Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The Copyright Alliance—along with numerous co-host organizations and partners—hosted a panel, titled Sustaining and Empowering the Creative Community Through Copyright. Our panel kept up with the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) 2024 theme, IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity. During the event, we discussed how creators can meet their goals today while helping to ensure that tomorrow’s creative community is sustained through job growth, a strong creative economy, and continued growth of the arts, all of which are perpetuated through copyright protections.
Panel Introduction:
Keith Kupferschmid (CEO, Copyright Alliance)
Opening Remarks:
Miriam Lord (Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education, U.S. Copyright Office)
Moderator:
Maribel Quezada Smith (Founder, BIPOC Podcast Creators and Video/Podcast Producer)
Panelists:
Bijou Mgbojikwe (Senior Policy Counsel, Entertainment Software Association)
Eric Schwartz (Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp and Founding Director and Vice Chair, National Film Preservation Foundation)
Mary Rasenberger (CEO, Authors Guild)
Taura Stinson, (Academy Award Nominated Songwriter, Composer, Producer, and Author)
Cohosts:
Arts & Business Council Boston
Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
BIPOC Podcast Creators
Black Girl Film School
California Lawyers for the Arts
Carolina Lawyers for the Arts and Entertainment
Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Colorado Attorneys for the Arts
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
Dade Legal Aid
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
National Association of Voice Actors
Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
The Ella Project
VLA New York
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
To learn more about World IP Day, please visit our Trending Topics webpage: copyrightalliance.org/trending-topics/celebrating-world-ip-day
If you aren’t already a member of the Copyright Alliance, you can join today by completing our Individual Creator Members membership form! Members gain access to monthly newsletters, educational webinars, and so much more — all for free! copyrightalliance.org/get-involved/creator-membership
Social Media pages
X: @Unite4Copyright
Facebook: @CopyrightAlliance
Instagram: @CopyrightAlliance
LinkedIn: @Copyright-Alliance
The Copyright Alliance—along with numerous co-host organizations and partners—hosted a panel, titled Sustaining and Empowering the Creative Community Through Copyright. Our panel kept up with the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) 2024 theme, IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity. During the event, we discussed how creators can meet their goals today while helping to ensure that tomorrow’s creative community is sustained through job growth, a strong creative economy, and continued growth of the arts, all of which are perpetuated through copyright protections.
Panel Introduction:
Keith Kupferschmid (CEO, Copyright Alliance)
Opening Remarks:
Miriam Lord (Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education, U.S. Copyright Office)
Moderator:
Maribel Quezada Smith (Founder, BIPOC Podcast Creators and Video/Podcast Producer)
Panelists:
Bijou Mgbojikwe (Senior Policy Counsel, Entertainment Software Association)
Eric Schwartz (Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp and Founding Director and Vice Chair, National Film Preservation Foundation)
Mary Rasenberger (CEO, Authors Guild)
Taura Stinson, (Academy Award Nominated Songwriter, Composer, Producer, and Author)
Cohosts:
Arts & Business Council Boston
Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
BIPOC Podcast Creators
Black Girl Film School
California Lawyers for the Arts
Carolina Lawyers for the Arts and Entertainment
Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Colorado Attorneys for the Arts
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
Dade Legal Aid
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
National Association of Voice Actors
Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
The Ella Project
VLA New York
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
To learn more about World IP Day, please visit our Trending Topics webpage: copyrightalliance.org/trending-topics/celebrating-world-ip-day
If you aren’t already a member of the Copyright Alliance, you can join today by completing our Individual Creator Members membership form! Members gain access to monthly newsletters, educational webinars, and so much more — all for free! copyrightalliance.org/get-involved/creator-membership
Social Media pages
X: @Unite4Copyright
Facebook: @CopyrightAlliance
Instagram: @CopyrightAlliance
LinkedIn: @Copyright-Alliance
