Zoom Workshop: Copyright & Royalties for Musicians
Wednesday May 18th at 2:00 p.m. Central
Featuring Holland Gormley and John Riley of the US Copyright Office
Ever wanted to know more about copyright, but not sure where to start? Join John Riley and Holland Gormley from the U.S. Copyright Office as they discuss:
What you need to know about your rights.
How to access royalty streams that may be available to you.
What you need to do to ensure you are receiving mechanical royalties from the Music Modernization Act.
Plus your questions!
Copyright and Royalties for Musicians
Wednesday May 18th 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
An Ella Project Zoom Workshop
Free, but please email gene@ellanola.org for the link.
About our presenters:
Holland Gormley is a Public Affairs Specialist with the U.S. Copyright Office, where she specializes in outreach to creative communities. Prior to joining the Copyright Office, Holland worked in communications and project management roles at private, non-profit, and government arts organizations, including the State Department’s hip hop diplomacy program and the National Endowment for the Arts’ music division. She holds a BFA in Studio Art and Art History from UNC-Chapel Hill, an MA in Arts Management from American University, and certificates in International Art Business (Sotheby’s | London), Leadership Communications (Harvard), and Social Media Communications (Georgetown). She is a former Presidential Management Fellow and in her free time mentors young people interested in government service. Holland is also an avid watercolorist and has a soft spot for pop music.
John Riley is an Assistant General Counsel at the Copyright Office where he has contributed to the United States Government’s briefs in the Petrella and Aereo Supreme Court cases, the Copyright Small Claims, Copyright and the Music Marketplace, Section 1201 of Title 17, and Software-Enabled Consumer Products policy reports, and, among other regulatory work, has authored rules implementing the Music Modernization Act, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act of 2020, and the GRAM registration option.
Prior to joining the Copyright Office in 2013, John worked as the Senior Manager of Intellectual Property Enforcement at the United States Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center. John earned his LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University Law School and his JD from Penn State University’s, Dickinson School of Law. He has been recognized by the American Intellectual Property Law Association for his distinguished service and contributions in the field of intellectual property law.
