Here's the text of the 7.20.21 Press Release from the Copyright office, announcing appointments of Copyright Claims Board officers
JULY 20, 2021Copyright Office Announces Appointments of Copyright Claims Board Officers
Press Contact: Leah Knobel, lknobel@loc.gov
Public Contact: George Thuronyi, gthu@copyright.gov
Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter today announced that Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has appointed David Carson, Monica P. McCabe and Brad Newberg as the first copyright claims officers on the newly established Copyright Claims Board.
“We are pleased to welcome these three experts with such substantial experience in copyright law and alternative dispute resolution,” Perlmutter said. “Their combined deep knowledge and skills will help ensure the successful launch and operation of this important new tribunal.”
In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act), which directed the Copyright Office to establish the Copyright Claims Board as a tribunal to provide an efficient and user-friendly option to resolve copyright disputes of small monetary value. More information about the board is available on the Copyright Office’s website here.
Carson has a long and distinguished career in copyright law in both the government private sector. Since 2014, he has led the copyright policy team in the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to this role, he served as the executive vice president for global legal policy at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Carson previously served as the general counsel and associate register for policy and international affairs at the Copyright Office. Earlier in his career, Carson practiced at leading copyright law firms in New York City and Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Stanford University.
McCabe has chaired the intellectual property department at the law firm Phillips Nizer LLP since 2018. She is a veteran copyright litigator with over three decades of experience, representing both users and copyright owners. She has served on numerous arbitration panels, including for the International Trademark Association, the Southern District of New York and the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division. McCabe has handled a wide range of disputes in the alternative dispute resolution context, including as a special master. McCabe holds a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University.
Newberg has led the copyright and trademark litigation practice at the law firm McGuire Woods since 2014. For more than 20 years, he has served as lead counsel in well over a hundred copyright matters, appearing before federal trial and appellate courts across the country. He counsels clients on cutting-edge legal issues and has also handled numerous copyright-focused transactional and licensing matters. Newberg holds a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science from its Wharton School of Business.
Carson’s appointment became effective July 6. McCabe’s appointment is effective Sept. 13, and Newberg’s appointment is effective Aug. 16.
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More about the CASE act here:
http://stuartngbooks.blogspot.com/2021/02/case-act-is-now-law-now-what.html
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