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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Nancy E Wolff, Scott J Sholder and Elizabeth Safran Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
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Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP (CDAS) is a boutique firm specialising in entertainment, me - dia, branding and IP law, based in New York, NY and Beverly Hills, CA. The firm is a founding legal adviser to the Copyright Alliance and its attorneys hold lead - ership positions within the MLRC and ABA IP Sec - tion. CDAS lawyers have held leadership roles as of - ficers and trustees of the Copyright Society of the USA, spoken on copyright-related issues worldwide, and advocate in furtherance of copyright reform. CDAS lawyers have appeared in leading copyright
cases, including several pending AI copyright class actions, and represented amicus parties in cases before the Supreme Court and many of the Courts of Appeals including Thomson Reuters v Ross (Third Circuit), Hachette v Internet Archive (Second Circuit), and Sony Music Entertainment v Cox Communica - tions (Supreme Court). The firm provides copyright clearance review for entertainment and media clients, advises on best practices and risk management (par - ticularly regarding online content) and manages trade mark portfolios. related matters, including best practices, and is plaintiffs’ counsel in three leading AI copyright class actions. A two-time federal law clerk, Scott co-chairs the AI subcommittee of the NYC Bar Copyright Committee, serves on the NYC Bar Entertainment Committee, and vice-chairs the ABA Visual Arts and Dramatic Works Committee.
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Nancy E Wolff is a partner at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP and co-chairs the litigation group, handling copyright, trade mark, and rights of publicity matters. She counsels both traditional and digital
media clients in transactional matters and clearance reviews. She is a past president of the Copyright Society of the USA and a member of the ABA IP Task Force on Copyright Reform. A frequent speaker and author on copyright issues, Nancy has been published by Allworth Press and ABA Landslide Journal, and co-edited the Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century, by Focal Press.
Elizabeth Safran is a staff attorney with Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP’s litigation group. Elizabeth has experience across entertainment fields, through a career in music and literary industries prior
to graduating from Fordham University School of Law, where she competed with Moot Court and served as an editor on an IP law journal. She currently represents clients across copyright and trade mark fields. Elizabeth is a member of the Copyright Society of the USA and co-authored an essay in Focal Press’s Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century, on emerging trends in copyright and artificial intelligence.
Scott J Sholder is a partner at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP and co-chairs the litigation group. He litigates in state and federal courts representing artists, copyright owners, and media
companies, primarily in copyright, trade mark, defamation defence, right of publicity, and business disputes. He counsels clients in IP and speech-
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