jacimcdole

Senior Director for Copyright and Creativity with GIPC

Educator, creator, Astros fan, dog lover, and all around nerd

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

Happy World IP Day 2025! Check out my latest series of case studies celebrating the role of IP in music. It's truly an honor to be able to amplify these firsthand stories.

https://t.co/AllFN56Jrh

[US Copyright Office @CopyrightOffice]

Our webinar "Find Your Voice: Copyright Essentials for Musicians” explores what musicians should know about copyright, including the difference between musical works and sound recordings. Watch a recording of the webinar: https://t.co/aPpHrkX7tK

[U.S. Chamber @USChamber]

The Chamber’s IP Champion Awards reception honors leaders who use intellectual property protection to drive innovation, create jobs, and solve global challenges through cultural, scientific, and technological advancements. We were thrilled to honor this year’s cohort in an awards ceremony on Tuesday evening.

2025 Global IP Champions include:
💠@RepHankJohnson
💠@SenThomTillis
💠Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State
💠Operation 404
💠Mitch Glazier, @RIAA

Congratulations to our 2025 award winners!

Learn more about the Chamber’s IP work: https://t.co/KrtA0wNXGD

[U.S. Chamber @USChamber]

During our digital piracy symposium today, business and public policy leaders discussed Intellectual Property’s (IP) benefits to local economies and U.S. workers and the challenges in combating digital IP theft across industries including music, entertainment and finance.

@RepZoeLofgren discussed the challenges of AI in copyright and patents and the importance of scientific expertise in addressing these issues while @victoriashaw, a renowned singer and songwriter emphasized the importance of the No Fake Act to protect IP and the need for regulation to prevent AI from replacing human artists.

Learn more about the Chamber’s IP work: https://t.co/KrtA0wNXGD

[US Copyright Office @CopyrightOffice]

Watch our recent webinar, How to Effectively Use the Copyright Public Records System (CPRS), and learn how to leverage CPRS’s features to search and retrieve copyright public records: https://t.co/Vh8XJZ6vyd

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

The creative ecosystem is vast and extends well beyond LA and NY. Did you know Utah has a special film commission and incentives? As do Georgia and Austin, TX. To learn more about the creative ecosystem and Utah's role, click here:
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[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

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[USPTO @uspto]

From phonographs to guitar legends, we're celebrating how innovation has shaped music and performance throughout history this #WorldIPDay. 🎵 @WIPO

[IP Progress @IPProgress]

#IP101 Spring has sprung and the plants and flowers are blooming. But did you know plants can be protected by #IP? Plant patents can be granted to a creative and unique type of plant to get exclusive rights to the inventor. See more facts here: https://t.co/7h8B38Iiu7

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

@AmandaCWilliams I couldn't have done it without you and the other amazing individuals whose stories I have the honor of amplifying. Thank you!

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

Happy World IP Day 2025! Check out my latest series of case studies celebrating the role of IP in music. It's truly an honor to be able to amplify these firsthand stories.

https://t.co/AllFN56Jrh

[Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) @RIAA]

Happy @recordstoryday! Time to add more your vinyl collection by hitting up your local store! (If you’re in DC - check out @songbyrddc @somrecordsdc & @byrdlandrecords!) What are you shopping for this #RSD2025?

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

Interesting. HJC takes interest in piracy, & suddenly the methodology of a well-founded, 6-yr old report is called into question, w/ claims that digital piracy has zero effect on the content industries? Something doesn't add up, & it's not the 2019 study.

https://t.co/A8Ly4hQmcD

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

Creators!!! Check out these upcoming webinars hosted by The Copyright Office:
Find Your Voice: Copyright Essentials for Musicians
The Plot Thickens: Copyright Essentials for Writers
https://t.co/aia9UtuJLo

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

Open call for entries for the seventh annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which provides critical recognition & resources to filmmakers who produce exemplary documentary films that tell compelling stories about American history.
https://t.co/bfgcRVMaMm

[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

RIP, queen
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[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

A great look at Jon Batiste's performance at Super Bowl LIX:

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[jacimcdole @jacimcdole]

Public access does not equal public domain. Learn more about the public domain here:
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[Copyright Alliance @Unite4Copyright]

While both #plagiarism and #copyright infringement can be characterized as the improper use of someone else's work, they are distinctly different improper uses. Learn more from our blog! https://t.co/gcYDeDelEd

[Copyright Alliance @Unite4Copyright]

From rulemakings to #AI, from modernization to the #CCB (and much more!), the U.S. @CopyrightOffice was extremely busy during 2024. Learn what the Office accomplished in a new post by our VP of Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel, Rachel Kim: https://t.co/ovsIy6U2e2

[World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) @WIPO]

The #WIPOGlobalAwards 2025 are now open for applications: https://t.co/wTMQcyIVd3

The awards celebrate SMEs and startups making smart use of intellectual property for business and social impact

Winners receive tailored mentoring to support their IP strategies and scale up 🚀