Join us for the Fifth Annual Future of Music
Policy Summit
Do you remember the year 2000? Remember the endless
fretting over internet piracy? Or the hopeful visions of a
digital music future where even the smallest indie rocker would
find themselves beside the mighty?
So, what happened?
Both, neither, and everything. We’ve seen webcasting
and satellite radio rise to challenge traditional radio. We’ve
seen Apple, RealNetworks, eMusic and others make digital music
distribution a household commodity. We’ve seen the emergence
of business models that promise new revenue streams for musicians,
but that clash with 20th century licensing structures. And
we have new set of catchphrases to absorb: digital distribution,
ringtones, mashups, audioblogs, podcasting.
We know that it can seem impossible to keep up with the rapid
transformations in the current musical landscape. But with
the help of eleven panels, nearly one hundred visionary panelists,
and an engaged audience of our peers, we're going to try to
make the impossible happen.
5th Annual Future of Music Policy Summit
September
11 – 13, 2005
George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium • Washington,
DC
Co-presented by FMC, the Entertainment & Sports Law Committee of the Maryland
State Bar Association and the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional
Education of Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL)
Be one of over 500 musicians, lawyers, academics, policymakers
and music industry executives who will gather to hash out
some of the most contentious issues surrounding digital technology,
artists’ rights and the current state of the music industry. Go
here to register online
Sponsored by: ASCAP * Microsoft * Consumer Electronics Association
* Garageband.com * AFM * Recording Artists' Coalition * BMI
* Online Gigs * CD Baby *Mercora * SESAC * AFTRA * IODA * The
Recording Academy * Public Knowledge * EFF * Epiphone Guitars
* KEXP-FM Seattle * Indie-Music.com * Just Plain Folks * Starpolish
Widely praised by advocates and industry alike, our Policy
Summits have gained a reputation as "a kind of Geneva
where all sides in any number of contentious music industry
fights can get together and play nice for a few days. Even
more importantly, it offers pinstriped Washingtonians a rare
opportunity to hear musicians articulate their concerns in
person instead of relying on competing lobbying groups that
claim to espouse their interests." (Washington Post,
May 6, 2004)
Expanded Programming for 2005
Each year, FMC organizes panel discussions that go beyond
the typical conference fare, digging into the complex problems
and challenges that crop up as emerging technologies meet
traditional music industry structures, federal legislation
and copyright law. This year’s topics include:
- Whether digital distribution is a good deal for artists
- How managers and labels are guiding artists through tremendous
change
- Whether indecency regulations are censoring performers
and stifling non-commercial speech
- Sampling and shared art
- The changing face of terrestrial distribution
- Podcasting and music blogs: the effect of citizen critics
and creators on music industry
- Intellectual property in a post-Grokster world
- How musicians can engage in the policy debate
In addition to panels, FMC is adding twelve breakout sessions
to this year’s
event. During lunch hours, you’ll be able to choose among breakout
sessions like: how to work with the PROs, how to sell and promote your music
online, or how to participate in the grassroots media ownership campaigns. See
schedule here.
Through FMC’s partnership with the Entertainment & Sports Law Committee
of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Maryland Institute for Continuing
Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL),
practicing attorneys can also have their Summit attendance count towards CLE
credit (pending Bar approval). Attorneys can attend breakouts that cover the
proposed changes to Section 115 of the Copyright Act, or get a rundown of what’s
happening with Canadian copyright issues.
Stellar Panelists Already Confirmed
We've already confirmed over sixty top-notch
panelists and speakers including:
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA)
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein
George Clinton Artist, Parliament Funkadelic
Hank Shocklee Music Industry Producer, Founder of Public Enemy,
President of Shocklee Entertainment
Marybeth Peters Register, US Copyright Office
Terryl Brown Clemons Assistant Deputy Attorney General,
Division of Public Advocacy, NYS Office of the Attorney General
Mitch Bainwol Chairman And CEO, RIAA
Shawn Fanning Co-founder, Snocap (creator of original
Napster)
Bertis Downs General Counsel and Manager, R.E.M.
Heather Hitchens President, Meet the Composer
Mike Mills Bass player, R.E.M.
Don Verrilli Partner, Jenner & Block
Gary Shapiro President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association
Matthew Shipp avant-garde jazz pianist
Joe Henry ASCAP artist and songwriter/producer
Derek Sivers President and Programmer, CD Baby
Jim Urie President, Universal Music & Video Distribution
Don VanCleave President,Coalition of Independent
Music Stores
Melissa Ferrick Artist and CEO, Right On Records
Fred von Lohmann Senior Staff Attorney,
EFF
Mike Marrone Program Director, The Loft, XM Satellite
Radio
…and so many more! Check out the entire list
here
Online Registration is Open
Regular registration: $149 for
three-day pass/$99 for one-day pass
Student rate:$99 for three-day pass/$66 for one-day
pass
CLE (Continuing Legal Education) rate: $599
Secure
registration here
Scholarships Available for Working Musicians
Thanks to some generous contributions from foundations, technology
companies, sponsors, musician advocacy groups and law firms,
we are able to offer scholarships for working musicians. This
way, many of the audience participants will be those who
the biggest stake in the policy debate – musicians
themselves. First come, first served, so
fill out an application online now!
It is our belief that by continuing to organize events like
the Summit, we will help the media, citizens, creators and
policymakers have a more sophisticated understanding of the
opportunities and effects of these new technologies on the
guarding the value of music for musicians, and guarding access
to music for citizens. Join us for this important discussion.
Last updated September 1, 2005 |
