AMA News: May 2025 Newsletter
THANK YOU!
51 Agencies | 85 Artists | 100 Portfolio Reviews
Thank you to all the agencies who generously donated their time and expertise to make our inaugural Portfolio Review a success!
Your support helped 85 creative professionals gain valuable feedback and take meaningful steps in their careers. If you missed this round, don't worry. We’re planning to host at least one more virtual review later this year and look forward to having you join us then!
02. LeBook Connections - New York
CONNECTIONS New York returns June 5, 2025, at our beautiful new event space Tribeca 360.
Our NYC event is our most anticipated event of the year, bringing together over 450+ top creative decision-makers from brands, and agencies, all in one room, on one exciting day. They come to CONNECTIONS to discover new talent, spark new collaborations, our exhibitors’ work is seen by the right people. As a special thank you to the AMA community, we’d like to offer members at 20% discount to showcase with us. We’ve curated an impressive agenda and list of clients for the New York experience -- we would love to have you in the mix.
Our NYC event is our most anticipated event of the year, bringing together over 450+ top creative decision-makers from brands, and agencies, all in one room, on one exciting day. They come to CONNECTIONS to discover new talent, spark new collaborations, our exhibitors’ work is seen by the right people. As a special thank you to the AMA community, we’d like to offer members at 20% discount to showcase with us. We’ve curated an impressive agenda and list of clients for the New York experience -- we would love to have you in the mix.
CNX NYC Agenda:
- June 3rd: Pantone x LE BOOK Color Themed Dinner at NeueHouse Madison Square (6pm – 9pm) – limited space available
- June 5th: Connections NYC at Tribeca 360 (11am – 7pm)
- June 5th: Connections NYC VIP After Party at WSA (8pm – 11pm) limited space available
Committed clients to date:
21GRAMS • 72 and Sunny • Amazon • American Cancer Society • American Eagle Outfitters • Amore Pacific • Anheuser-Busch • Anomaly • Aritzia • ASSOULINE PUBLISHING • AT&T • Betches Media • Bloomingdale's • BMW • Boll & Branch • Bombas • Bose • Chanel • Chrome Hearts • Complex • Conde Nast • COTY • CRAFTSMAN+ • Dentsu Creative • Diageo • Digitas Health • Diptyque • Droga5 • ESPN • Estee Lauder • Forbes • Glossier • Google • GREY • Havas Life • Hermes • Instacart • JP Morgan • Kate Spade • L'Oreal • LOFT • Macy's • Major League Baseball • Malin + Goetz • Marie Claire • Meta • Moda Operandi • Mondelēz International • NBA • NBCUniversal • Neiman Marcus • Netflix • New York City Ballet • NFL • Nutrafol • Ogilvy • Olipop • PepsiCo • Phillips • Pinterest • Prudential • Publicis • Rebecca Minkoff • Retrofete • Revlon • Saatchi & Saatchi • Saks Fifth Avenue • Sesame Workshop • Shark Ninja • Sid Lee • Spotify • Target • Tarte • TBWA • The Conduite • The New York Times • The RealReal • The Trade Desk • The Wall Street Journal • The Walt Disney Company • The Well • Tiffany & Co. • TikTok • TIME MAGAZINE • Tracy Locke • United Airlines • Van Cleef & Arpels • Vayner Media • Verizon • Veronica Beard • VML • VSCO • Walmart • Warby Parker • Wieden+Kennedy
Remember, Meeting online makes sense, but meeting offline makes CONNECTIONS.
03. AMA News: Head of Copyright Office Fired
Leadership Shakeup at the U.S. Copyright Office Raises Concerns
On Saturday, May 10th, Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, was terminated.
To quote The Washington Post: "This month, Perlmutter’s office released a more than 100-page report on artificial intelligence that raised concerns about using copyrighted materials to train AI systems, which some employees suspected may have influenced Perlmutter’s termination."
This leadership change comes at a deeply concerning time for those working to protect copyright, as the courts consider two pivotal cases that could reshape how copyrighted content is used online and in AI development:
Perfect 10 v. Google (9th Cir. 2007): The foundation of the controversial “server test,” which allows websites to embed images from other servers without violating the display right, a doctrine now under renewed scrutiny.
Grecco v. Valve (Pending SCOTUS Petition, 2024): A critical case examining whether companies that use copyrighted images to train AI models without a license are violating copyright law. The Supreme Court has been asked to review this case, which could have sweeping implications for artists across industries.
We will continue monitoring these developments closely and will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Keep an eye out - We will be creating a MoveOn.org petition in response to these threats to copyright protections.
04. Hiring?
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