Event Summary

Interested in learning about copyrights?

Wondering how to protect your creative work under copyright law?

Come learn about the basics of copyright at this presentation and Q & A session:

• U.S. Copyright Basics
• What is a copyright?
• Who owns a copyright?
• When does a copyright exist?
• What is the effect of registration?
• What is the effect of a copyright notice?
• What is a license?
• Copyrighted works involving people or third party works
• Basics of Fair Use
• Remedies in the United States
• DMCA

Facilitators:

Kevin Madigan - SVP, Policy and Government Affairs

Rachel Kim - VP, Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel

Kevin Madigan is SVP, Policy and Government Affairs at the Copyright Alliance. Kevin joined the Copyright Alliance in early 2020 after four years at the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. Serving most recently as CPIP’s Deputy Director, Kevin conducted academic and policy work across all areas of intellectual property law. Before CPIP, Kevin worked as a research associate at Finnegan Henderson Garabow Garrett & Dunner, a law clerk at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and as an intern at the Recording Industry Association of America.

Kevin’s work in copyright includes drafting amicus briefs, regulatory comments, policy papers, and essays on diverse topics such as public performance rights, copyright office modernization, the Music Modernization Act, the CASE Act, and the European Copyright Directive. He has authored law review articles on patent and trade secret policy issues, and he blogs at mistercopyright.org. In addition to being a lawyer and advocate for the rights of creators, Kevin is a visual artist, musician, and registered copyright owner.

Kevin holds a B.A. from Boston College, a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University Law School. He is admitted to practice law in Maryland and Washington, DC.

Rachel Kim is VP, Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel at the Copyright Alliance where she has advocated for and worked on education and outreach to the creative community on a variety of domestic and international copyright policy issues—including AI, CCB regulations, Copyright Office, modernization, regulations, registration practices, and other copyright and policy initiatives. Prior to rejoining the Copyright Alliance in 2021 to support its mission to protect and strengthen the rights of creators and copyright owners, she was of Counsel at CBS Studios and a Law Clerk and Contracts Specialist at NBCUniversal, advising and working on a variety of legal and business issues arising from television production. She was also a Legal Fellow and Intern at the Copyright Alliance, an Intern at the National Music Publishers’ Association, and an Intern at the Legal Aid Justice Center.

Rachel earned her J.D. from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and her B.A. in Chinese Language/Literature from George Mason University. She is admitted to practice in Washington, DC. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys reading, playing the piano, poetry writing, exercising, and spending time and fellowship with family and friends.

Visit Copyright Alliance's website at: http://copyrightalliance.org/

Event Details

• Date

  August 19, 2025

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• Time

  11:00am - 1:00pm

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• Partner

  Copyright Alliance

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• Venue

  Online