presidential Proclamation declaring May 16-22nd, 2010, World Trade Week (see the proclamation on the White House web site). We’re honoring World Trade Week by being honored with an interview with Assistant [...]

WASHINGTON — This morning the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus announced its “2010 International Anti-Piracy Watch List,” the nations that leading members of Congress will focus on in the coming year in terms of improving the protection of U.S. rights owners of intellectual property. As was the case last year, the five nations being watched are [...]

SANTA MONICA — Anyone who has been in the copyright policy space awhile knows that the music industry is frequently described as the “canary in the coal mine.” The analogy comes from the tradition of miners bringing caged canaries into mines to gauge how toxic the air was. If the canary died, they should probably [...]

WASHINGTON — Join me in celebrating World IP Day, and yes, let’s emphasize the word “World.” Here at the Copyright Alliance we tend to focus on U.S. artists and creators, but creativity and cultural contributions are global. International treaties provide rights under law to artists around the world, but that doesn’t mean their own countries [...]

When flying into Denver from the East, it’s hard to determine where the great plains of Kansas end and the state of Colorado begins. But while driving from the Denver airport to the city center, the Rocky Mountains rise high above their surroundings, diminishing everything else in sight. It’s no wonder, I thought, that American [...]

This is the fifth year the Institute for Policy Innovation is hosting a conference in conjunction with World IP Day. It keeps getting better every year, and I’m not just saying that because I’m moderating a discussion with longtime copyright advocate Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-VA) and accomplished author and screenwriter Andrew Klavan. This year’s event [...]