For anyone that's interested, the U.S. Copyright Office third and final roundtable on this, 'Copyright' is tomorrow, Jan 31 at 10:00 EST (15:00 UTC) https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_60h3yo4iROOg1zn69n7sVQ [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16266>On *Wednesday January 25 2023* the *Decentralized Future Council <https://www.decentralizedfuturecouncil.org/>*, *Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web <https://ffdweb.org/>*, and *Internet Education Foundation <https://www.neted.org/>* presented a panel '*Web3 & IP: Understanding the NFT and IP Connection <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/web-3-ip-understanding-the-nft-and-ip-connection-tickets-503455397647>*' to discuss NFTs' connection to IP and its impact on technological innovation and civil society. Are NFTs disrupting IP rights? What is the NFT & IP connection? Senators Tillis and Leahy have asked for a study on NFTs and IP rights and, in response, the USPTO and the Copyright Office are *holding roundtables <https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/joint-study-intellectual-property-rights-and-non-fungible-tokens>* and have released a *Notice of Inquiry <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/23/2022-25211/study-on-non-fungible-tokens-and-related-intellectual-property-law-issues>*. New decentralized technologies are challenging the definition and scope of IP protections while empowering and inspiring small and large creators alike. What does this mean for intellectual property policy? *PANEL* *Jonathan Victor*, Ecosystem Lead- NFTs & Gaming, Protocol Labs *Sy Damle*, prior GC Copyright Office, George Washington Law School *Kat Walsh*, General Counsel, Creative Commons *Madhavi Sunder*, Professor, Georgetown University Law *MODERATOR* *Hillary Brill*, Professor, Georgetown University Law *VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/efjmB_iVukE <https://youtu.be/efjmB_iVukE>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3Hk5uAu <https://bit.ly/3Hk5uAu>* *TWITTER #web3 @dfuturecouncil <https://bit.ly/3wEGoaD> @FFDWeb @NetEdFound @mindspillage @creativecommons Jonathan Victor @protocollabs @SyDamle @MadhaviSunder #NFTs #IP* *MASTODON #web3 <https://mastodon.social/tags/web3> * *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/dfc-web3ip <https://archive.org/details/dfc-web3ip>* Permalink *https://isoc.live/16266 <https://isoc.live/16266>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -