Artist Rights Roundtable on AI and Copyright:
Espresso with People and the Machines
Be a part of the Artist Rights Institute (ARI) and American College’s Kogod’s Leisure Enterprise Program for a well timed morning roundtable on AI and copyright from the artist’s perspective. We’ll discover how rising synthetic intelligence applied sciences problem authorship, licensing, and the artistic economic system — and what courts, lawmakers, and creators are doing in response.
This roundtable is especially well timed as a result of each the Bartz and Kadrey rulings expose gaps in creator consent, provenance, and honest licensing, underscoring an pressing want for coverage, identifiers, and enforceable frameworks to guard creators.

🗓️ Date: September 18, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 midday
📍 Location: Butler Board Room, Bender Enviornment, American College, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20016
🎟️ Admission: Free and open to the general public. Registration required at Eventbrite. Seating is restricted.
🅿️ Parking map is on the market right here. Pay-As-You-Go parking is on the market in hourly or day by day increments ($2/hour, or $16/day) utilizing the pay stations within the elevator lobbies of Katzen Arts Heart, East Campus Floor Lot, the Spring Valley Constructing, Washington Faculty of Regulation, and the College of Worldwide Service
Hosted by the Artist Rights Institute & American College’s Kogod College of Enterprise, Leisure Enterprise Program
🔹 Overview:
☕ Espresso served beginning at 8:00 a.m.
🧠 Program begins at 8:50 a.m.
🕛 Concludes by 12:00 midday — you’ll be free to have lunch together with your clone.
🗂️ Program:
8:00–8:50 a.m. – Registration and Espresso
8:50–9:00 a.m. – Introductory Remarks by KOGOD Dean David Marchick and ARI Director Chris Fortress
9:00–10:00 a.m. – Subject 1: AI Provenance Is the Cornerstone of Reputable AI Licensing:
Audio system:
- Dr. Moiya McTier, Senior Advisor, Human Artistry Marketing campaign
- Ryan Lehnning, Assistant Common Counsel, Worldwide at SoundExchange
- The Chatbot
Moderator: Chris Fortress, Artist Rights Institute
10:10–10:30 a.m. – Briefing: Present AI Litigation
- Speaker: Kevin Madigan, Senior Vice President, Coverage and Authorities Affairs, Copyright Alliance
10:30–11:30 a.m. – Subject 2: Ask the AI: Can Integrity and Innovation Survive With out Artist Consent?
Audio system:
- Erin McAnally, Govt Director, Songwriters of North America
- Jen Jacobsen, Govt Director, Artist Rights Alliance
- Josh Hurvitz, Companion, NVG and Head of Advocacy for A2IM
- Kevin Amer, Chief Authorized Officer, The Authors Guild
Moderator: Linda Bloss-Baum, Director, Enterprise and Leisure Program, KOGOD College of Enterprise
11:40–12:00 p.m. – Briefing: US and Worldwide AI Laws
- Speaker: George York, SVP, Worldwide Coverage Recording Business Affiliation of America
🎟️ Admission:
Free and open to the general public. Registration required at Eventbrite. Seating is restricted.
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