Senior Director for Copyright and Creativity with GIPC Educator, creator, Astros fan, dog lover, and all around nerd

Joined February 2021
Our webinar "Find Your Voice: Copyright Essentials for Musicians” explores what musicians should know about copyright, including the difference between musical works and sound recordings. Watch a recording of the webinar: copyright.gov/events/copyrig…
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The Chamber’s IP Champion Awards reception honors leaders who use intellectual property protection to drive innovation, create jobs, and solve global challenges through cultural, scientific, and technological advancements. We were thrilled to honor this year’s cohort in an awards ceremony on Tuesday evening. 2025 Global IP Champions include: 💠@RepHankJohnson 💠@SenThomTillis 💠Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State 💠Operation 404 💠Mitch Glazier, @RIAA Congratulations to our 2025 award winners! Learn more about the Chamber’s IP work: bit.ly/3K6G9PE
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During our digital piracy symposium today, business and public policy leaders discussed Intellectual Property’s (IP) benefits to local economies and U.S. workers and the challenges in combating digital IP theft across industries including music, entertainment and finance. @RepZoeLofgren discussed the challenges of AI in copyright and patents and the importance of scientific expertise in addressing these issues while @victoriashaw, a renowned singer and songwriter emphasized the importance of the No Fake Act to protect IP and the need for regulation to prevent AI from replacing human artists. Learn more about the Chamber’s IP work: bit.ly/3K6G9PE
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Watch our recent webinar, How to Effectively Use the Copyright Public Records System (CPRS), and learn how to leverage CPRS’s features to search and retrieve copyright public records: copyright.gov/events/copyrig…
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The creative ecosystem is vast and extends well beyond LA and NY. Did you know Utah has a special film commission and incentives? As do Georgia and Austin, TX. To learn more about the creative ecosystem and Utah's role, click here: youtu.be/vIJi9GVajwI?si=ZMcK…
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jacimcdole retweeted
From phonographs to guitar legends, we're celebrating how innovation has shaped music and performance throughout history this #WorldIPDay. 🎵 @WIPO
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#IP101 Spring has sprung and the plants and flowers are blooming. But did you know plants can be protected by #IP? Plant patents can be granted to a creative and unique type of plant to get exclusive rights to the inventor. See more facts here: ipprogress.world/ip-101
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Happy @recordstoryday! Time to add more your vinyl collection by hitting up your local store! (If you’re in DC - check out @songbyrddc @somrecordsdc & @byrdlandrecords!) What are you shopping for this #RSD2025?
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Interesting. HJC takes interest in piracy, & suddenly the methodology of a well-founded, 6-yr old report is called into question, w/ claims that digital piracy has zero effect on the content industries? Something doesn't add up, & it's not the 2019 study. ccianet.org/research/reports…
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Creators!!! Check out these upcoming webinars hosted by The Copyright Office: Find Your Voice: Copyright Essentials for Musicians The Plot Thickens: Copyright Essentials for Writers loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi…
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Open call for entries for the seventh annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which provides critical recognition & resources to filmmakers who produce exemplary documentary films that tell compelling stories about American history. newsroom.loc.gov/news/librar…
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A great look at Jon Batiste's performance at Super Bowl LIX: msn.com/en-us/music/news/jon…
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From rulemakings to #AI, from modernization to the #CCB (and much more!), the U.S. @CopyrightOffice was extremely busy during 2024. Learn what the Office accomplished in a new post by our VP of Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel, Rachel Kim: bit.ly/3WokZjb
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The #WIPOGlobalAwards 2025 are now open for applications: ow.ly/QS5g50UGH7n The awards celebrate SMEs and startups making smart use of intellectual property for business and social impact Winners receive tailored mentoring to support their IP strategies and scale up 🚀

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From #AI to #piracy to U.S. @CopyrightOffice modernization, Congress stayed very busy throughout 2024 re: #copyright. Read the new post by our CEO @Keithkup to learn which Congressional hearings were held, which legislation was introduced, and much more! bit.ly/4heiXtI
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