On September 15-19, 2025, the United States Copyright Office and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) cohosted the International Copyright Institute. The week-long program is one of the Copyright Office’s premier training events and brought together senior-level copyright officials from eighteen countries to learn from government, private industry, and civil society experts on contemporary issues in copyright law and policy.

Participants learned about the U.S. copyright registration system, licensing digital works, artificial intelligence and digital replicas, and best practices for interagency cooperation and strategic partnerships, among other topics. Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the News/Media Alliance Regan Smith delivered the keynote speech.

The following countries were represented at the symposium:

Bangladesh	Maldives
Botswana	Morocco
Cambodia	Nepal
Ecuador	Nigeria
Egypt	Paraguay
Jamaica	Philippines
Kazakhstan	Suriname
Kenya	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Malawi	Ukraine

View the agenda for the program (PDF, 2MB).