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10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit: Programming Excitement!

Mike Mills of R.E.M. Photo by Caroline Deutermann.

It’s always fun to do a “big unveil,” especially for the event celebrating our ten-year labor of love. So consider us extra psyched to give you the first look at the programming for the 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit. This three-day extravaganza brings together an incredible array of musicians, arts advocates, policymakers, technologists, media representatives and industry figures to discuss issues at the intersection of music, technology, policy and law. Summit 2010 takes place at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. from October 3-5, 2010. Mark your calendars! read more

Submitted by rachel on July 27, 2010 - 3:53pm

Will Sony Open a Classical Download Store?

Recently, All Things Digital’s MediaMemo reported on some anonymous-insider murmurings (are there any other kind?) about Sony and other major labels prepping to launch a classical music-oriented digital store. (According to the rumors, jazz is a possibility as well.)

But why a genre-specific download store? Isn’t classical music available at other sites and services?

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Submitted by rachel on July 21, 2010 - 4:11pm

Creativity, Policy, Advocacy and You: the ArtsJournal Convo Continues

We’re well into day three of  “Creative Rights & Artists” — a week-long blog discussion series brought to you by the Future of Music Coalition, the National Alliance for Art Media + Culture, Fractured Atlas and ArtsJournal.com

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Submitted by rachel on July 21, 2010 - 2:34pm

The Week in News

Last weekend, our man Alex Maiolo was at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago for three days of skinny jeans, warm beer and music. But it wasn’t all R&R: Alex was there to talk to musicians and managers about FMC’s Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT). From July 16-18, Alex was there hepping the hepcats to their health insurance options and how the new health care reforms might impact musicians. If you were there, we hope you got to say hello!

Here’s some more of what’s been happening in the wide world of music-tech-policy-law… read more

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Submitted by rachel on July 19, 2010 - 4:11pm
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