April 8, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
As policymakers weigh the benefits and risks of Generative AI technologies, the question of how to protect and incentivize the creative and intellectual expression of humans is of critical importance. This program will present major issues of policy, practice, and ethics for AI and copyright law, from ingestion of creative works to the public deployment of tools and regenerated content. Learn why authors and publishers are first in time in the AI value chain— and why books, songs, and other works of authorship are of tremendous importance to global AI markets and the regulatory landscape.
Event Welcome
Opening Remarks
Keith Kupferschmid
CEO
Copyright Alliance
(Emcee)
Maria Pallante
President and CEO
Association of American Publishers
Remarks
9:33 A.M.
Innovation & Ethics: Making Generative AI Fair to Creators
9:41 A.M.
Description: As a technology expert, composer, and dedicated advocate for creators’ rights, Ed Newton-Rex is on a crusade to make AI companies license their training materials. After resigning from his leadership role at a leading Generative AI company because of its disregard for copyrighted works, Ed founded Fairly Trained and then recruited nearly 50,000 authors and artists to an open letter protesting the unjust assault on their rights and livelihoods.
Generative AI and Fair Use: What the Scholars Say
10:04 A.M.
Description: Copyright law is well established, with clear case law around licensing and fair use exceptions. But that hasn’t stopped powerful tech companies and their allies from attempting to circumvent or erode this legal framework in ways that harm the fundamental principles of copyright law. A panel of leading legal experts discusses the current landscape at the intersection of copyright law and innovation.
Panelists:
David Atkinson, Assistant Professor of Instruction, UT-Austin
Jonathan Barnett, Professor, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
Jacqueline Charlesworth, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Moderator:
Terry Hart, General Counsel, Association of American Publishers
Licensing is a Win-Win: The Exciting AI Partnerships
between Creators and Tech
10:47 A.M.
Description: The value and commercial viability of Generative AI technology relies on works of high-quality human expression. The works of authors and creators are far more complex than simple ones and zeros – in addition to having their own market value protected by copyright. This panel discusses the emerging marketplace for lawful AI use, and the mutual benefits to creators, tech companies, and society.
Panelists:
Geoff Campbell, SVP, Strategy & Business Development, Condé Nast
Dave Davis, GM, Protege Media
Vered Horesh, Chief of Strategic AI Partnerships, Bria
Michael D. Smith, J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College
Moderator:
Catie Zaller Rowland, General Counsel, Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Congress and its Extraordinary
Constitutional Mandate for IP
11:30 A.M.
Description: This expert-level discussion will explore the role of Congress as stewards of one of the nation’s founding doctrines, the U.S. Copyright Act, examining its constitutional mandate to promote creativity and how the Copyright Act remains fit for purpose and increasingly relevant, even with the emergence of generative AI models.
Participants:
The Hon. Bob Goodlatte, The Goodlatte Group | Former Member of Congress (1993-2019), Former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2013-2019)
Maria Pallante, President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers | Former Register of Copyrights (2011-2016)
Certifying Human Creativity in Songwriting
12:57 P.M.
Description: As generative AI tools flood the marketplace with lax disclosure requirements for when artificial intelligence is used, Humanable’s innovative platform protects musicians and songwriters by certifying musical works that are free from generative AI, indicating human authorship and royalty eligibility for stakeholders.
Livelihoods in Motion: Firsthand Accounts of Creators
1:10 P.M.
Description: Creativity and innovation are two sides of the same coin, and together they have made the United States a world leader in both intellectual property and technology. Hear how authors and artists use technology tools, but nevertheless depend on copyright law and protections against theft for their livelihoods in the era of Generative AI.
Panelists:
Steven Overly, Host, POLITICO Tech
Jenn Schott, Songwriter | Vice President of the Board, Nashville Songwriter Association International
Jonathan Taplin, Author | Film Producer | Director Emeritus, Annenberg Innovation Lab, USC
Moderator:
Alex Reisner, Freelance Journalist | Contributing Writer for The Atlantic
The State of Litigation: Understanding the Dozens of
Copyright Suits Against LLMs
1:53 P.M.
Description: At odds with the emerging licensing market is the unfortunate fact that some AI companies scraped the Internet and otherwise copied millions of valuable works they do not own at the expense of creators and their right to control and be compensated for their works. This panel discusses landmark litigation pending in the courts as creators insist on a lawful AI marketplace.
Panelists:
Karen Chesley, Senior Litigation Counsel, The New York Times
Jennifer Pariser, Partner, Oppenheim + Zebrak
Maxwell V. Pritt, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Mary Rasenberger, CEO, The Authors Guild
Moderator:
Danielle Coffey, President & CEO, News/Media Alliance
Tech Innovation to Protect Creators Against AI Abuses
2:41 P.M.
Description: A demonstration of emerging technology that allows copyright owners to detect when their copyrighted works are used to train AI models and provides transparency about the source.
Presented By:
Louis Hunt, Co-Founder & CEO, Valent
Schedule
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Reception
9:30 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
9:33 a.m.
9:41 a.m.
Innovation & Ethics: Making Generative AI Fair to Creators
10:04 a.m.
Generative AI and Fair Use: What the Scholars Say
10:47 a.m.
Licensing is a Win-Win: The Exciting AI Partnerships between Creators and Tech
11:30 a.m.
Congress and its Extraordinary Constitutional Mandate for IP
11:55 a.m.
Lunch Buffet
12:57 p.m.
Certifying Human Creativity in Songwriting
1:10 p.m.
Livelihoods in Motion: Firsthand Accounts of Creators
1:53 p.m.
The State of Litigation: Understanding the Dozens of Copyright Suits Against LLMs
2:41 p.m.
Tech Innovation to Protect Creators Against AI Abuses
3:01 p.m.
Closing Remarks
3:06 p.m.
Event Ends
Resources
AI Copyright Litigation Chart (Association of American Publishers)
AI Policy (Position Paper) (Copyright Alliance)
Artificial Intelligence Advocacy (Authors Guild)
Fairly Trained Website (Fairly Trained)
Generative AI Is ’The Greatest Risk to the Human Creative Class That Has Ever Existed (National Music Publishers’ Association)
Humanable Website (Humanable)
Statement on AI Training (Ed Newton-Rex)
White Paper: How the Pervasive Copying of Expressive Works to Train and Fuel Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems Is Copyright Infringement And Not a Fair Use (News Media Alliance)
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