Founder/Editor, djDIY.com

After an adolescence and early-adulthood primarily consumed with electronic music and digital culture, Elliott Adams started djDIY.com to address industry issues particular to DJ/electronica artists. The basis of the site is that Djs and sample-based musicians are in a unique position given their medium: no bandmates and no roadies, but a whole host of unique legal and technical differences that are especially relevant in the digital age. Ironically, many of these artists, who have been on the cutting-edge of technology in music production, are lacking information about the seemingly ever-changing landscape of online distribution, new revenue models, online promotion, and of course licensing and sample clearance. The site features interviews and articles, and is completely free of charge. Adams teaches Social Impacts of New Technology and Music and Technology at Portland State University, where he also coordinates the universitys biweekly concert series. He operates an event production company in Portland that, in addition to working with some of the biggest names in hip-hop/electronic DJ culture, produces specialty events ranging from breakdancing battles to roller discos. Elliott can often be found in his basement honing his ten years of DJ experience, recordings of which can be gotten from othertempo.net.

Commissioner, FCC

Jonathan S. Adelstein was sworn in as a member of the Federal Communications Commission on December 3, 2002, and sworn in for a new five-year term on December 6, 2004. Before joining the FCC, Adelstein served for fifteen years as a staff member in the United States Senate. For the last seven years, he was a senior legislative aide to United States Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), where he advised Senator Daschle on telecommunications, financial services, transportation and other key issues. Previously, he served as Professional Staff Member to Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman David Pryor (D-AR), including an assignment as a special liaison to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), and as a Legislative Assistant to Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI). Prior to his service in the Senate, Adelstein held a number of academic positions, including: Teaching Fellow in the Department of History, Harvard University; Teaching Assistant in the Department of History, Stanford University; and Communications Consultant to the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Adelstein received a B.A. with Distinction in Political Science from Stanford University, an M.A. in History from Stanford University, studied at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and is a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. Adelstein was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. He now lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife Karen, son Adam and daughter Lexi.

Senior Vice President, Enterprises Group, ASCAP

Christopher Amenita is the Senior Vice President of ASCAPs Enterprises Group, which is the entrepreneurial division of ASCAP. The Enterprises Group focuses on two main areas: The first is the societys internet activities, which includes ASCAPs licensing efforts as well as the evaluation of emerging technologies surrounding the digital delivery of music on the internet. The second area centers on investing and partnering in developing technologies and ventures. Chris was responsible for overseeing ASCAPs creation of Mediaguide, which is the largest Broadcast Monitoring and Data Information company utilizing audio fingerprinting technology. Chris was also involved in the creation of ASCAP's New Media and Technology Department, ASCAP's Web Site, and has directed numerous projects in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer. He continues to appear on panels discussing the impact of technology on the Music/Entertainment industry. Chris received a Bachelor of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology.

Founder/CEO, IODA

IODA founder Kevin Arnold is a terminal music fan and music technology geek. In 1993 he created the seminal indie rock music festival Noise Pop in his adopted hometown of San Francisco, and for the past 11 years has watched it grow from a one night shindig to an internationally renowned sprawling week-long celebration of quality music, film, and independent culture. Noise Pop has become an institution in the Bay Area, and continually strives to foster the growth of local up-and-coming musicians while showcasing the best of regional and national independent music. Somewhere in there he got a computer day job, worked his way through a stint at database technology leader Oracle, and eventually ended up at the online music company Listen.com. As Director of Data Services for Listen, he was able to combine his loves for music and technology by guiding the growth and development of Listen's complex music metadata database systems, data integration tools, and music royalty data warehouse. While the prospect of creating compelling legal music services that catered to individual tastes in new ways was exciting, the realization that they would be focused overwhelmingly on major label music wasn't. Kevin is also the founder and chairman of Bay Area music nonprofit The Popular Noise Foundation. PNF has operated programs to study the space needs of musicians in the city, promote live music entertainment, and educate the public on the local music community, and is planning a Musician's Grant Program to connect local musicians with resources from the community to further their art. In 2004 Kevin was invited to join the Advisory Board of the Future of Music Coalition, a forward-thinking not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the media, policymakers, and the public on issues at the intersection of music and technology, and collaborating on creative solutions to challenges in this space. With IODA, Kevin brings this dedication to music and the prosperity of the independent community together with a unique understanding of the digital music world and the technical knowledge to build a solution that can benefit the independent rightsholder community at large as well as the growing digital music industry.

CEO, RIAA

MITCH BAINWOL Mitch Bainwol joined the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as Chairman and CEO in September 2003. As a seasoned policymaker, he is one of the Washington's most recognized and respected strategists and possesses a unique blend of political, legislative, and communications skills. The Washington Post recently called Bainwol a Top D.C. Lobbyist and Man in Demand. Several years in a row, Capitol Hills Roll Call newspaper hailed Bainwol as one of the 50 most influential politicos in Washington. He was also named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most powerful people in show business and Campaigns and Elections magazine named him a Mover and Shaker. Bainwol, highly respected by both sides of the political aisle, most recently led The Bainwol Group, a lobbying firm in Washington. He postponed the original launch of the firm in November 2002, though, at the request of the then-incoming Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist (R-TN), who asked him to manage the Frist transition and serve as the Leader's Chief of Staff. Bainwol had worked closely with then-National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Frist during the 2002 campaign cycle while serving as Executive Director of the NRSC. With an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Rice University, Bainwol began his career as a budget analyst in President Ronald Reagan's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He went on to become a U.S. Senate leadership staff director from 1993-97, chief of staff of the Republican National Committee in 1998, and then a top lobbyist for the management consulting firm Clark and Weinstock in 1999. During his career, he has managed two successful statewide campaigns and advised on numerous others. Before forming The Bainwol Group in 2002, he also served as chief of staff for U.S. Senator Connie Mack (R-FL) for nine years (1989-1997). Mack praised Bainwols ability to manage an organization, fully appreciate all the nuances of issues, and grasp in a very short period of time the essence of a debate. Bainwol and his wife, Susan, have three children.

Educator and Journalist, FreeMix Radio: The Original Mixtape Radio SHow

Jared Ball is an educator and journalist working in and around Washington, DC. He currently teaches both African American and Media Studies at Frostburg State University and the University of Maryland at College Park. His forthcoming dissertation, on the potential for the rap music mixtape to be a source of Emancipatory Journalism, attempts to blend his prior work on underground education/ communication with his current media studies efforts. Jared Ball is founder/host of FreeMix Radio: The Original Mixtape Radio Show (voxunion.com), is the managing editor of the Words, Beats and Life hip-hop journal and is also a co-host of The Blackademics part of Washington, DC's Decipher Hip-Hop Politics Block on WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica. He has a BS in History from Frostburg State University, a Masters degree in Africana Studies from the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University and is soon to complete his Ph.D. in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Attorney, Jonathan Band PLLC

Jonathan Band helps shape the laws governing intellectual property and the Internet through a combination of legislative and appellate advocacy. He has represented clients with respect to the drafting of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); database protection legislation; the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act; and other federal and state statutes relating to copyrights, patents, trademarks, counterfeiting, privacy, spam, spyware, cybersecurity, gambling, and indecency. He complements this legislative advocacy by filing amicus briefs in significant cases related to these provisions. Mr. Band received a B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1982 from Harvard College, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1985. From 1985 to 2005, Mr. Band worked at the Washington, D.C., office of Morrison & Foerster LLP, including thirteen years as a partner. Mr. Band established his own law firm in May, 2005.

Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Preeta D. Bansal is partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City. She concentrates on appellate litigation and complex legal issues in intellectual property, commercial, statutory and constitutional cases. Ms. Bansal has engaged in an active First Amendment and copyright litigation practice for major media companies, book publishers and entertainment companies and represented the recording and motion picture industries as significant amici in several matters in the United States Supreme Court, including in Quality King v. LAnza (reimportation right under copyright law) and 2 Live Crew v. Acuff-Rose (fair use for parodies). She served in the Clinton Administration (1993 - 1996) as Counselor to Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein (Antitrust Division) in the U.S. Department of Justice and as Special Counsel in the White House. While in the Antitrust Division, she supervised investigations in the computer, media and entertainment industries and helped implement the antitrust/intellectual property guidelines. Ms. Bansal served as the Solicitor General of the State of New York during the first term of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzers administration. As Solicitor General, she argued cases in the United States Supreme Court, the en banc Second Circuit, and the New York State Court of Appeals on behalf of New York State. During her tenure, the New York Attorney Generals Office and she received the Best United States Supreme Court Brief award from the National Association of Attorneys General in 1999 for the first time and then repeated this accomplishment in each subsequent year of her leadership. She served as appellate counsel of record for all states in United States v. Microsoft, including in the United States Supreme Court. She directly supervised 45 lawyers in the Solicitor Generals Office who filed 40 to 50 appellate briefs each week, and she helped oversee and coordinate the significant legal positions of the 600 lawyers in the Attorney Generals Office. Ms. Bansal has been profiled in many national news and legal publications, including The New York Times and the New York Law Journal, in which she has been referred to as one of the most gifted lawyers of her generation, who combines a brilliant analytical mind with solid, mature judgment. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa of Harvard-Radcliffe College, she served as a law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court and to then-Chief Judge James L. Oakes of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

President, Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)

David A. Basskin is President of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) and Counsel to the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA). Mr. Basskin joined CMRRA and CMPA in 1989. CMRRA is Canada's largest music licensing agency and licenses music publishing rights on behalf of more thousands of music publishers and copyright owners to record companies, internet music distributors and film and television producers. Mr. Basskin directs the negotiation and administration of the industry-standard agreements for the licensing of music reproduction and distribution on CD's and the Internet. He also acts as Counsel to CMRRA's parent body, the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) and acts as CMPA's advocate in such areas as copyright reform, the information highway, telecommunications and broadcast policy and appears before parliamentary committees, the CRTC and other government bodies. Mr. Basskin is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.A., 1974), and Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1977, LL.M., 1999). In 2003, he graduated as an M.B.A. from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Mr. Basskin was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1979. Prior to joining CMRRA and CMPA, Mr. Basskin worked as a Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Ontario, as Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel to CTV Television Network and was a member of the legal department of Nelvana, a major Canadian films and television producer. Mr. Basskin lives in Toronto, Canada and is a keen golfer in what can only be called a pathetically short season.

Attorney, LaPolt Law, P.C.

Barbie Baylis Bio Barbie Baylis is an entertainment attorney at LaPolt Law, P.C. in Los Angeles. LaPolt Law is a boutique entertainment firm that specializes in representing clients in the music, merchandising, film, television, and book publishing industries. The firm's clientele include recording artists, independent record companies, music publishers, songwriters, producers, managers, executives in the music and film industries, film production companies, photographers, directors, writers, authors, and actors. Before joining the team as a senior attorney at LaPolt Law, Barbie was at King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner in Los Angeles and Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP in New York and Los Angeles. For more information on Barbie please log on to www.LaPoltLaw.com

Attorney, Duff Berschback, Esq.

Duff Berschback is an entertainment attorney based in Nashville. He represents a broad range of media clients, including songwriters, publishers, artists, producers, managers, labels, technology companies, film production companies, authors, and others, in all genres. He plays both forward and goalie for his clients.

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CEO, The Beggars Group

Lesley Bleakley - CEO Beggars Group (US) - Biography Lesley Bleakley was born in Burnley Lancashire in the U.K. and attended Kingston University where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology. While in college she began booking bands for college shows sparking her interest in working in the music business upon graduation. In 1988 Bleakley took her first job in the music industry as the Office Junior at Beggars Banquet. A short 4 months later she was promoted to A&R assistant. She remained in that department for 3 1/2 years eventually signing Buffalo Tom, The Dylans, & The Fuzztones amongst others. In 1991 Bleakley decided to expand her knowledge of the label and music industry and took the position as head of the publicity department for Beggars Banquet. At the same time she started a new label called Placebo which went on to release debut albums by,Come, Rollerskate Skinny & Rosa Mota. Bleakley thought it was of utmost importance that she be kept very busy -- thus during this same time period she was also the Video Commissioner for the Beggars Banquet Group. June 12th 1995 moved to New York to set up the labels office.. She is currently the CEO of the North American operations which has now become The Beggars Group, a group of the best UK independent labels including Too Pure, Mowax , XL-Recordings & 4AD. Around for nearly ten years now the Beggars Group US has grown steadily and recently had stellar success with artists such as Peaches, Badly Drawn Boy, Prodigy Presents, Super Furry Animals & The Throwing Muses . In September 2002 The Beggars Group purchased a 50% stake in the well-respected independent label Matador. Bleakley has started working with an expanded staff over over 30 and roster, along with a new office she continues with this new challenge. Since her move to the United States Bleakly has participated on many panels at various conventions concerning the state of independent labels, and womens roles in the music industry. She along with Tom Silverman spearheaded the founding of A2IM and is now is now a founding board member and Chair of the New Media committee. She is also active in attempting to launching a UK government sponsored British Music Office. To date she has yet to, attend a U.S. sporting event, stop drinking tea every afternoon or venture to New Jersey. June 2005

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Congressman Rick Boucher is serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia's Ninth Congressional District. He is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, serving on two subcommittees - Telecommunications and the Internet; and Energy and Air Quality, of which he is the ranking member. He also sits on the House Judiciary Committee, serving on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee. He originated the House Internet Caucus in 1996 and currently serves as one of two House co-chairman of the more than 180 member group. In that position he is a leading architect of federal policy for Information Technology and the Internet. His first Internet related legislation, which became law in 1993, authorized electronic commerce by permitting for the first time messages with commercial content to traverse the Internet backbone. His proposals to promote competition in the cable and local telephone industries are at the core of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Rick's Showcasing Southwest Virginia program has brought more than 4,000 technology related jobs to his Congressional district in recent years. Congressman Boucher, a native of Abingdon, Virginia, where he currently resides, earned his bachelor's degree from Roanoke College and his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He has practiced law on Wall Street in New York and in Virginia. Prior to his election to Congress, he served for seven years as a member of the Virginia State Senate.

Moderator, The Washington Post & band Last Train Home

Eric Brace began his performance career playing in the Boston area bluegrass band The Mystic Valley Mountaineers in the late '70s and early '80s. In the mid-'80s he and his brother Alan formed the D.C. guitar-pop band B-Time, and Eric formed the Top Records label to release their works, along with the works of other D.C. bands, like Frontier Theory, Carnival of Souls, Kevin Johnson and many more. After playing bass in several area bands (Alice Despard Group, Kevin Johnson & the Linemen), Eric formed his own band Last Train Home in 1997, playing an amalgam of styles ranging from country to jazz, bluegrass to Tin Pan Alley. They were named the Washington DC area "Artist of the Year" in 2003, and have become a full-time touring unit. In 1996, Eric became a staff writer at The Washington Post, holding down the "Local Music & Nightlife" columnist job for six years, before taking a leave-of-absence from The Post to go on the road full-time with Last Train Home. He splits his time between Nashville and Washington.

Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition

Partner, Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz

Whitney Broussard is a partner in the New York office of the entertainment law firm of Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz, LLP. The firm represents a variety of music-related entities, including the Wu-Tang Clan, Third Eye Blind, Van Halen, Ludacris, The Neptunes, Motley Crue. The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, India.Arie, Fisherspooner, Lit, Kinetic Records, Caroline Distribution and many others. Mr. Broussard has spoken at venues that include NXNW, The Webnoize Venture Forum, NEMO, The MP3 Summit, CMJ in San Francisco and New York, the California Copyright Conference, Cardozo Law School, Fordham University, the Norwegian Trade Council, the Future of New Orleans Music, and the Future of Music Coalition conferences in 2001 and 2002. He has also been quoted widely in the press regarding digital music issues, in publications and programs such as the San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, The New York Post, USA Today, Billboard, Spin, Wired, Music Business International, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, The Industry Standard, HITS, Webnoize, Digital Music Weekly, SonicNet, ACM TechNews, Vitaminic, InfoWar, NewsBytes, Mogulwars, LiveDaily, CNET Online, CNET Radio, NPR and Tech TV.

Assistant Deputy Attorney General, NYS Office of the Attorney General

Terryl Brown Clemons is the Assistant Deputy Attorney General of the Division of Public Advocacy in the New York State Attorney Generals Office. She is responsible for assisting with the management, operation and administration of the Divisions nine bureaus - Antitrust, Charities, Civil Rights, Consumer Frauds, Environmental Protection, Health Care, Internet, Investment Protection and Telecommunications and Energy. From May 2003 - October 2004, Terryl served as Acting Deputy Attorney General of the Division of Public Advocacy during the Division Directors sabbatical. Prior to her appointment as Assistant Deputy Attorney General in 1997, Ms. Clemons served as the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Civil Rights Bureau and before that as an Assistant Attorney General in the Litigation Bureau defending actions brought against the state, state agencies and state officials. Before joining the Attorney Generals Office, Ms. Clemons worked in private practice and also work overseas for the Dutch law firm, Naua Dutilh. Terryl received a B.A. from Pace University; and a J.D. and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. She studied international law at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and international trade law in Africa at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya.

Founder/CEO, Magnatune

John Buckman, CEO and Founder, Magnatune. In May 2003, John Buckman launched an independent, profitable online record label Magnatune, www.magnatune.com, that selects its own artists, sells its catalog of music through online downloads and print-on-demand CDs and licenses music for commercial and non-commercial use. Mr. Buckman brings a background in both music and technology to the enterprise. At an early age he began designing software, as well as playing and composing music. He earned a bachelors degree in philosophy from Bates College and a masters degree in Philosophy from the Sorbonne in Paris, France. His professional career began in Washington, DC, as a researcher at the think tank the Academy for Advanced and Strategic Studies, and later he worked for the Discovery Channel as a programmer. Prior to founding Magnatune, Mr. Buckman founded Lyris Technologies, a software and services company for email marketing, publishing, email filtering and spam prevention, in 1994. The company currently generates $12.1 annually. Frustrated by the music industrys unfair treatment of artists, Mr. Buckman decided to create Magnatune as an artist-friendly record label that shares profits equally with musicians and allows them to retain the rights to their work. Based on the principle that we are not evil, the Magnatune has successfully used creative commons and open source principles to establish a new kind of business model for the music industry.

Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to t, Government of Canada

A successful lawyer, arts advocate and leader in the womens business community, Sam Bulte was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Parkdale-High Park in June 1997, and re- elected in November 2000 and June 2004. In July 2004, she was appointed to the Privy Council and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage. In February 2004, she was elected Chair of the Ontario Liberal Caucus. Sam was the Chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage when, in May 2004, it tabled the Interim Report on Copyright, which passed unanimously by all parties. Sam has been invited to speak on the copyright process by the Law Society of Upper Canada at their Entertainment, Advertising and Media Law Symposium; the University of Torontos Tech and IP Group Conference on Copyright; and ALAI Canadas Ottawa Conference entitled Rethinking Copyright: A Roadmap to the Future of Copyright. Sam actively supported the City of Torontos application to be named the Cultural Capital of Canada, which was announced in February 2005. She was integral in the renewal of the Tomorrow Starts Today program and increased funding for the CBC. In November 2002, she was appointed Chair of the Prime Ministers Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs. The Report and Recommendations of the Task Force was released on October 29, 2003, and many of the recommendations now form government policy. Sam was a founding member and director, and served as Vice-President, International, of the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada; and, in May 2003, Sam was presented with the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada Life Tribute 2003 Award.

Member, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson

Jim represents technology and consumer electronics companies on intellectual property, communications, and government policy matters. Jim joined the firms Media, Information and Technology group in January 1997. For nine years before that, Jim was Senior Director in Apple Computers Law Department; his responsibility included worldwide telecommunications and intellectual property policy. Also, he was General Counsel for Europe and Latin America and responsible for worldwide government affairs. He was Chair of the Information Technology Industry Councils Proprietary Rights Committee. Jim has participated extensively in such complex matters as, DVD content protection, the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI), wireless data communications, the Copy Protection Technical Working Group (CPTWG), as well as representing information technology industry associations and individual IT companies before the FCC in proceedings such as Broadcast Protection, and Cable Plug & Play. Jim recently won FCC Broadcast Protection certification of TiVos technology in the face of MPAA and NFL opposition and filed an amicus brief in MGM v. Grokster on behalf of Intel in the Supreme Court. Jim is a Director of the DVD Association. Jim works, speaks, and writes extensively on legal and policy issues arising from the confluence of digital technology, telecommunications, entertainment, intellectual property, and government regulation.

CEO, ArtistShare

Senior Vice President, Government Relations, BMI

FRED CANNON As Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Fred Cannon is responsible for coordinating and overseeing BMIs legislative efforts in conjunction with all departments, as well as with the companys lobbying firms in Washington, DC and in states across the country. He is the Executive Director of BMIs political action committee, the BMI Legislative Fund for Authors, Composers and Publishers. Cannon joined BMI as a consultant in 1994, serving as Event Coordinator of the CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) 39th World Congress in Washington, DC. Later that year, he was named Legislative Liaison. He was then promoted to Vice President, Government Relations in 1996 and to his current position as Senior Vice President in 2002. Prior to joining BMI, Cannon held senior management positions with EMI Records in Italy and England where he worked with such superstars as Paul McCartney, Queen, Elton John and Michael Jackson. He was Managing Director of The Voice of the Daily American where he was also a popular radio personality in Rome, Italy. In 1974, he co-wrote the hit Dont Say Goodbye, with Italian mega-star Bobby Solo. The song received the Outstanding Song Award at the Yamaha Japanese Song Festival in 1975. From 1978 to 1988, he was Managing Director and CEO of Carrere Records in the UK, where he assisted in the production of many international hit records and signed such acts as Saxon, the Church, Rose Tattoo, Rage, Dollar, Ottawan, Demon, and the Buggles. He mixed Debbie Bonhams single Sanctuary, which was Record of the Week on the BBC1 Simon Bates show, and also the album, For You and the Moon, which was voted in Germany in 1985 Record of the Year, by the readers of Music Mart. From 1988-1992, he was International Director of the British record and music publishing company PWL which had over 100 top 40 hits and 16 number ones during this period. In 1992, Cannon published the winning song for BBC Televisions Song for Europe, entitled One Step out of Time, sung by Michael Ball. Cannon has served as supervising producer of the World Music Awards from 1989-2001, where he worked with Prince Albert of Monaco. Some of the major artists honored by the show were the Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Prince, Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Elton John, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Ricky Martin, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. Under the Clinton Administration, Cannon served on the America Goes Back to School task force for the Department of Education. He was a director of the State Government Affairs Council from 1998 to 2002. He served as member of the Public Relations/Communications Committee within the State Government Affairs Council and is acting First Vice President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the Washington, DC Chapter. He is a member of the Country Music Association and serves on the board of directors of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center. In 1997, Cannon was appointed Honorary State Representative of the State of Louisiana. His experiences in the music industry, and as a songwriter, have taught him the vital importance of protecting the rights and ensuring fair compensation of copyright owners and songwriters.

Senator, US Senate

Maria Cantwell was sworn in as a United States Senator from the State of Washington on January 3, 2001, pledging to carry on the legacy of dedicated service established by former Senators Warren Magnuson and Scoop Jackson. As a U.S. Senator, Maria has worked hard to help boost Washington's economy and create jobs by supporting longtime state industries such as aerospace, trade, and agriculture, and by cultivating new ones, such as software and biotechnology. She has fought for better education opportunities for our children and greater access to quality health care. Maria has been a steadfast supporter of environmental protection and a defender of a woman's right to choose. One of Maria's top priorities is improving Washington state's economy. She has been a champion for small businesses and our state's high-tech sector. In addition, she has worked to provide worker training for those employees who lost their jobs in the recent recession. Maria also led the efforts to open a number of foreign markets to Washington state agricultural products for the first time  allowing Washington farmers to ship apples, peas, and lentils to Cuba and to sell potatoes in Mexico. She also helped open the British Columbia wine market to more Washington wineries. She is also committed to working to protect businesses and consumers alike. A keystone of her work on national energy policy has been her fight to ban market manipulation tactics like those used by Enron to defraud both ratepayers and businesses of billions of dollars. She has also fought identity theft, the nation's fastest-growing crime, by seeking to empower victims and law enforcement to respond to this growing problem. Maria has also been a leader in protecting our environment. She continues to work to see the Wild Sky Wilderness created, and has worked to protect our wild rivers and roadless areas. She has also been a stalwart defender of the Marine Mammals Protection Act and the Northwest's orcas. Throughout her career, Maria has remained true to the values and tradition of public service she learned from her family. The second of five children, she was raised in a modest home in a working class Irish neighborhood. She developed a love of public service and community involvement at an early age; a love passed down to her by her parents and grandparents. Maria worked to pay her way through college, and was the first in her family to earn a college degree. After starting an independent business in Seattle, Maria led a successful effort to build a new library in Mountlake Terrace. After building the coalition for the library, she decided to run for state office. At the age of 28, she was elected to the state legislature. Maria rapidly established a reputation as someone who could bring people together and make things happen. She's remembered by many as the architect of the State's Growth Management Act, which she shepherded through a marathon 65-day session. This and other accomplishments, such as her work on behalf of a state family and medical leave law, earned her a high degree of respect among her peers of both parties. Maria is still the best legislator I ever served with, said former House Speaker Joe King. In 1992, she ran for Congress and was elected a U.S. Representative for Washington's First District, north of Seattle. As a member of Congress, Maria supported landmark legislation such as the Family and Medical Leave Act and the 1993 deficit reduction plan. Representing many of the world's most influential software and technology firms, she learned the issues and stood up for this vital sector of our economy. She is well-regarded in Internet circles for fighting against archaic export restrictions on software encryption products and for helping to defeat the infamous Clipper Chip proposal. After leaving Congress in 1995, Maria joined a software start-up in Seattle. As Senior Vice President of Consumer Products at RealNetworks, she helped create 1,000 jobs in Washington state. In early 2000, Maria decided to return to public service. In November, she was elected to the U.S. Senate, promising to fight for political reform and help expand opportunity for everyone who lives in Washington state.

Professor, Villanova University School of Law

Professor Michael W. Carroll Michael W. Carroll is an Associate Professor at the Villanova University School of Law, and he serves on the Board of Directors of Creative Commons, Inc. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of intellectual property law and cyberlaw. Prior to joining the Villanova faculty, Professor Carroll practiced law at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C., specializing in intellectual property and e-commerce issues. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Judith W. Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Judge Joyce Hens Green, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Professor Carroll received his A.B., with general honors, from the University of Chicago and his J.D. magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. Professor Carrolls recent scholarship includes (1) The Struggle for Music Copyright 57 FLA. L. REV. ___ (forthcoming 2005); (2) Whose Music Is It Anyway?: How We Came To View Musical Expression As A Form of Property, 72 U. CIN. L. REV. 1405 (2004); (3) A Primer on U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Applicable to Music Information Retrieval Systems, 2003 U. ILL. J. L. TECH. & POL'Y 313; (4) Disruptive Technology and Common Law Lawmaking: A Brief Analysis of A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 9 VILL. SPORTS & ENTER. L.J. 5 (2002).

Senior VP, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Snocap

Chris Castle is Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel of SNOCAP, Inc. His interest in digital music began in 1986 and continued through his tenure as Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, A&M Records, Inc., Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Sony Music Entertainment, of counsel to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Davis Shapiro Lewit Motone & Hayes. Chris has been an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, writes on a wide range of entertainment and digital music topics, and is a contributing editor to Entertainment Law & Finance. He is a member of alumni advisory board of the Anderson Graduate School of Management's Entertainment and Media Management Institute at his alma mater UCLA, and lectures at AGSM from time to time. He is also a frequent moderator or panelist at SXSW, the State Bar of California IP and Internet conference, the State Bar of Texas Entertainment Law Symposium, CMJ, and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library's Future Forum. Before his life in the law, Chris was a professional musican, performing or recording with artists such as Yvonne Elliman, Long John Baldry and Jesse Winchester, and volunteers his time to help independent musicians as a member of the advisory board of the Austin Music Foundation and its groundbreaking Austin Music Incubator. He recently co-produced the Moog soundtrack album for for Hollywood Records and the Advent Rising soundtrack for Majesco Entertainment.

Master of Kung Fu, Author, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Jeff Chang is the author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation. He began working as a hip-hop journalist in 1991 with URB and The Bomb Hip-Hop magazines. He was a Senior Editor/Director at Russell Simmons' 360hiphop.com, and a founding editor of ColorLines magazine. In 1993, he co-founded and ran the influential hip-hop indie label, SoleSides, now Quannum Projects, helping launch the careers of DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker. He has helped produce over a dozen records, including the "godfathers of gangsta rap", the Watts Prophets. Born of Chinese and Native Hawaiian ancestry and raised in Hawai'i, he lives in California. He is currently editing an anthology entitled Next Elements: The Future Aesthetics of Hip-Hop, due in 2006. He is a big fan of Japanese curry and poi, but not at the same time.

Co-Founder and VP of Marketing, Mercora

Atri is a seasoned marketing and business development executive with a successful track record in internet technology, consumer software, and Internet direct marketing. He was most recently Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at McAfee.com Corporation before its merger with Network Associates. Prior to McAFee.com, Atri was Vice President of Marketing and co-founder of Responsys Inc., an application service provider for Internet direct marketing. Atri was also an early employee of Netscape Communications (acquired by AOL) where he held various roles including director of server marketing, where he helped grow the business from 0 to $100M, and director of OEM business development. He has also held product marketing and engineering roles in a broad range of software and systems companies including Clarify and Sun Microsystems. He has a BS and MS in computer science from Washington State University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Atri also serves on the advisory board of Mail Frontier.

Godfather of Funk, Parliament / Funkadelic

George Clinton is one of the greatest innovators of funk music, the mastermind behind Parliament and Funkadelic. George has recently created his own label, The C Kunspyruhzy that released George's first studio album in ten years: "How Late Do You Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent? Clinton has been showing the world what the funk is for fifty years and his career mirrors musical trends from doo wop to hip hop. While growing up in New Jersey, George was a teenaged fan of Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers. After seeing them perform at a talent show, he decided it was time to get up and do his thing. First as the founding member of the The Parliaments, Clinton started recording doo wop sides in the 1950s, followed by a move to Detroit where the group finally hit pay dirt with their Number One R&B hit (I Just Wanna) Testify in 1967. In 1968, George formed Funkadelic in 1968, a visionary band that combined acid rock with primal funk. Funkadelic carried the torch for Georges creative output until 1972 when, in a stroke of genius, George renamed the band Parliament and signed them to Casablanca Records, while Funkadelic signed with Warner Brothers in 1976. Clinton now had two powerhouse bands signed to two different labels even though each band consisted of the same members. As George breaks it down, Parliament was more orchestrated with horns and complicated vocal arrangements while Funkadelic was more a straight up rock band with a heavy rhythm section. With the growth of funk as a vibrant musical force, George was churning out landmark hits with both acts. Parliament was hitting with dance floor jams like Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk), Aqua Boogie, Flashlight, and Bop Gun. Meanwhile, Funakdelic was also hitting hard with anthemic funk jams like (Not Just) Knee Deep and One Nation Under A Groove. As the Seventies came to a close, George Clinton soldiered on as a solo act and hit once again with the Number One Urban smash Atomic Dog. Times and music changed, but Clinton remained true to the funk and recorded a number of acclaimed albums for Princes Paisley Park imprint as well as Epic Records in the 1980s and 90s. George and his touring band, the P-Funk All Stars, graced the stage at the Woodstock festival as well as on a popular Nike ad during the 2002 NBA playoffs, and a show stopping live performance with OutKast at the 2004 Grammy Awards. Now the funky worm has turned with George back in control of his creative output with The C Kunspyruhzy label. I cant wait to grow this P-Funk thang all over again, he laughs. I got the old roots with the live concerts and the new branches with the various band members, as well as my own solo projects. Its the best of ALL worlds&all worlds funky that is!

Director of Campaigns, Common Cause

Lauren Coletta is the director of campaigns for Common Cause. She is an experienced organizer, trainer, not-for-profit manager, and has served as a consultant on numerous domestic and international advocacy projects. Coletta spent 13 years in Chicago before joining Common Cause in 2001. While in Chicago she served as consultant to the Center for Law and Human Services, the National Democratic Institute, and the Chicago Housing Authority. She worked for eight years as Executive Director of Citizens Information Service of Illinois , a statewide non-profit dedicated to informed citizen participation. Coletta received her B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and later a Masters in Urban Planning and Public Policy from the University of Illinois.

producer/host of the Nashville Nobody Knows, ASCAP

Candace Corrigan is a songwriter currently living outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Her abiding interest in history and womens studies have lead her to produce award winning programs for public radio, public television, cable television and the theatrical stage. Her new pod cast ' The Nashville Nobody Knows' is an interview and performance program featuring Great music, usually found outside the mainstream radio machine. What listeners are saying about The Nashville Nobody Knows : I Love the Nashville Nobody Knows because it features music that you don't hear anywhere else. Wunderbar! Over the past months, I have deleted many boring pod casts, but this one is a treasure. Bravo Candace! I just started two weeks ago to listen to your show from Paris, and I think it is wonderful music and interview. Please continue and I will tell to my friends to connect. I've listened to three shows. My respect for country music has gone up 10 fold. real feelings and hearts of people I can relate to. Number 1! Candace Corrigan is the best, the sweetest, baddest, swiftest mix of Nashville that EVERYBODY should know! ( I couldn't help but include that -CC)

Sr. Director Writer Publisher Relations, BMI

Attorney, Garvey Schubert Barer

John Crigler has been suspicious of decency ever since his copy of Leaves of Grass was confiscated in high school, and he is more than suspicious of a legal standard that uses the imaginary views of the "average listener or viewer" to discourage everything else. He is a member of the law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer, where he represents Pacifica, KBOO, and other noncommercial broadcasters who try their best not to be average.

Research Director/PhD Candidate, Future of Music Coalition/University of Michigan

Peter DiCola is the Research Director of the Future of Music Coalition. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in May 2005 and is currently a PhD candidate in economics, also at the University of Michigan. His research interests include labor economics, industrial organization, intellectual property law, telecommunications law, and administrative law. He is the co-author, with Kristin Thomson, of "Radio Deregulation: Has It Served Citizens and Musicians?" and the author of a forthcoming book chapter, "Employment and Wage Effects of Radio Consolidation."

President, NARM

Jim Donio is the President of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), the leading trade association for retailers, wholesalers, distributors, suppliers, and individuals involved in the music and entertainment retailing community. Donio has been with NARM since 1988, when he joined the organization as Director of Creative Services, focusing primarily on editing a monthly newsletter, as well as developing promotional and informational publications and materials. In 1991, Donio added PR and marketing functions to his NARM resume, and was promoted to the position of Communications Director. In 1995, he took on oversight of NARMs conventions and conferences as Vice President of Communications & Events. In 2000, he was elevated to Executive Vice President, adding most of the organizations day-to-day administrative and operational responsibilities to his job description. Donio assumed the position of President in October 2004. Prior to joining NARM, Donio held a variety of editorial, PR and event-related positions for the Association of Information Systems Professionals (AISP), an international individual membership organization focused on the needs of office systems professionals. Donio earned his Bachelors Degree in Journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia. He has been active in Philadelphia-area TV and cultural events, winning a local Emmy Award in 1986 for "Outstanding Cultural Programming."

Advisor, r.e.m.

Bertis Downs has been the band R.E.M.'s attorney and advisor since their earliest days. He lives in Athens, Georgia, where he teaches Entertainment Law part-time at the University of Georgia ASchool of Law. Downs also serves on the boards of People For The American Way and Georgia Conservation Voters, and he is an active rabble-rouser in local and national politics.

Executive Director, The Recording Academy - DC Chapter

Shannon Emamali is the Executive Director of The Recording Academys Washington D.C. Chapter. Internationally known for the GRAMMY® Awards, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. As Executive Director, Emamali represents the Academy in the Washington, DC area by working with the local recording and music community, addressing its needs through education, advocacy, professional development and events, providing a conduit for members to meet, network and address the concerns of the recording industry locally and nationally. Shannons career as an arts administrator was launched more than 10 years ago at The Rhythm and Blues Foundation where she was Managing Director and the Associate Producer of The Annual Pioneer Awards Ceremony, a nationally acclaimed event that recognizes legendary artists that have made a lifelong contribution to the development of rhythm and blues music. During her tenure at the Foundation, she worked on the production of five compilation recordings, The Newport Rhythm and Blues Festival and Let the Good Times Roll, a nationwide public radio series and a 2005 Peabody Award recipient. Emamali has worked for the influential U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and in the Litigation Department of The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) during her law school tenure. Emamali has a B.A. in Radio, Television and Film from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University Law School.

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, SNOCAP

Shawn Fanning is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of SNOCAP. Since the companys inception in 2002, Fanning has driven SNOCAPs mission to dramatically improve the consumer digital music experience and help grow the overall digital music market. Fanning sparked the file-sharing phenomenon with the creation of Napster in 1999 while a freshman year at Northeastern University. He envisioned an easier, more practical way for people to share their personal music collections and find like-minded music fans online, which led to one of the fastest growing applications in Internet history. He has graced the covers of Time, Fortune and Business Week magazines. Fanning, 24 and originally from the Cape Cod town of Harwich, Massachusetts, now resides in San Francisco, CA.

Professor and Chair, NYU Music and Performing Arts

Lawrence Ferrara, pianist, music theorist with expertise in music copyright. Piano studies with Gustave Ferri, Genia Robinor, Murray Present, Robert Goldsand and Donald Currier. Chamber music with Artur Balsam. Recordings for Orion Master Recordings and Musique International. Performances throughout North America and Europe including radio and television. Reviews by New York Times, etc. Author and/or co- author of three books and numerous contributions to American and foreign journals on music theory, keyboard harmony and improvisation, philosophy of music, aesthetics, research methodologies, music education and medical issues for musical performers. For example, A Guide to Research in Music Education (written with Roger Phelps) has been a standard text used throughout North America and enjoyed a new, Fifth Edition released in 2005. Music copyright consultant for all major record, music publishing and motion picture companies as well as numerous independent record companies in music copyright claims involving numerous composer/artists including: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Sean Combs, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Wyclef Jean, James Brown, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Hillary Duff, Jay Z, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Notrious B.I.G., Alicia Keys, Ice-T, Luther Vandross, Enrique Iglesias, Tom Petty, Tupac, Shania Twain, Mary J. Blige, Prince, and Jennifer Lopez as well as numerous groups such as 3 Doors Down, Beastie Boys, N'Sync, Filter, Wu Tang, Train, Real McCoy, SWV, Linkin Park, and War.

Artist/CEO , Right On Records

Put her on a stage, and watch how within minutes Melissa Ferrick earns a fresh new batch of hardcore fans.  She does it simply by being herself: fierce & funny, outspoken & vulnerable, passionate & playful.  Above all, Ferricks keenly aware that a truly memorable concert will contain as many shifts of energy and spur-of-the-moment surprises as life itself.   And now Ferrick gives us The Other Side, an album packed with all the intensity and subtlety of her live shows.  This entirely solo project was created in her home studio, with Melissa playing all the instruments (save for a single cameo guitar appearance by Teddy Goldstein)  and recording, producing and engineering the album all alone.  The Other Side marks the first time Ive made a record by myself, she notes.  I just put down what I heard in my head, in real time.  I love being in my own element like that.   Of course it doesnt hurt that shes a masterful guitarist.  Or that shes got a powerhouse voice and a constantly deepening catalogue of irresistible songs.  Then theres the emotional honesty of Ferricks first-person lyrics; the force of her vocal delivery; the disciplined fury of her musicianship; and her instinctive ability to connect to her audience with both confidence and grace.  Whether playing an acoustic set in an intimate club or rocking a crowd of thousands, Melissa takes command of her surroundings and beckons her growing community of listeners to hear where shell take them next.  And take them she does.  Playing well over 150 dates a year, Melissa packs venues like Manhattan and LAs Knitting Factory, New Orleans House of Blues, Slims in San Francisco, and Bostons Somerville Theatre.    Ferrick started attracting widespread attention back in her teen years; by age twenty she was signed to Atlantic Records where she released her first two records, Massive Blur and Willing to Wait.  Her next three recordings were put out by indie label What Are Records, and then, in 2000, Melissa launched her own label: Right On Records.  So far Right On has released three studio albums, including The Other Side, and a double live set.   Born in 1970, Ferrick spent her formative years in Ipswich, Massachusetts, raised by a public school teacher dad with a love of poetry and a thoroughly devoted mom who instilled in Melissa the gifts of passion and commitment.  Mr. Ferrick also managed a few free-jazz bands back then and often brought his five- year-old daughter to clubs on Bostons North Shore to listen and to watch.  The results: by junior high school, Melissa had learned the violin, bass and trumpet.  Twelve years of classical training, starting with her elementary Suzuki lessons and capped by two years each at Berklee College of Music and at New England Conservatory of Music, provided her with ample background in music theory.  But it wasnt until she picked up a guitar that she truly found her own voice.  I feel like we found each other, Melissa says of her favorite instrument.  Im constantly discovering ways I can make sounds come out of it; ways I can make an acoustic guitar not sound like an acoustic guitar.   Ferrick is truly in her element these days, both in-concert and offstage.  Right On Records continues to grow and, thanks to a brand-new arrangement with North Carolina-based Redeye Distribution, her albums are now readily available throughout the States, in addition to Canada (via RAM Recordings) and Japan (through SMASH).  As if this wasnt enough, Ferrick recently released the live CD she recorded in Flagstaff, AZ, with drummer Brian Winton, 70 People @ 7000 ft.   These days youll find Melissa keeping pretty busy: working on a collection of updated versions of songs from her early albums, editing a forthcoming DVD document of her first ten years on the road, running her record company, writing music and, oh yeah, up on stage winning over more and more people every night she plays.

Station Manager, WFMU

Ken Freedman is the Station Manager of radio station WFMU in Jersey City, New Jersey. WFMU is an independent, non-commercial radio station broadcasting to the New York City metropolitan area, the Catskills, and online via wfmu.org . WFMU is the country's longest running and most renowned freeform radio station.

General Counsel, Creative Commons

As General Counsel, Mia oversees the domestic and international legal strategy for Creative Commons and advises on ongoing legal issues that arise in relation to Creative Commons licenses and activities. Mia joined Creative Commons after working in the Silicon Valley office of the law firm Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett on a range of shareholder and securities, antitrust and intellectual property litigation matters. Prior this, Mia completed a Masters of Law at Stanford, specializing in Law, Science, and Technology, to deepen her knowledge of IP and technology issues. Before her Stanford studies, Mia worked as an IP associate in the Sydney office of Gilbert & Tobin Lawyers. Throughout her legal career, Mia has regularly acted on a pro bono basis for individual creators, giving them legal advice on IP and related issues. Mia has also written numerous articles on current issues in IP and technology law and presented frequently on these issues. Mia received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales in 1998 and her Masters of Law from Stanford Law School in 2003. She is admitted to practice in New South Wales, Australia, and in California, US.

Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce L, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York, and a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School. Dr. Geist has written numerous academic articles and government reports on the Internet and law, is a member of Canadas National Task Force on Spam, is a nationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues for the Toronto Star and Ottawa Citizen, and is the author of the textbook Internet Law in Canada (Captus Press) which is now in its third edition. He is the editor of the Canadian Privacy Law Review and the creator of privacyinfo.ca, one of Canadas leading privacy websites. Dr. Geist has received numerous awards for his work including Canaries IWAY Public Leadership Award for his contribution to the development of the Internet in Canada and he was named one of Canadas Top 40 Under 40 in 2003. More information can be obtained at http://www.michaelgeist.ca.

Legal Director, Public Knowledge

For nine years, Mike Godwin served as counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he advised users of electronic networks about their legal rights and responsibilities, instructed criminal lawyers and law-enforcement personnel about computer civil-liberties issues, and conducted seminars on civil liberties in electronic communication for a variety of groups. Godwin has published articles for print and electronic publications on topics such as electronic searches and seizures, the First Amendment and electronic publications, and the application of inter¬national law to computer communications. In 1991-92, Godwin chaired a committee of the Massachusetts Computer Crime Commission, where he supervised the drafting of recommendations to Governor Weld for the development of computer-crime statutes. In 1996-1997, he was one of the counsel of record for the plaintiffs in Reno v. ACLU, the Supreme Court case that established the applica¬bility of First Amendment doctrine to the Internet. In 1997-1998, he was a Fellow at the Media Studies Center, a project of the Freedom Forum. In 1998, Godwin published his first book, Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age (MIT Press), which deals with a number of important cases raising issues about freedom of speech on the Internet. Godwins articles about social and legal issues on the electronic frontier have appeared in the Whole Earth Review, The Quill, Index on Censorship, Internet World, WIRED, Playboy, and Time. He has lectured at the FBI Academy and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center on the constitutional and criminal law relating to computer communi-cations. In 1999 he served as a legal editor and correspondent for American Lawyer Media, and a regular columnist for American Lawyer magazine. He remains a contributing editor for Reason magazine. In September 2000, Godwin joined the Center for Democracy and Technology as a Policy Fellow. In 2003, he joined Public Knowledge as senior technology counsel and now serves as Public Knowledges legal director.

creator, Webjay

Lucas Gonze is best known for his work on playlists. He is the creator of Webjay, a playlist community dedicated to finding music on the web which is both free and authorized. His related work includes the XSPF playlist format, CC Mixter, and the CreativeCommons SMIL Module. Prior to becoming interested in music libre, he founded the [Decentralization] list, an early hub of the peer to peer movement.

National Director, Recording Artists' Coalition

Rebecca Greenberg is the National Director of the Recording Artists' Coalition (RAC), a non-profit recording artist advocacy organization representing over 130 well-known featured recording artists, including Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, Jimmy Buffet, Natalie Maines, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Springsteen. RAC is primarily concerned with political, legal, and business issues affecting the interests of recording artists on both the federal and state levels. Before Rebecca joined RAC in 2004, she spent three years in the Screen Actors Guild's Government Relations Department championing artists' rights. Prior to that, she worked in the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania and for the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for overseeing all federal arts funding. She also served in the Clinton Administration at the Department of Education in the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs. Rebecca, who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.

CEO, Cherry Lane Digital

Jim Griffin is CEO of Cherry Lane Digital. Cherry Lane is dedicated to the future of music and entertainment delivery, and works as a consultant to absorb uncertainty about the digital delivery of art. In addition to serving as an agent for constructive change in the media and technology, he is an author, serving as a columnist for magazines, and is on the boards of companies and associations. Before starting Cherry Lane Digital, he started and ran for five years the technology department at Geffen Records. Prior to Geffen he was an International Representative for The Newspaper Guild in Washington, D.C. While at Geffen, Jim led a team that in June of 1994 distributed the first full-length commercial song on-line, by Aerosmith. Geffen was the first entertainment company to install a web server, and Geffen World was one of the first corporate intranet sites. Geffen was named by Network World in 1996 as one of the world's top 25 technology companies, and one of only seven in the United States. He has been regularly named to the list of the 100 most important people in the music business.

Jim is one of the founders of the Pho group. Named after a bowl of Vietnamese soup, Pho is an organization that meets weekly in numerous cities around the world and is electronically linked by a mailing list. Pho's thousand-strong membership enjoys dialogue on the digital economy in music, movies, books and all media, new and old. Jim testified in July 2000 before the Senate Judiciary Committee at its oversight hearing on file sharing and music licensing. He regularly moderates video and television shows on digital entertainment. He is often a keynote speaker or moderator at conferences (Internet Summit, Giga Conference, Comdex, CES, Webnoize, and many others) and lectures annually at business schools (Harvard, USC, UCLA, Berkeley). He also serves as an expert witness in court cases in the area of digital entertainment, and has presented many Continuing Legal Education courses. In addition to work with music, his networking expertise now includes wireless work in Europe, including a speech at Nokia's Research Center in Helsinki, Finland, and work with numerous companies in Finland and throughout Europe. He's moderated numerous panels on wireless and given speeches on wireless issues around the world, ranging from every annual MP3.com conference in San Diego to parliament meetings in Europe. He is a regular speaker at entertainment industry events and corporate and association meetings.

blogger, informationleafblower.com/blog

Multi-platinum producer, Chairman & co-founder, GarageBand.com

Jerry Harrison is the lead guitarist for the Talking Heads, a multi-platinum producer, and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his active career as a producer, Jerry also serves as a board member or advisor to various high-tech companies. Jerry co-founded GarageBand.com in 1999 and today serves as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

President, Michael Hausman Artist Management Inc.

Michael Hausman, artist manager, co-founder of SuperEgo Records and United Musicians has had a long and varied career in the music business. In 1984, Michael and his group Til Tuesday had a Billboard top 10 hit with the song and video Voices Carry. The band, featuring Aimee Mann, went on to record three albums for Epic records earning an MTV Best New Artist award, multiple gold records and numerous other distinctions. It was from this vantage point that Michael learned his first lesson about the music business. In the early 1990s Michael moved on to producing and artist management  he currently manages Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn and Angie Mattson. In 1999, Michael and artist Aimee Mann founded their own independent label, Superego Records and released Manns LP Bachelor #2. This record received the AFIMs Independent Album of The Year Award and became Manns most successful solo release to date. Bolstered by the success of Superego Records, Michael formed United Musicians; a coalition of artists united by an independent spirit and like-minded ethos. Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar) was released on United Musicians in early 2002. Later in 2002 came the release of Manns second album Lost In Space which captured the #1 spot on the Billboard Independent and Internet charts as well as entering the Billboard top 200 at #35. 2003 brought United Musicians a new release from Pete Droge entitled Skywatching and a Special Limited Edition version of Manns Lost In Space. Release scheduled for 2004 include Julian Coryells rock Star and 10,000 Years by The Honeydogs. 2005 Bring us to Aimee Manns fifth solo release The Forgotten Arm. Michael Hausman serves on several boards affiliated with musicianship, management and independence music as well as being a tireless artists advocate. He studied music at Berklee College of Music and musicology at Tufts University.

Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University

Thomas W. Hazlett is Professor of Law & Economics at George Mason University, where he also serves as Director of the Information Economy Project at the GMU Law School. He has previously held faculty positions at the University of California, Davis, Columbia University, and the Wharton School, and served as Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission. He writes extensively on public policy in information technology markets, and is a columnist in the New Technology Policy Forum for the Financial Times.

President, Canadian Recording Industry Association

Graham Henderson became President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in November 2004. Prior to joining CRIA, he was Senior Vice-President of Business Affairs and eCommerce at Universal Music Canada. There he had managed Universals e-commerce strategy and was instrumental in the launch of Puretracks.com, Canadas first legal digital music download service. Graham began his legal career in 1987 at Canadas largest law firm, McCarthy Tétrault where he became a partner in 1992. In 1993 Graham left McCarthys to found his own practice. Graham joined forces with Stephen Stohn and Susan Abramovitch in 1997 to start Stohn Henderson, a law firm which rapidly became the leading entertainment law boutique in Canada. His clients included a veritable whos who of Canadian music at the time (among them Alannah Myles, Crash Test Dummies, Leahy, Loreena McKennitt, Randy Bachman, The Northern Pikes, The Pursuit of Happiness, Somerset Records and True North Records). Graham teaches entertainment law and The Art of the Deal at the University of Toronto, where he earned his LL.B, after completing an MA in English Literature. Graham also holds a double major in English Literature and Fine Art History from Guelph University. Graham lives in Toronto with his wife Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies and their son Ed.

artist, songwriter, producer, ASCAP

In May 2002 Joe Henry won the "Most Performed Song" ASCAP Award for "Don't Tell Me", co-written with and recorded by Madonna. His 2003 release "Tiny Voices" (his 9th) was hailed as an artistic and musical milestone by critics throughout the US and Europe. As a Grammy winning producer Joe has worked with Solomon Burke, Aimee Mann, Susan Tedeschi, Ani DiFranco, John Doe and more. Joe lives in South Pasadena, California with his wife and two children.

President, Meet the Composer

Ms. Hitchens was named President of Meet The Composer in 1999. As President, she has established a multi-million dollar endowment fund, stabilized MTCs core programs, and launched a number of significant new programs including Music Alive, Global Connections, and New Music, New Donors. From 1996-1999, Ms. Hitchens served as Meet The Composers Director of Development. Prior to joining Meet The Composer, she served as Executive Director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Under her leadership there, the Delaware Symphony balanced its budget, exceeded fund raising goals, dramatically expanded its donor and audience base, and increased its donor base, and deepened its commitment to music education programs. Upon her departure from Delaware, Ms. Hitchens was presented with a tribute from the State Senate. Ms. Hitchens also worked in development for the American Music Theater Festival now known as the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, which remains an important center for the development of new music theater. Ms. Hitchens holds a Bachelor of Music degree from DePauw University and a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University. Ms. Hitchens is also a percussionist.

Musician, www.mikeholdenmusic.com

Called a "forthright songwriter with an ear for rootsy melody" and "a tireless organizer and proponent of local music" by The Washington Post, Mike Holden is a musician based in the D.C. area. His first CD, "Exhibit A," receieved press in publications such as The Village Voice, Time Out New York and The Washington Post and he released his second CD, "Level," in late August 2005. Holden has used blogging and podcasting to promote his own music and that of other musicians. In 2001, Holden founded arlingtonmusicscene.com, which now functions as a blog and a Yahoo Group that has grown to over 1,200 members. The site focuses on the Arlington, Virginia and D.C. area music scene. Holden also keeps a journal/ blog on his own site at www.mikeholdenmusic.com.

Partner, Venable LLC

Prior to his arrival at Venable, Mr. Huey was a senior associate with Manatt Phelps & Phillips, where he concentrated on policy matters for a variety of communications and technology clients. Before arriving in Washington, he served in the Legislative and Regulatory Matters Department of BellSouth Corporations General Counsel office in Atlanta, where he developed and coordinated telecommunications policy for the corporations telephone, wireless, cable, Internet and international affiliates. In this role, he was integrally involved in BellSouths efforts to enact and implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Mr. Huey also served as an Advance Coordinator for the 1992 Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign and as a summer associate in the legal division of the Florida State Attorneys Office under then State Attorney Janet Reno.

Associate Director of Membership Group/Creative Af, ASCAP

President, Jazz Alliance International

Suzan Jenkins Suzan Jenkins career in the arts has spanned over 20 years at myriad music, recording industry and arts and culture related organizations across the nation where she has served as President, Executive Director, Producer and Senior Vice President of Marketing. From the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, to the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, to the Smithsonian Institution, to the Recording Industry Association of America, to her newest appointment as President of Jazz Alliance International, Inc., Suzan Jenkins has conceptualized, initiated, developed, produced, implemented and successfully managed arts, educational and marketing programs, campaigns and events to heighten public awareness and promote cultural appreciation and diversity. Jenkins has produced several recordings including two compilations for Jazz Alliance International - Jazz Hear and Now! and Smooth Jazz Hear and Now!; five compilations for the Rhythm and Blues Foundation entitled Rites of Rhythm an Blues; Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta for the Smithsonian Institution and is the Conceptual and Executive Producer of the Peabody Award winning radio series Let the Good Times Roll, produced for Public Radio International. Suzan is one of the principals of Open Sky, a performing arts management consulting firm. Jenkins has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts International, Maryland and Michigan State Councils for the Arts and Arts Midwest and has served on the Board of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, the Berklee School of Music Board of Visitors, the BMI Foundation John Lennon Scholarship Program, the National Music Council, The National Association for Music Education, the World Music Institute and Jazz at Lincoln Center's Armstrong Curriculum Program. Suzan is a graduate of the University of Maryland, a voting member of NARAS and grew up in the Caribbean isles of Trinidad and San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is a native of Buffalo, NY.

Manager, Sincere Management, Sec Gen IMMF

After gaining a First Class Honours Degree in Economics at Cambridge University, Peter Jenner became a Lecturer at the London School of Economics at the tender age of twenty-one. His career in academia lasted for four years after which he left to devote his attention to managing an up-and-coming modern music group which had caught his attention. The band?s name was Pink Floyd. Peter then put on a series of free concerts in London?s Hyde Park which culminated with The Rolling Stones in 1969. Now, after more than twenty-five years in the music business, the list of clients he has worked with reads like a Who?s Who of musical successes. He has managed T Rex (fronted by Marc Bolan), Ian Dury, Roy Harper, The Clash, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy, Robyn Hitchcock and Baaba Maal. Peter has managed Billy Bragg?s career for more than fifteen years and also manages Eddi Reader (the voice of Fairground Attraction). Peter Jenner is also chairman of the IMMF (International Music Managers? Forum), a director of the UK MMF (Music Managers? Forum), a council member of AURA (Association of United Recording Artists) and a director of Artspages. Last year Peter Jenner worked in tandem with Jenny Toomey to put together the successful and provoking Tell Us the Truth Tour of the USA, featuring Billy Bragg, The Nightwatchman, Steve Earle and Lester Chambers to name a few - working together to raise political, media and fair trade awareness.

Director, NPG Music Club

Sam Jennings first began working with the Internet in 1994 while studying fine art, design, and art & technology at The Art Institute of Chicago. In 1999, Sam began work on Princes Love4OneAnother.com site and in 2000, launched a new website for Prince called NPGOnlineLtd.com that focused on Prince's music. NPGOnlineLtd.com began experimenting with releasing downloadable Prince music online, creating an experience that went beyond single downloadable tracks. They wanted to bring Prince's strongest supporters together and establish the direct connection between Prince and his audience. When NPGMusicClub.com was unveiled in 2001, it gave Prince's fans what they wanted most  music, the best concert tickets and a vibrant online community of people who were all connected by their love of that music, all completely independent and 100% owned by Prince. In 2004, The NPG Music Club won Billboards Digital Entertainment Award for Best Use of Technology by an Artist.

Counsel, Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee

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Rick Karr is a broadcast and print journalist who contributes regularly to several public television and radio programs. He is also an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Rick began writing TechnoPop as a book- length history during a 2004 residency at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NH. Later in the year he was named a fellow of the North Carolina-based Center for the Public Domain. Between 1999 and 2004, Rick reported from New York on culture and technology for National Public Radio News. In 1998 and 1999, he hosted the groundbreaking NPR music and culture magazine show Anthem. Prior to that, he was a general assignment reporter at NPRs Chicago bureau. Rick has written about culture, technology, and pop music for The Nation, New Musical Express, Sounds, and Stereo Review. He is a longtime musician, record producer, recording engineer, and songwriter. He was born and raised near Chicago and attended Purdue University and the London School of Economics. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, artist and animator Birgit Rathsmann.

Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Kenneth M. Kaufman is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he focuses on copyright, entertainment law, Internet and e-commerce law, content and music licensing, and the evolving new technologies in the entertainment and computer fields. Mr. Kaufman represents a wide range of clients in the music, entertainment, media and online industries, including television networks, motion picture producers, computer and e-commerce companies, recording artists, songwriters, music publishers, authors, print publishers, and media and technology investors. For several years, he served as a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School, teaching a course on copyright, entertainment and Internet law. Prior to joining Skadden, Arps, Mr. Kaufman was general counsel of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He previously served as senior vice president, corporate affairs and general counsel of PolyGram Records, Inc. and as senior vice president, general counsel of Showtime/The Movie Channel Inc. (now known as Showtime Networks Inc.) in New York. He has also served as assistant counsel of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee and as law clerk to Judge Warren J. Ferguson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. A longtime composer and songwriter, he has also been a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in New York and the ASCAP Pop Songwriters' Workshop in Los Angeles. Mr. Kaufman serves as chair of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and of the Music and Entertainment Law Committee of the D.C. Bar Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Section; is a member of the Board of Directors of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts and of the advisory boards of the Washington Area Music Association and the Songwriters' Association of Washington; and co-chairs the Practising Law Institute's annual program on Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry in New York. He was recently profiled by Legal Times as one of the leading intellectual property lawyers in the Washington, D.C. area, and was also selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: Americas Leading Lawyers for Business 2005. He is a graduate of Harvard College (magna cum laude) and Yale Law School (where he was an Editor of the Yale Law Journal).

Executive Director, MetaBrainz Foundation

Robert is a die hard music fan dedicated to improving the digital audio experience. After studying Computer Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, he joined Xing Technology where he started the the MP3 team and served as the development manager for the AudioCatalyst project. While at EMusic, Robert worked on the Zinf (formerly FreeAmp) audio player and Obsequeiuem projects, in addition to working on MusicBrainz. Robert is currently serving as the Executive Director for the MetaBrainz Foundation, which operates the MusicBrainz project.

MSN Music-business development manager, Microsoft

Jon Kertzer is the business development manager for Microsofts MSN, with a focus on the MSN music service. He is also producer and host of the African radio program on KEXP-Seattle, The Best Ambiance, a three hour weekly show which has been broadcasting since 1984. Kertzer is an ethnomusicologist who specializes in African popular music, and has also produced a number of recordings for Smithsonian Folkways, Rakumi Arts, and the Music of the World labels. For the past fifteen years, he has worked in the coming together of music and technology, including the development of the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia; the interactive Experience Project music museum in Seattle, and as director the Smithsonian online Global Sound project. He also has a long background in the music business, including record companies, artist management, and music festivals, including the Bumbershoot Festival, and WOMAD-USA.

Chairman & CEO, RoyaltyShare, Inc.

Bob Kohn is founder and Chairman of RoyaltyShare, Inc., a leading provider of royalty solutions to music labels, distributors and publishers. Kohn is a leading expert on music licensing and intellectual property law & policy, and as an entrepreneur was a pioneer in digital music distribution. He is the co-author of Kohn On Music Licensing (Aspen Law & Business, 3rd Edition 2002), a 1,600 page legal treatise which USA Today called, the bible on legal issues in the music world. In 1998, he founded EMusic.com, Inc., the pioneering MP3 music-download service which was acquired in 2001 by Universal Music Group. Until recently, Kohn served vice chairman of the board of Borland Software Corporation where he previously served as senior vice president and general counsel. Prior to that, he was an associate attorney at the law offices of Milton A. "Mickey" Rudin, an entertainment law firm whose clients included Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, and Cher. Kohn serves on the editorial board of the Entertainment Law Reporter and has taught law at Monterey College of Law in Monterey, California. He is a frequent lecturer and panelist at industry conferences, including most recently conferences co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held in several cities in China. He also has made numerous appearances on television news programs as an authority on copyright and entertainment law.

CEO, DCIA

Marty Lafferty is the Chief Executive Officer of the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA). Marty is a new media industry leader with a track record of multi-business collaboration in pioneering distribution of content via new technologies. Prior to DCIA, he was CEO of Zoom Culture, which he transformed from a dotcom into a thriving digital television firm with partners NBC and Apple. Previously, as CMO for StreamSearch, he teamed with Paramount and the Sundance Film Festival. During his tenure as Microsoft TV VP of Corporate & Service Marketing, he supported the strategic refocusing of WebTV. As President of FutureVision, he supervised the first switched-digital-network service offering and the companys acquisition by Verizon. Marty also was CEO of NBCs Olympics joint venture, where he led multiple vendors to develop alternative security solutions for a satellite-delivered mini-subscription PPV service. Finally, as VP of TDBS, he led Turner Broadcastings internal and GI engineering teams to deploy the industrys first signal-scrambling security technology for basic programming services. Marty has served as Membership Chairman of the Interactive Services Association and co-founded the Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association, serving as its first Vice Chairman. Marty holds a Masters degree from Yale and a Bachelors degree from Williams College. He has received the NCTAs Presidents Award and a CTAM TAMI Award for industry service.

Professor, McGill University

Daniel Levitin is a professor of psychology at McGill University (Montreal, QC) where he holds the Bell Canada Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communication. Professor Levitin's research focuses on cognitive structures for the perception and classification of music, including seminal work on music recommendation engines over the past 10 years. He has published more than 350 articles and scientific publications, and is the author of the forthcoming book "This is your brain on music" (Penguin Books). A former professional musician and record producer, Levitin was head of A&R for 415/Columbia Records (a division of C.B.S.) from 1984- 1989, and ran a music industry consulting company from 1989- 1998, during which time he worked for every major record company from A&M to Zomba. He has worked with a number of artists including Stevie Wonder, Santana, Joe Satriani, Chris Isaak, and Steely Dan.

Director Legal Affairs and Compliance, Co-Founder,, Association of Music Podcasters; Indiefeed Podcasts; Regional Podcast Network

Chris MacDonald is co-Founder of the Association of Music Podcasting (AMP, musicpodcasting.org) and its Director of Legal Affairs and Compliance. He also runs IndieFeed, a multi-genre music podcast service, rated by Business Week Online as one of the top eight Podcast Picks. Chris also runs the Regional Podcast Network (regionalpodcastnetwork.org) which was recently created to service high-quality local podcast content in a variety of metropolitan areas across the United States. Chris is a lawyer and emerging growth technology and new media consultant by trade, and obsessive music enthusiast. He lives in Washington, DC.

Partner, Lee-Moore Insurance

Alex Maiolo has been a consultant on insurance issues to the FMC for over four years, an active musician since the age of nine, and an active fan since he was learning to crawl. In addition to appearing on panels to discuss the state of health care in the U.S., Alex has given his time to educate young musicians as to how they can stay active in music-related projects for their entire lives. Past work includes forums at the Wade Edwards Learning Lab, a non-profit educational center started by Senator John Edwards, panel participation at the 2003 and 2004 FMC Policy Summits, TapeOp Magazine's TapeOpCon 2004, and many Arts-related projects in the Carrboro / Chapel Hill area.

scholar/producer, UW-Madison, Harvard Extension School, Mashit Records

Wayne Marshall is a scholar/producer writing a dissertation on the intertwined histories of hip-hop and reggae. Examining the way that their musical interplay highlights the shifting relationship between the U.S. and Jamaica, Wayne's study highlights the way that various forms of musical borrowing, allusion, and sampling create meaning in local and international contexts. He has taught at Harvard, Brown, and the University of Wisconsin, and he is also a sample-based musician, laptop-DJ, and (audio) blogger.

President/CEO, Jeff McClusky & Associates

General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition

Walter F. McDonough is the General Counsel and one of the founders of the Future of Music Coalition and a board member of the United States Performing Rights Organization Sound Exchange. The FMC is a non-profit research institute that examines the law, economics and technology of the music business and is renowned for its annual policy conference at Georgetown Law School. Mr. McDonough has been involved in several copyright initiatives including the recently passed Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002. He has written for several publications, including Performer magazine, and been interviewed by National Public Radios "All Things Considered" and "Eye on the Media", the Washington Post, Billboard, Music Business International, CMJ, the Tennessean, and the Boston Globe. Mr. McDonough has traveled throughout North America to speak at Suffolk University Law School, Canadian Music Week, the Future of Music Policy Conference, CMJ, the Nashville Independent Music Conference, the Boston Bar Association, the Future of New Orleans Music Conference, South by Southwest, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Law School, NEMO, the Music Industry Educators of America Conference, and Webnoize.Mr. McDonough is also an attorney in Boston and an adjunct professor of copyright law at Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University. He is a former member of the Boston Bar Associations Intellectual Property Steering Committee and Chair of the BBA Arts, Entertainment and Sports and Entertainment Law Committee. He represents such acts as the Dresden Doills and Mission of Burma. He was also an associate at Carroll Guido & Groffman in New York City, one of America's leading music law firms, where he worked on matters for, among others, Jay-Z, Roc-A-Fella Records where he had primary responsibility in the copyright clearances surrounding the Grammy Award winning "Hard Knock Life" which "sampled" a composition from the Broadway play "Annie." A former assistant Massachusetts Attorney General, Mr. McDonough was a law clerk for the Honorable Edward F. Harrington of the United States Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Research Director, Media, Gartner, Inc.

Mike McGuire is a research director for Gartner, Inc.s Media team. He is responsible for the media teams coverage of the online music business, legal and regulatory issues facing media companies. He also collaborates with GartnerG2s Allen Weiner to chart the emerging class of Digital Media Titans. Mr. McGuire is also GartnerG2s research liaison with The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. Mr. McGuire received his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from San Jose State University.

Assistant Professor, university of iowa

A journalist, activist, artist, and professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, Kembrew McLeod is the author of Freedom of Expression: Overzealous Copyright Bozos and Other Enemies of Creativity (Doubleday, 2005) and Owning Culture: Authorship, Ownership, and Intellectual Property Law (Lang, 2001). He has written music criticism for Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Spin, Mojo, and the 2004 edition of the New Rolling Stone Album Guide. He is also the co-producer of a documentary on the history of digital sampling and sound collage, Copyright Criminals: This Is a Sampling Sport, which is currently in production. As well, he worked as a documentary producer at the Media Education Foundation, co-producing Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music. McLeod was involved in the traveling art show Illegal Art: Freedom of Expression in the Corporate Age, and his collage work can be found on his Web site, kembrew.com.

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Professor, School of Communication

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owner guy, kill rock stars/shotclock

Slim Moon is the founder and President of Kill Rock Stars. He also runs its sister label, 5 Rue Christine, and is a partner in Shotclock Management, an artist management company. In his 20 years in punk, Slim has worn many hats - musician, spoken word artist, promoter, label guy, booking agent, manager, record store owner, marketer.

owner, Bar None Records

Glenn Morrow has been wearing a variety of hats in the music business since walking through the doors of CBGBs in 1976. For the past 18 years he has been running the Bar None Record label (www.bar-none.com). Besides discovering and signing They Might be Giants and Freedy Johnston, Bar None has released albums by Esquivel, Yo La Tengo, The Langley School Music Project, DJ Spooky, Evan Dando, and Architecture In Helsinki. Most recently Bar None helped promoted the Japanese girl duo Puffy AmiYumi who now have their own cartoon show "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi" developed by the Cartoon Network.

Senior Director, Technical Policy, Microsoft

Andy Moss is Senior Director of Technical Policy in the Windows Client Media, Entertainment and Technology Convergence Group. In this role, Andy leads the group which drives Microsofts strategy where business and technical directions intersect public policy issues, such as Intellectual Property and Content Protection, Digital Broadcasting (TV and Radio), Cable Plug and Play, Security, IPv6, VoIP, and Broadband. With more than 24 years of technology experience, Andy Moss has spent the past fifteen as an internal entrepreneur within Microsoft developing, launching and managing new products and services. His many projects include Windows Media Center Edition, Windows XP Plus!, Microsoft Digital Broadcast Manager, Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Consulting Services. Throughout his career, Andy has worked extensively to help customers adopt effective and creative uses for new innovations and advanced technologies. Andy is on the Board of Directors for the Digital Honesty Campaign, Westport Public Library Advisory Board, and was recently a Co- Chair for the Analog Re-conversion Discussion Group, a multi-industry organization established to review solutions to Intellectual Property concerns arising during the transition from analog to digital consumer technologies. He is an active public speaker on technology issues in a variety of forums, including Harvard Law Schools Berkman Center for Internet and Society, the Rockefeller Foundation Study and Conference Center, The American Assembly (an affiliate of Columbia University), government sponsored events such as U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Federal Trade Commission and a range of industry forums and conferences

Program Director, The Current, Minnesota Public Radio

Steve Nelson brings a variety of news and music radio experiences to 89.3. He started his broadcasting career as a morning show co-host at commercial Twin Cities music stations during the mid-1990s. He also worked as production director and sound engineer at various Twin Cities stations. From 2000-2002, he was associate producer for public radio's national arts and culture show Studio 360 at public radio station WNYC in New York, where he helped to develop the sound and content of the show from its inception. Nelson graduated from the University of Minnesota with a journalism degree. He helped create Radio K, the University's music station.

Co-Owner/Manager, Lookout Records/Indivision Management

Originally from Washington, DC, Molly Neuman began her career in music as the drummer for the seminal riot girl band Bratmobile.  After graduating from The Evergreen State College in 1992, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and began to work at Lookout Records in 1994.  In 1997 she became a partner and has been instrumental in the signing and development of such artists as The Donnas, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Ted Leo/Pharmacists among many others.  in 2001 she co founded Indivision Management, an artist management company dedicated to preserving artists autonomy in their careers while providing them with complete management services. Current clients include The Donnas, Ted Leo, The Locust, The Tyde and others.  Molly continues to play music with friends because this is what keeps her heart light.  She is currently based in New York City.

Campaign Director, Free Press

Russell Newman serves as Campaign Director for Free Press. There, he facilitates numerous initiatives, including the tracking of current media issues, grassroots organizing, research projects and content creation for the Free Press website (www.freepress.net). Previous to joining Free Press, he was a professional multimedia designer. Russell also served as production designer for several independent films and was active in radio for nearly a decade. He was a Waterston Scholar at Suffolk University's Sawyer School of Management, from which he holds as Master of Science with specializations in the political economy of mass communication, nonprofit management and documentary production. He also holds a degree in Brain and Cognitive Science from MIT.

writer, The Nation

John Nichols, the political writer for The Nation magazine and editorial page editor of The Capital Times newspaper in Madison, WI, is a co-founder of Free Press, the national media reform network.

Writer, The Nation

John Nichols writes about national politics and media policy for The Nation magazine, the country's oldest journal of opinion. He is also an associate editor of The Capital Times newspaper in Madison, Wi., and a regular contributor to The Progressive, In These Times and other publications. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Christian Science Monitor and many other newspapers in the U.S. and abroad. He is the author (with Robert W. McChesney) of the books It's the Media, Stupid! (Seven Stories Press, 2000) and Our Media, Not Theirs (Seven Stories Press, 2002). He is also the author of Jews for Buchanan (New Press, 2001), an analysis of the 2000 presidential election and the Florida recount that focuses heavily on media issues. His writing on media focuses on media and democracy, media concentration, cultural and racial diversity, and free press and journalism concerns.

publisher/editor, Blogcritics.org

Eric Olsen is the founder/co-owner/publisher of Blogcritics.org, which just celebrated its third anniversary and 10 millionth visitor in August. With over 1000 writers and 20 editors contributing and reviewing over 60 stories per day, Blogcritics.org is a filtered microcosm of the blogosphere and a full service news and reviews source, covering just about every aspect of contemporary culture. The site now generates well over 50,000 unique visitors per day, is an official Google News source, and has won numerous awards including a Bloggie and Forbes.com's Best Media Blogs. Eric Olsen was recently selected for the prestigious AlwaysOn and Technorati "Open Media 100" list as leader of Blogcritics. Prior to forming Blogcritics, Eric Olsen enjoyed a 25-year writing/editing/media career, writing or broadcasting on a vast array of topics including politics, current events, world affairs, popular culture, music, music industry, digital technology, opinion and commentary, etc., for periodicals, books, TV, radio, and the Internet.

Managing Director, Dimensional Associates / eMusic

David Pakman Managing Director, Dimensional Associates COO, eMusic Technology and Media Entrepreneur David Pakman has been a pioneer and entrepreneur in the digital media space as long as the space has existed. He is a Managing Director at Dimensional Associates, the private equity group which buys and operates digital media companies including eMusic, The Orchard, and Dimensional Music Publishing (formerly DreamWorks Music Publishing). He is the COO of eMusic, responsible for every aspect of that digital music subscription business. He was the co-founder and President of Business Development and Public Policy at Myplay, Inc., the broadband application services company that introduced the digital music Locker and provided companies with Web-based products and services to create their own customized digital entertainment products. Myplay, founded in 1999, pioneered the Locker category which spurred numerous imitators. After selling Myplay to Bertelsmanns eCommerce Group in 2001, Pakman became Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Public Policy for BeMusic, a division of Bertelsmann, where he was responsible for BeMusic strategy, licensing, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, as well as BeMusics legislative and policy agenda. A respected figure in the world of digital entertainment, Pakman was a board member of DiMA (Digital Media Association) in Washington, D.C., co-chair of its Music Licensing Committee, and is a frequent resource for journalists on music and copyright policy. He has testified before Congress and the NTIA about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), guest-lectured at both the Wharton School and the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and has spoken at literally hundreds of conferences and public events including Jupiter Plug-In and Webnoize. Prior to Myplay, Pakman was an early principal force and co-creator of Apple Computers Music Group, which focused on partnerships with the music industry. During this time, he co-founded the Macintosh New York Music Festival and co-produced the industry's first music-oriented webcast. As a webcasting pioneer, Pakman executive produced many of Apple's webcasts including Metallica, the Mission: Impossible Premiere, and the then-largest industry webcast to date, the 1997 GRAMMY Awards. He also managed Apple's efforts in creating continuous entertainment programming under the Macintosh Music Network brand. The majority of Pakmans work has centered on developing new business models for the music industry which exploit the economies and new distribution models afforded artists by technology, particularly the internet. After Apple, Pakman became Vice President at N2K Entertainment where he forged strategic partnerships with Internet and media companies such as AOL, Microsoft and Disney. He pioneered the early development of affiliate programs and 1:1 music marketing programs, both now ubiquitous across the Internet. At N2K, Pakman designed the business model for the first commercially-viable secure digital download service which launched in July of 1997. While at N2K, he led the companys business development efforts and claimed P&L responsibility for more than 60% of the companys $100M in revenue Pakman is a board member of Knitting Factory Entertainment and an avid musician and songwriter. He can be seen behind a set of drums frequently in various New York area clubs. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. # # #

CEO, GarageBand.com

Ali Partovi is CEO of GarageBand.com, the world's largest community for podcasting and independent music. GarageBand.com has over 40,000 active podcasts, 150,000 bands, and half a million listeners, and offers tools for any consumer to create their own podcast, music-related or not. Garageband.com uses a collaborative-filtering process to discover the best music in every genre. Many of the top-rated bands at GarageBand.com have gone on to become major label acts, including double-platinum artists Drowning Pool. GarageBand's top-ranking artist, Geoff Byrd, reached #1 on the RadioWave internet radio charts and is currently #48 and rising on the Billboard charts. Ali has a long track record with grass-roots ventures. He was a co-founder of LinkExchange (now bCentral), a startup that helped small businesses build web traffic and revenue. LinkExchange rapidly became the web's largest small business portal and was acquired for $265m by Microsoft in 1998. Ali has provided strategic consulting to Google, Overture, PayPal, and Yahoo. Ali also co-founded "DrinkExchange," a grass-roots social and networking community with regular events in San Francisco, San Diego, Washington DC, Tokyo, Sydney, and London. Ali has Bachelors and Masters degrees from Harvard.

Visiting Scholar McGill University, Montreal, Producer, Blue Oyster Cult and The Clash, a Founder of EMusic

Visiting Scholar at McGill University. Woodrow Wilson Fellow in the History of Ideas. New School Fellow in Sociology and Anthropology. Consultant to, and scourging critic of, overweight multinational entertainment conglomerates, stressing out on declining market share and growing irrelevancy: Relentless brainstormer of the ever-tightening embrace of Music by Technology and Technology by Music. Producer, creator, songwriter, manager and theorist for many of the most important bands and musical trends of the last 25 years. Described by the Billboard Producers Directory as the Hunter Thompson of rock, a gonzo producer of searing intellect and vast vision. Gonzo enough to be played by Christopher Walken in Saturday Night Lives infamous skit on the making of The Reaper (which Pearlman produced for Blue Oyster Cult). President and Owner of the seminal American alternative label, 415 Records. A founder of EMusic.com (the first of the downloading companies, way back in 1998). A principal of Moodlogic (creator of omniscient trans-media navigation and recommendation engines for the likes of Sony and Microsoft). In vanguard of convergence of Film, Video and Music cultures, with, the newer culture of technology engendered by the Web. One of the few able to speak with equal authority, both, to, and, for these cultures. Framer of many of the key terms of the current public discourse concerning the Future of Music. Visiting Lecturer on these issues at such academic venues as Stanford, the University of Calgary, McGill and assorted Universities of California (Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Monterey&). His (now famous or notorious) proposal for the 5 Cents Solution to the total re-architecting of the music business, rolled out at Canadian Music Week in Toronto in March 2005, under the auspices of McGill University, has been rampant in print, radio and the Internet, since first appearing in an interview he did with the Toronto Globe and Mail. Producing in reaction over 450 interviews, articles and blog pieces in just the first week following. One of the first of the teen age Rock Critic cabal (see Almost Famous), he paid his way through school in the early 70s with his writing, actually inventing the use of the term Heavy Metal  for that music, during his sojourn as an editor and writer at Crawdaddy magazine. He went on to produce (in some cases literally create) an impressive crew of diverse and uniquely innovative artists with attitude, a discography encompassing: Blue Oyster Cult, Dictators (the first punk record), Clash, Pavlovs Dog (the first Goth record), Dream Syndicate (kings of the L.A. Paisley Underground scene), Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc. During the course of this work he pushed the limits of existing recording technology, with breakthroughs, most notably, in the radical use of compression and analog/digital concentric stem based mixing and mastering techniques. For this work he has received (at last count) 17 gold and platinum records and was hailed (or blamed) by the Village Voice for creating the Triumph of the Will guitar sound. He recently completed production on the new 100-minute magnum opus pending release for Space Team Electra. He headed the seminal alternative label, 415 Records: Romeo Void, Translator, Wire Train, Red Rockers, Love Club, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom, etc. In this capacity he acted as executive producer for much of the 415 output. As songwriter he is best known for his association with the Blue Oyster Cult, with whom he virtually defined the whole Heavy Metal genre, writing about half of their catalog, culminating in their 1989 conceptual song- cycle, Imaginos: An album, which has, according to Google, launched 3 new religions and more than 12,000 obsessive All About Imaginos Web Pages. Ironically enough (for a founder of EMusic), Metallica recorded "Astronomy," one of Pearlman's Imaginos songs, for their notoriously ultra-Napsterized (therefore famously litigated), Garage Inc. He just might be the only person (and certainly the only record producer!) on the planet, to have graced the covers of Mondo 2000, New Musical Express, Kerrang (the heavy metal bible) and the front page of the Wall Street Journal. The National Public Radio special on Heavy Metal, The Karamazov Vista, was basically the Sandy Pearlman show. Most recently he was interviewed by NPR regarding, both, his views on the Grokster case then before the US Supreme Court and the future of a music business where the 5 cents download could become the new standard price point. While the CBC has had him on numerous times concerning his proposal, made under the auspices of McGill University, for the radical re-architecting of the music business around the 5 cents download. A few months ago NPRs All Things Considered spoke to him regarding the Future of Analog. Besides the usual (and unusual) American suspects his views have been propagated through such venues as the BBC, Granada and Radio London (in the UK), the RTF, Antenne 2 and Radio Luxembourg (in France) and Deutsche Welle (in Germany). In 1992 (when Nirvana ruled the Earth) KIRO TV (CBS Seattle) produced a program regarding his take on the Seattle rock scene.

Publisher/Editor, Coolfer.com

Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress

MARYBETH PETERS, REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Marybeth Peters became the United States Register of Copyrights on August 7, 1994. From1983-1994 she held the position of Policy Planning Adviser to the Register. She has also served as Acting General Counsel of the Copyright Office and as chief of both the Examining and Information and Reference divisions. Ms. Peters is a frequent speaker on copyright issues; she is the author of The General Guide to the Copyright Act of 1976. Ms. Peters received her undergraduate degree from Rhode Island College and her law degree, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School. She is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia. Ms. Peters, is a member of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., where she serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, the Intellectual Property Section of the American Bar Association, the U.S. Chapter of the Association litteraire et artistique internationale (ALAI), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Computer Law Association. Ms. Peters, from 1986 to 1995 was a lecturer in the Communications Law Institute of The Catholic University of America's law school and previously served as adjunct professor of copyright law at The University of Miami School of Law and at The Georgetown University Law Center. During 1989-1990 Ms. Peters served as a consultant on copyright law to the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Director of Government Relations, American Federation of Musicians

Hal Ponder has been Director of Government Relations for the American Federation of Musicians for the last four years. Previous to that, he was Director of Policy for the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO, where he worked with all the entertainment guilds. Mr. Ponder worked on the floor of the House of Representatives as Assistant to the Chief Deputy Whip in the 80's. Mr.Ponder, an attorney, is also a former diplomat.

Executive Director, DiMA

Named one of Washingtons top technology lobbyists by The Legal Times Tech Counsel magazine, Jonathan Potter has served as Executive Director of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) since its creation in June 1998. During his tenure DiMA has become a formidable Congressional and Executive Branch advocate on behalf of its members  the leading online media companies. An engaging and effective speaker, Mr. Potter frequently testifies before Congress and appears at conferences and on radio and television. Mr. Potter is a graduate of New York University School of Law and the University of Rochester.

President / CEO, De-U Records, Inc

Producer Calls on the Power of Music to Increase Math Scores In just four years, producer David Printis has taught math, science and geography to over 60,000 children by invoking the power of music. Now, his company continues to educate with new CD's. Fort Washington, MD  As the country rallies for higher math achievement scores by increasing teachers pay and rewarding states for encouraging learning, one music producer has risen to the call to action by producing educational music CDs that kids, parents, and even teachers are raving about. By utilizing hip-hops ability to influence and entertain, and parlaying it into a learning tool that features music todays children embrace, music producer David Printis and his company, De-U Records (www.De-Urecords.com), have taught more than 35,000 students mathematics, science, and geography. Launched in October 2001, the series first CD, Multiplication Hip Hop, became an instant hit, and has since become one of the hottest selling independent music CDs on the East coast. Later titles in the series, Its Elementary, Science and Geography, and the newest one, Addition and Subtraction have met with equal success. Kids like the CD's, Printis remarks. They dont even realize theyre learning. They just think theyre having fun listening to hip hop. -more- Power of Music to Increase Math Scores Not only has Printis won the praise of parents, teachers, and school principals, his company has received the interest of university faculties and national media such as The Washington Post and National Public Radio's "Morning Edition. Kids learn the alphabet by learning a song, they learn to count by putting it in a song. This is just another way of bringing it to life for kids, says Martin L. Johnson, professor of mathematics education at the University of Maryland at College Park. Karen Kunkel, principal at Green Valley Elementary School in a suburb of Washington, D.C., uses Multiplication Hip Hop to teach her second graders. She has attributed the CD's with her schools significant improvement on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, a standardized test given to students in Maryland. The CD's are a good influence, Printis concludes. The rhythm keeps the kids interested&and learning. The "Childrens Learning Tool" CD's can be purchased online at http://www.De-Urecords.com, or by phone at (301) 265-1600. David Printis is available for comment and can be reached at (301) 265-1600 or dprintis@de-urecords.com. About De-U Records, Inc. De-U Records, Inc. is located in Fort Washington, Maryland. The company strives to provide top quality educational music products for children and adults. For additional information on De-U Records or the products that they offer, visit their web site at http://www.De-Urecords.com or call (301) 265-1600.

GM, Music Content and Programming, RealNetworks, Inc.

Tim Quirk is the General Manager of Music Content and Programming for RealNetworks, where he oversees the team that secures, ingests, publishes and promotes music content across all of Real's music properties, including Rhapsody, Real's online music subscription service. Prior to this role, Tim was Listen.com's Editorial Director. He spent more than 10 years as the singer and lyricist for the punk-pop band Too Much Joy, then politely eased his way into music journalism. He's been a regular contributor to popular publications including Raygun and The San Francisco Chronicle, and his critical essays have been published in anthologies by the Oxford University Press and the academic journal Popular Music. Tim is also one half of an electro-pop outfit called Wonderlick.

Executive Director, Alliance for Community Media

Director - Broadcast Licensing, SESAC Inc.

Gregory Riggle: As Director of Broadcast Licensing for SESAC, Riggle oversees Broadcast Licensing activities and directs strategic licensing initiatives within the Broadcast industry. Prior to joining SESAC in 1986, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and Recording Industry Management from Middle Tennessee State University. With SESAC, Riggle garnered extensive performing rights experience by serving both the Licensing and Writer/Publishers Relations departments. He made the transition from Regional Manager of Broadcast Licensing to Writer/Publisher Relations Representative in 1993 and was named Vice President Writer/ Publisher Relations in 1997. Later that year, he left the organization to pursue publishing and licensing interests. During this period, he developed a full service publishing division for New York based Sweetfish Enterprises; an early, interactive recording imprint, and established The Almanac Recording Company; a unique Licensing/Branding venture which developed and marketed audio and media products for established brands. Riggle returned to SESAC as a consultant in 2001 and was appointed to his current position in 2003. During his tenure at SESAC, he is recognized for strengthening the companys profile and competitive position through unprecedented service to licensees and affiliates.

acting president, American Association of Independent Music

Don Rose has lead the 2005 launch of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) and is the organizations acting president. A2IM is a non-profit trade association representing independent record labels. The Indie music sector accounts for approx 27% of retail record sales and much of the cultural diversity of the musical landscape. Celebrating his 32nd year in the music industry, Rose is co-Founder and former Chairman / CEO of Ryko Corporation. Rykodisc was the worlds first "CD-only" record label, and was among the first Indies active in the format. As such it helped to establish many of the parameters for content and packaging, particularly in the reissue market. Eventually, by around 1987, Rykodisc grew into a full format music label. Always a technological innovator, Rykodisc also pioneered the 80-minute CD and was the Indie consultant for the launch of the commercial MiniDisc. Ryko artists included David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Costello (reissues); new productions included Morphine, Bruce Cockburn, Robert Cray, Ringo Starr, and the Grammy Award Winning albums by Ry Cooder/Ali Farka Toure and Mickey Hart (of the Grateful Dead) with Planet Drum. Ryko also worked closely with government agencies such as The Smithsonian and The Library of Congress to develop product issue programs. Under leadership by Rose, Ryko Corporation generated in excess of $80MM in revenues and employed 150 people around the world. The operation included a distribution company, music publishing and international offices as well as the core label group.

Organizer, Prometheus Radio Project

Hannah Sassaman studied for a BA in English and Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, class of 2001. She joined Prometheus as Program Director in the Summer of 2002. Hannah builds partnerships, coordinates outreach, and manages volunteers. Ms. Sassaman has been coordinated public participation in the FCC Localism Task Force hearings. In San Antonio, TX, she helped to get almost 700 individuals from all over Texas to testify on how to make the media more local. She also leads LPFM community participation in the advocacy process on Capitol Hill, where she has organized more than 100 visits between LPFM broadcasters and their elected representatives. Hannah works to build coalitions between existing media justice and media democracy groups and a wide diversity of allies for a better, more flexible media system, and has built partnerships on media issues with groups as diverse as Latino environmental arts groups and Christian community ministries and broadcasters. Hannah has published articles in Clamor and YES! Magazine, and is interviewed regularly for local, national, and international publications.

Representative, US House of Representatives

Jan Schakowsky was elected to represent Illinois 9th Congressional District on November 3, 1998, after serving for eight years in the Illinois State Assembly. Schakowsky, who serves on the House Democratic Leadership team as Chief Deputy Whip, is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, where she will work to accomplish her top priority in Congress -- providing universal healthcare coverage for all Americans. A citizen advocate, grassroots organizer, and elected public official, Schakowsky has fought throughout her career for economic and social justice and improved quality of life for all; for an end to violence against women; and for a national investment in healthcare, public education and housing needs. In the House, Schakowsky has won major legislative victories to increase federal assistance for abused women and children and to protect the rights of battered immigrant women; to reform election laws guaranteeing that no registered voter is turned away at the poll; to expand housing opportunities for low-income people; and to assist small business owners and farmers.

President and CEO, Media Access Project

Andrew Jay Schwartzman is the President and CEO of Media Access Project (MAP). He has directed the organization since June, 1978. MAP is a non-profit public interest telecommunications law firm which represents the public's in promoting the First Amendment rights to speak and to hear. It seeks to promote creation of a well informed electorate by insuring vigorous debate in a free marketplace of ideas. In recent years, MAP has led efforts to insure that broad and affordable public access is provided during the deployment of advanced telecommunications networks and the Internet. Mr. Schwartzman has appeared on behalf of MAP before the Congress, the FCC and the courts on issues such as cable TV regulation, minority and female ownership and employment in the mass media,"equal time" laws and cable "open access." Mr. Schwartzman is member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Democracy and Technology, and is a board member of the Minority Media Telecommunications Council and the Safe Energy Communications Council. Mr. Schwartzman was the Law and Regulation Contributor to Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television, and is the author of the telecommunications chapter in the Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement. His work has been published in major legal and general journals, including Variety, Electronic Media, The Washington Post, COMM/ENT Law Journal and The ABA Journal. He is a frequent guest on television and radio programs such as The Today Show, Nightline, CNN's Reliable Sources, network evening newscasts, and All Things Considered. Mr. Schwartzman is an Instructor at the Johns Hopkins University's Program on Communication in Contemporary Society. Mr. Schwartzman is the 1994 recipient of the United Church of Christ Office of Communication's Everett C. Parker Award. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, and its law school in 1971, Schwartzman was staff counsel to the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ. From 1974 until he took his current position, Schwartzman worked for the U.S. Department of Energy and predecessor agencies. He is married to Linda Lazarus, a hearing officer with the United States Department of Energy.

President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association

Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the U.S. trade association representing some 2000 consumer electronics companies and owning and producing the continents largest annual trade show, the International CES. Shapiro is an active leader in the development, launch and marketing of HDTV. He has testified before Congress on HDTV and other technology and business issues more than 20 times. He co-founded and chaired the HDTV Model Station and has served as a leader of the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC). He is a charter inductee to the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, and in 2003 received its highest award as the industry leader most influential in advancing HDTV. As chairman of the Home Recording Rights Coalition (HRRC), Shapiro has led the manufacturers legal and legislative battle to preserve the legality of recording technology and the consumer battle to protect fair use rights. Shapiro has held many exhibition industry leadership posts, and in 2002, received the exhibition industrys highest honor, the IAEM Pinnacle Award. Shapiro also serves on the Board of Visitors of George Mason University, Virginias largest university, and is a member of the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. He also served as a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Commission on Information Technology. Shapiro has also been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a mastermind for his initiative in helping to create the Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection (ICOLP). Shapiro leads a staff of more than 130 employees and thousands of industry volunteers. CEA has won many awards; including several for its magazine, Vision, and awards as a family friendly employer and one of the 50 Great Places To Work in Washington. Prior to joining the association, Shapiro was an associate at the law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. He also has worked on Capitol Hill, as an assistant to a member of Congress. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a double major in economics and psychology from the State University of New York, Binghamton. He is married to Dr. Susan Malinowski, a retina surgeon.

Democratic Counsel, US House Energy & Commerce Committee

Johanna Mikes Shelton serves as Minority Counsel to the House Energy & Commerce Committee under Ranking Member John D. Dingell. Her portfolio includes all telecommunications and media issues before the Committee. Prior to joining the Committee in February 2005, she served as Legal Advisor to Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein at the Federal Communications Commission. Shelton previously worked for Representative Rick Boucher, the FCCs Common Carrier Bureau, and Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a B.S. in Business Administration summa cum laude from Georgetown University. Following law school, Shelton served as law clerk for the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

President, RIAA

Cary Sherman President,Recording Industry Association of America Cary Sherman is the president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The trade group's more than 350 member companies are responsible for creating, manufacturing, or distributing 90 percent of all legitimate sound recordings sold in the United States. As the president, Mr. Sherman represents the interests of the $12 billion U.S. sound recording industry -- the largest market for prerecorded music in the world. He coordinates the industry's legal, policy and business objectives and his responsibilities include technology, licensing, enforcement, and government affairs issues, among others. National Journal has described Mr. Sherman as an intellectual property guru and one of the top copyright attorneys in the country. Before joining the RIAA as General Counsel of the organization in 1997, Mr. Sherman was a senior partner at the Washington, D.C. firm of Arnold & Porter, where he was the head of the firms Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. One of his special areas of expertise during his 26 years at Arnold & Porter was reconciling developing technologies and intellectual property laws. Mr. Sherman graduated from Cornell University in 1968, and Harvard Law School in 1971. A long-time musician and songwriter, Mr. Sherman is an officer of the board of the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. He also serves on the boards of the Copyright Society and BNAs Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, and has served on numerous other boards, including the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, The Computer Law Association, and The Computer Lawyer. He is also co-author of a two-volume treatise published by BNA Books, Computer Software Protection Law. # # # # #

avant-garde jazz pianist, ASCAP

Born in the 1960s and raised in Wilmington, DE, Matthew Shipp grew up around '50s jazz recordings. He began playing piano at the young age of five, and decided to focus on jazz by the time he was 12. Shipp played on a Fender Rhodes in rock bands while privately devouring recordings by a variety of jazz players. His first mentor was a man in his hometown named Sunyata, who had an enthusiasm for a variety of studies in addition to music. Shipp later studied music theory and improvisation under Clifford Brown's teacher Robert "Boisey" Lawrey, as well as classical piano and bass clarinet for the school band. After one year at the University of Delaware, Shipp left and took lessons with Dennis Sandole for a short time, after which he attended the New England Conservatory of Music for two years. Shipp moved to N.Y.C. in 1984 and soon met bassist William Parker, among others. Both were playing with tenor saxophonist Ware by 1989, and debuted as a recording artist in a duo with alto player Rob Brown. Shipp married singer Delia Scaife around 1990. He then went on to lead his own trio with Parker and drummers Whit Dickey and Susie Ibarra. Shipp has led dates for a number of labels, including FMP, No More, Eremite, Thirsty Ear, Silkheart, and more. In 2000, Shipp began acting as curator for Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. This excellent series hosted a number of Shipp's own recordings, as well as the recordings of William Parker, Tim Berne, Roy Campbell, Craig Taborn, Spring Heel Jack, and Mat Maneri. The following year saw the release of Nu Bop, an exploration into traditional jazz. Following that a string of releases follow that go in as many directions as one could conceive, while still remaining in the realm of jazz, including melding electronic elements of music composition with more traditional practices of jazz. This is most evident in his latest album "Harmony and Abyss"

President of Shocklee Entertainment, Producer, Music Industry Executive & Founder of Public Enemy

HANK SHOCKLEE: Hank Shocklee currently heads up his own New Media Entertainment company, Shocklee Entertainment, and is producing several music and film projects including Shocktronica, an electronic mythological sci-fi multi-media album and DVD project. Shocklee is also currently writing a book on his philosophy behind creating the group Public Enemy and the creation of the famed album 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'. The book will be an in-depth manual chronicling and giving its readers an inside look at his philosophies behind the making of the band, production techniques, his famed Shocklee sonic sculpture and the making of the landmark record 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'. Best known for his innovative production techniques and founding the group Public Enemy, Shocklee has a distinctive, diverse background in the entertainment world. Whether working with a wide range of artists (Ice Cube, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Slick Rick), scoring and producing film soundtracks (He Got Game, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Dangerous Minds, Juice) or as a music industry executive (Senior Vice President MCA Records, Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle, K-Ci & JoJo, Gladys Knight) Shocklee has lead an illustrious career and track record as a producer, composer, record label executive and entrepreneur. Shocklees creative vision is widely heralded in contemporary popular music history. He has garnered a collection of Platinum and Multi-Platinum albums as well as 14 Grammy Nominations and numerous Soul Train Awards. He has also been the recipient of a Sony Innovators Award and an Apex Creative Engineer Award. Shocklee has also been named the Source Magazines Producer of the year twice during his career.

president and programmer, CD Baby

Derek Sivers is founder, president, and programmer of CDBaby and HostBaby. A professional musician since 1987, Derek started CD Baby by accident in 1998, when he was selling his own CD on his website, and offered to let his fellow musicians use his service, too. As this hobby grew, he refused all investors and advertising, choosing to grow slowly and quietly during the dot-com boom and bust. Now CD Baby is the largest seller of independent CDs on the web, with over $25M in sales for over 100,000 musician clients. (Note that while the rest of the industry moans about piracy, CDBaby's sales have doubled every year.) Esquire Magazine's annual "Best and Brightest" cover story said, "Derek Sivers is changing the way music is bought and sold... one of the last music-business folk heroes." Sivers is Winner of the 2003 World Technology Award.

Student Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society

Derek Slater is a senior at Harvard College and a student fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet Society at Harvard Law School. Since joining the Center in 2002, he has contributed to the Digital Media Project, a joint venture with GartnerG2 that studies the legal, policy, and business issues raised by the Internet's disrupting the production and consumption of copyrighted works.

Currently, Derek is analyzing music taste-sharing tools and how they enable consumers to play a more active role in defining and shaping their culture. He is a lead author of Content and Control: Assessing the Impact of Policy Choices on Potential Online Business Models and he contributed substantially to the case study iTunes: How Copyright, Contract, and Technology Shape the Business of Digital Media as well as the foundational white paper Copyright and Digital Media in a Post-Napster World.

Derek also tracks developments in digital media at his popular weblog A Copyfighter's Musings and has served as an intern for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Creative Commons, and the Samuelson Clinic for Law, Technology, and Public Policy.

Representative, US House of Representatives

One of the most powerful women in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter has achieved a significant level of leadership as the Ranking Member on the influential House Committee on Rules, making her the first woman from either political party to hold this position. A member of the House Democratic Leadership, she serves on the prestigious Democratic Steering & Policy Committee. In 2003, Rep. Slaughter was chosen to sit on the newly created Select Committee on Homeland Security, serving as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Rules and a member of the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security for two years. She is the Democratic Chair of two very prominent congressional caucuses: the Congressional Arts Caucus and the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, and is the former Co-chair of the Congressional Womens Caucus.

Drummer/Writer, Self

Writer and drummer Jacob Slichter is a native of Champaign, Illinios, and graduated from Harvard with a degree in Afro-American studies and history. His Minneapolis-based band, Semisonic, was formed in 1992 with guitarist singer/songwriter Dan Wilson and bassist John Munson, both formerly of Trip Shakespeare. After signing with MCA Records in 1994, Semisonic released several albums, including "Great Divide," "Feeling Strangely Fine," and "All About Chemistry." After their chart-topping single Closing Time propelled them to platinum-selling success, Semisonic traveled the world and appeared on television with Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Conan O'Brien. Slichter's entertaining and critically acclaimed memoir, "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star," was published in June of 2004 by Broadway Books, a literate and detailed look behind the scenes at the workings of the music business as well as the performers who chase after superstardom. He has read his road diaries (originally published on the Semisonic website) on NPR's Morning Edition. He has spoken at dozens of colleges and music schools about the world of record labels, commercial radio, and MTV, and his book has been adopted as a primary text on the music business by professors in various fields, from sociology and economics to the entertainment business. (For book reviews and links to his NPR commentaries, go to www.jacobslichter.com.)

Assistant Director, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution

D. A. Sonneborn, Ph.D. is assistant director of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, a small not-for- profit record label, a small part of the national museum complex in Washington, D.C. He is co- author of the book PLANET DRUM (1992) with Mickey Hart and Frederic Lieberman and of articles and reviews. He has a Ph.D. in Music from UCLA (1995), is chair of the Audio-Visual Committee of the Society for Ethnomusicology, a founding member of its Applied Ethnomusicology Committee and member of the UNESCO-advisory International Council for Traditional Music. Prior to his current work, he produced concerts and albums, managed the Nubian recording artist Hamza El Din, and composed and performed music for live theatre, dance and film.

Attorney, Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

John Strohm is an attorney and musician based in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, where he served as Editor- in-Chief of the Cumberland Law Review. He is an associate at the firm Bradley Arant Rose and White LLP in Birmingham, where his transactional practice focuses on entertainment law and general corporate law. His clients include songwriters, recording artists and independent record labels. Prior to becoming an attorney, John played in a number of well- known indie and alternative rock bands, including the Blake Babies, the Lemonheads, Polara and Antenna. John has released two solo albums, with a third to be released in 2006. He continues to record and perform whenever he has time.

Executive Director, FMC

Jenny Toomey is the Executive Director of the Future of Music Coalition. She is also an intellectual, an activist and a musician. After graduating from Georgetown University with an interdisciplinary major in Philosophy, English and Women's Studies in 1990, Jenny co-ran Simple Machines, an independent record label for eight years with Future of Music board member Kristin Thomson. Simple Machines had over 70 releases, the most important of which may have been a 24 page Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records which clearly and practically described the process of putting out records and CDs, while educating young artists about the value of retaining control of their work. This guide helped to launch a countless number of independent labels and led to somewhat of a DIY renaissance in the alternative music community throughout the 1990s. In the past 15 years Jenny has been a composer and performer on at least 12 CDs and dozens of compilation records, singles, and even a musical! These records were released both on Simple Machines and other respected independent labels including Homestead, Sub Pop and 4AD. Her second solo CD, Tempting, was released October 2002 on Misra Records. After closing down Simple Machines in 1998 Jenny worked for three years at the Washington Post as a copywriter. She also wrote music and technology reviews for the Post, Village Voice, CNET and a variety of other music and technology publications. Here she began to understand the potential power of technology to transform the lives of musicians. This fascination with technology, when combined with her work organizing musicians to support the FCC's Low Power Radio initiative, led her to join with Kristin Thomson and Insound.com to create an online forum called The Machine in December 1999. At this site Kristin and Jenny began the process of educating themselves and other musicians about the music/tech landscape. They also began to raise critical questions regarding the artist's role in the unfolding technological revolution. After publishing an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, Jenny pulled together a board that wrote and published the Future of Music Manifesto, thus leading to the formation of the organization in June 2000. In the past two years Jenny has spoken about music and technology at Harvard, MIT, Columbia's American Assembly, South By Southwest, CMJ, Comdex, University of Chicago, Temple University, NARM Convention, CNN International, Tech TV, London's Net Media, Manchester's In The City conference and on NPR. In March 2001 she was named one of Internet Weekly's "25 Unsung Heroes of the Web" and more recently received a special achievement award from the Washington Area Music Association for her activism.

Reporter, NPR

President, Universal Music & Video Distribution

Jim Urie is President of Universal Music and Video Distribution (UMVD). In this capacity, Mr. Urie oversees the activities and business strategies of Universal Music and Video Distribution, the sales and distribution arm of the Universal Music Group and Universal Studios Home Video, plus UMVD Visual Entertainment and UMVDs newest venture, Fontana Distribution. Universal Music and Video Distribution handles the distribution and sales for such labels as The Universal/Motown Records Group, The Island/Def Jam Music Group, Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records, Roadrunner, MCA Nashville, Lost Highway, Mercury Nashville, Universal South, The Verve Music Group, Universal Classics, Universal Music Latino, Universal Music Enterprises, Univision Music Group, DreamWorks, Disa, ABKCO, Hollywood, Lideres Entertainment, Lyric Street, Thump, Varese Sarabande and Walt Disney, as well as video product from Palm Pictures, Xenon, Atkins and Trinity. Mr. Urie assumed the role of President in August 1999 and has played a pivotal role in strategically breaking new ground in the areas of marketing and artist development. Additionally, in 2003 Jim was the architect of a new dramatic and sweeping pricing strategy for UMG, appropriately called JumpSTART. UMVD has since experienced double digit sales growth since JumpSTART was initiated. Not coincidentally, overall US music business revenues, having been in decline for the past several years, actually increased significantly in the fall of 2003, shortly after JumpSTART was announced, and have continued to soar in 2004. Urie first joined the company in August 1996 as Executive Vice President and General Manager and has since led UMVD to record breaking success. The company became the first in the music industry to achieve the No. 1 position in the top five market share categories for the year 2000. His efforts have resulted in fueling new market growth for Universal, while further enhancing and broadening its reach with such best-selling artists as Eminem, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Sting, Nelly, Shania Twain, George Strait, India.Arie, Pat Green, Lloyd Banks, and Ashlee Simpson among many others. Since 1996, Universal Studios Home Video has also experienced unprecedented growth culminating in 2000 with revenues over one-billion for the first time in history, a feat that was repeated in 2001, 2002 and 2003. UMVD has garnered many awards, including being named the National Association of Recording Merchandisers Distributor of the Year three years in a row; 2000, 2001 and 2003. In March of 2004, Jim Urie was named Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards. Mr. Urie began his career in 1972 as a college rep for CBS Records in Washington, D.C. and soon moved up through the companys ranks with brief stints in promotion and sales. In 1978, he was appointed Miami Branch Manager where, in 1979, the division finished number one in sales out of 21 branches. In 1980, Mr. Urie became New York City Branch Manager for CBS. Later, in 1987, his artist-driven approach to sales caught the attention of PolyGram executive Dick Asher. Soon after, Mr. Asher recruited him to the post of Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution, for the newly reorganized PolyGram Records. With his dedication to artist development and keen understanding of the creative process, Mr. Urie took on broader responsibilities in 1989 when he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Mr. Urie oversaw artist development, creative services, publicity, video product and product management for the Mercury, Polydor, and London labels. This move made him one of the few executives in the music industry to have held senior positions in both the creative and sales side of the business. In 1993, Mr. Urie joined Arista Records as Senior Vice President of Sales. While at the label, he worked alongside Arista President Clive Davis in building the highly-acclaimed careers of such superstars as Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Sarah McLachlan, TLC, and The Notorious B.I.G.

Director of Communication Studies, New York University

Siva Vaidhyanathan, a cultural historian and media scholar, is the author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity (New York University Press, 2001) and The Anarchist in the Library (Basic Books, 2004). Vaidhyanathan has written for many periodicals, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times Magazine, MSNBC.COM, Salon.com, openDemocracy.net, and The Nation. After five years as a professional journalist, Vaidhyanathan earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is currently Director of the undergraduate program in Communication Studies in Culture and Communication at New York University. He lives in Greenwich Village, USA.

Director, Hip-Hop Theater Festival

Clyde Valentin is the producer and executive director of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. He has a history of contributing to and creating socially responsible entertainment projects for the last ten years. Valentin co-founded Stress Magazine, a pioneering publication that examined the socio-political context of Hip-Hop through groundbreaking content and design, including graffiti art & culture. Valentin also co-founded the Black August Benefit Concert series, now in its eight year. He also co-founded the International Hip-Hop Exchange, an international arts project that works to strengthen the capacity of artists, cultural workers, arts institutions and global youth communities. Valentin has participated on national and international panels (the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Pop Goes the Culture: Finding your New Audience in the High/Low Art Divide and the Hip Hop and Social Change Conferences panel on Film and Media) and has been invited to weigh in at convenings on field-specific issues internationally including at The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures retreat to develop a re-granting program being developed for Latino organizations, the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations Creative Practice in the 21st Century, the Andrew W. Mellon's evolution of the Performing Arts System and the International Theater Institute's World Congress as a member of the U.S. Delegation in Tampico, Mexico, among others. Valentin is a graduate of Binghamton University, where he was a member of La Raza Theater Company. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NYC.

President, Coalition of Independent Music Stores

Don VanCleave left the industrial engineering business in Dallas in 1988 to open Magic Platter CD in Birmingham, AL. For 14 years, Magic Platter (and Birmingham) became known as a national starting point for many acts. Magic Platter received NARMs Small Retailer of the Year in 1998 and 1999. In 1995, VanCleave met with about 30 other independent music retailers at a hotel in San Francisco where it was decided to form a support group. The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) grew out of that meeting and VanCleave was appointed President. For the past 10 years, CIMS has acted as a marketing liaison between many record labels and the stores who are members. The members get behind nationally coordinated efforts to develop new artists. CIMS also owns junketboy.com, an indie store only distribution company that buys products directly from bands and works with the indie store community to promote and sell the goods.

Partner, Jenner & Block

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. serves as Chair of the Firms Telecommunications Practice and a Co-Chair of its Appellate and Supreme Court Practices. He is also a member of the Firms Policy Committee. Mr. Verrilli concentrates his practice on Supreme Court and appellate litigation, telecommunications, and First Amendment and media litigation. Mr. Verrilli has argued numerous cases before the United States Supreme Court. Most recently, he argued on behalf of the entertainment industry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., where he urged the Justices to hold software companies that build businesses on the illegal distribution of copyrighted material liable for copyright infringement. He also successfully argued General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline, a case in which the Court ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act does not authorize reverse discrimination suits, FCC v. Next Wave Personal Communications, a case in which the Court returned to NextWave billions of dollars worth of wireless phone spectrum licenses that the FCC had sought to repossess from NextWave while it was in bankruptcy, and Verizon Communications v. FCC, the most important case arising out of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. On a pro bono basis, he successfully defended the right to effective counsel in Wiggins v. Smith. Mr. Verrilli has argued many cases in the federal courts of appeals and in state supreme courts on a range of issues, including cases involving constitutional law (involving the First Amendment, the Takings Clause and the Bill of Attainder Clause), statutory construction, administrative law, copyright and criminal law. As part of his active First Amendment practice he successfully represented the National Association of Broadcasters in a case involving a First Amendment challenge to the compulsory copyright provisions of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act. Mr. Verrilli was counsel to NAB in Turner Broadcasting System v. FCC, the landmark case upholding the must-carry provisions of the 1992 Cable Act. He was counsel in Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, the Supreme Court decision establishing the First Amendment rights of Internet speakers. Mr. Verrilli also represents the Recording Industry Association of America on matters arising out of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Senior Staff Attorney, EFF

Fred von Lohmann is a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, specializing in copyright and trademark law. In that role, he has represented programmers, technology innovators, and individuals in litigation against every major record label, movie studio, and television network (as well as several cable TV networks and music publishers) in the United States. He served as counsel to StreamCast Networks in the MGM v. Grokster case recently decided by the Supreme Court, and argued that case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Fred was named one of 2004's 100 most influential lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, a leading legal newspaper, and received a 2003 CLAY award (California Lawyer of the Year) from California Lawyer magazine. He has appeared on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, CNBC, ABC's Good Morning America, Fox News O'Reilly Factor, C-SPAN, and TechTV's ScreenSavers and has been widely quoted in a variety of major print publications. Fred also serves on the advisory boards of both the Future of Music Coalition and Public Knowledge.

Program Director, Music Industry, Drexel University

Ms. Rauer Wagman is the principal owner of The Law Offices of Marcy Rauer Wagman, Esq. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She represents numerous entertainment industry clients, from recording artists to record labels, both domestically and internationally. She is also Program Director of the Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Program at Drexel University, where she is the Head of MAD Dragon Records (distributed nationally by Ryko Distribution) and DraKo Booking and Concert Promotion. In addition, she serves on the Advisory Board of the Villanova University Law School's Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. At 17 years old, she recorded her first album with Atlantic Records, and toured all over the United States in support of the LP. Subsequently, she was Executive Producer/Creative Director for broadcast music production company FC&D, Inc. for over 10 years. She composed and produced award-winning music for over 500 TV and radio commercials, and numerous film/video scores, for clients such as ABC News/Good Morning America, KYW Newsradio, AT&T, McDonalds Restaurants, Campbells Soup, American Express, Total Raisin Bran, Mallo-Cup Candies, Herrs Potato Chips. Some of her other accomplishments include: - Composing a No. 1 hit song on the Billboard charts (Im Not Your Man) for Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers (Columbia/SONY Records) and co-authoring three songs that appeared on his second Columbia/SONY release, Guitar Trouble. - Contributing songs and production services to other major label recording artists, such as Crimson Glory (Atlantic Records), John Kuzma (Epic/SONY) and many others. Her awards include: Best Songwriter Award from the Philadelphia Music Foundation, two Television and Radio Advertising Club Awards, National Marketing Award for McDonalds Inc., and three Philadelphia Advertising Club Awards. Also, she served for three years on the Board of Governors of the National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), the Grammy Awards organization, of which she is a voting member.

Attorney, None

Mr. Wattles was counsel to certain P2P services and developers appearing as amici before the District Court in MGM v.Grokster. He is a past-president of the Los Angeles Copyright Society and was deputy and acting general counsel of Paramount Pictures Corporation as well as an in-house lawyer for the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He is an Internet entrepreneur, an adjunct law professor and the former executive in charge of the largest independent music publisher in the U.S., The Famous Music Publishing Companies.

Founder, Just Plain Folks

Brian Austin Whitney is the founder of the Just Plain Folks Music Organization (JPF). Started in the summer of 1998 with 60 people, it has grown to over 40,000 members worldwide. As a grassroots organization focused on education, promotion and networking, JPF has inspired and guided it's members to success at all levels. JPF hosts the largest music awards program in the world with nearly 300,000 songs and over 26,000 albums entered in over 60 genres from it's members for the 2005-2006 awards already. JPF also has local chapters in nearly 100 cities and regularly tours the US and Canada to meet members face to face in their own communities, keeping focus on the JPF motto "We're All In This Together."

Program Director - Unsigned, XM Satellite Radio

Billy Zero doesn't think the music of unsigned bands should be hidden away in the wee hours of the morning or be given disparaging titles like "Noise in the Basement." Today's unsigned bands are tomorrow's stars - they just haven't been heard yet. As Program Director of Unsigned, Billy is committed to changing that. A veteran of Washington, DC radio, Billy is a long-time supporter of unsigned bands in the Mid-Atlantic region. His dedication to local music stirred label interest for acts like Jimmies Chicken Shack, Good Charlotte and others. He also instigated the creation of a Locals Only stage at one of the largest rock festivals in the country so that the best unsigned bands in the area would have an opportunity to play for thousands of music fans. Billy started playing music at an early age and began picking up different instruments as his fascination with music grew. Eventually he was booking clubs, managing bands, running his own company and had left all employment to set out on his own to tackle his love for independent artists via the web. Billy still can't believe he gets to play unsigned bands 24 hours a day on national radio.

Management, George Clinton Enterprises

Shoshana Zisk is an entertainment lawyer with a wide range of experience in the music industry. Shoshana currently runs Business Affairs for George Clinton and his musical groups Parliament, Funkadelic and The P-Funk Allstars. She also runs his new independent record label, The C Kunspyruhzy. Shoshana previously worked in Legal Affairs at BMG Entertainment, Copyright at Motown, and A&R Admin at Island Records. Shoshana is bar admitted in California, New York and Florida.

Technologies Director, Future of Music Coalition

Brian Zisk is a Founder and the Technologies Director of The Future of Music Coalition. Brian is also a partner in Kiddie Village, a childrens educational video company. Previously, Brian founded The Green Witch Internet Radio, an Open Source audio pioneer which was purchased by CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI). Brian is on the Board of Advisors for numerous companies and projects, including leading Video on Demand company Gotuit Media and the non-profit Xiph Organization, creators of Vorbis, FLAC, and Icecast among many Open Source projects.