Expansionary Institute

Michael Zey
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Future of Music Conference Slated to Set 2001 Music/Tech Agenda

 
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator Orrin Hatch, MP3.com's Michael Robertson, RIAA's Hilary Rosen, NARAS' Michael Greene and over 60 other leaders from the worlds of music, technology and law are poised to address the 2001 Music/Tech Policy Agenda at the first annual Coalition for the Future of Music Policy Summit, January 10-11 at Georgetown University's Gaston Hall. Tickets are now available for the conference via www.futureofmusic.org.

January 10, the first day of the conference, "Music/Tech 101", will address the nuts and bolts of music and technology.  The conference will examine the landscape post-MP3 and Napster litigation, with a focus on the legislative efforts (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and the technical developments (SDMI) which are creating the structures that will influence intellectual property law for decades to come.

January 11, the second day of the conference, "Looking to the Future of Music," will take a visionary look at broader questions impacting the music/tech space, including Fair Use, Work for Hire, Telecommunications Regulation, Digital Royalties and Emerging Business Models.

As part of the conference, there will be concerts both evenings at Gaston Hall.  January 10 will feature the Rosenbergs and Kristin Hersh, while January 11 will feature Danielle Howle and Ida.  These concerts are open to the public, with tickets available at the door for $5.

The Future of Music Coalition is a not-for-profit, grassroots collaboration between leading independent musicians and experts from the worlds of technology, public policy and intellectual property law.  The Coalition seeks to educate the media and policymakers about music/technology issues, while also bringing together key stakeholders in an effort to come up with creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space.  The Coalition also aims to identify and promote innovative business models that will help independent musicians benefit from new technologies, and to work to organize underrepresented musicians from the independent music community to speak out on issues that impact the value of their labor.

A full conference agenda is available at www.futureofmusic.org/images/FMCtrifold.pdf . Registration for the conference costs $600 for the full event, or $350 for either day.  An earlybird discount is available for attendees who register for the conference by January 2.  Conference registrants can also qualify for up to ten hours of Continuing Legal Education Credits.  To receive press credentials, email name, title, organization, phone number and email address to simplejt@aol.com. Congressional and administration staff are invited to attend the event for free, and can register by emailing mbracy@bracywilliams.com their name, title, organization, address and phone number.

SOURCE  Future of Music Coalition  

CO:  Future of Music Coalition