U.S. Copyright Office Welcomes Incoming Ringer Honors Fellow
Issue No. 636 - September 29, 2016


The U.S. Copyright Office is pleased to announce that Emma Raviv has joined the U.S. Copyright Office as a fellow for the 2016-2018 Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Program. She begins her two-year appointment this month and will receive assignments from multiple departments within the Copyright Office, including the Office of the Register, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs, and Office of Registration Policy and Practice.


Register of Copyrights Maria A. Pallante appointed Raviv following a highly competitive application and interview process. The program—named for Barbara A. Ringer, who served as Register from 1973 to 1980—offers developing copyright lawyers an opportunity to work on a variety of advanced legal and policy issues. “Emma is a standout in every way,” Pallante said. “She is passionate about copyright law, has outstanding legal skills, and is a wholly creative thinker.”


Raviv earned her JD from the Harvard Law School in 2014, where she was an Article and Outreach Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. She received her BA, magna cum laude, in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Maryland in 2010. Since 2014, she has served as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis, working for fitness, internet, and technology companies. During law school, she was a law clerk for Judge Mark L. Wolf of the Eastern District of Massachusetts and worked at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, the Australian Law Reform Commission, and Marvel Entertainment.


The Copyright Office launched the Ringer Honors Program in 2013. It offers paid fellowships for 18 to 24 months to attorneys who are no more than five years out of law school and have a strong record of achievement and demonstrated interest in copyright law. The application period for 2017-2019 Ringer Fellows closes October 17th, 2016. For more information, go to http://copyright.gov/about/special-programs/ringer.html.