FMC Events

This Week in News: Private Corporations in Net Neutrality Talks; Piracy Still Bad

Don't commit piracy unless you want a peg leg, too.

Stairway to Nowhere: Commerce Sec. Says Piracy Turns Royalty Rights Into “Lead Balloons” read more

More speakers announced for Summit 2010!

We’ve been working all summer to make the 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit our best event to date. Today, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve confirmed an incredible new batch of speakers.

More Amazing Speakers Announced for 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit

August 18, 2010

Washington, D.C.—Excitement builds for the can’t-miss music-tech-policy conference of 2010 with the announcement of additional speakers and presenters for the 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit. read more

The Core: Galactic

By Mike Greenhaus

Relix

July 23, 2010

I met both Tom Morello and Alec Ounsworth here in New Orleans through Future of Music Coalition events they played and I ended up on both their records.

Stellar Speakers and Provocative Programming Mark 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit

July 27, 2010

Washington, D.C.— Musician education, research and advocacy non-profit organization Future of Music Coalition (FMC) celebrates its remarkable first decade with the 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit, which takes place at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., from October 3-5, 2010. The conference brings together musicians, managers, policymakers, media representatives, academics, industry professionals and more for spirited dialogue about the future of music. read more

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

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

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

Twelve Days Project: Benefit for FMC

What are you doing Friday night? If you’re in DC, why not check out an innovative, locally-grown multimedia project andsupport the Future of Music Coalition while you’re at it?

This Friday at 9pm, local folk-rock quintet the Dreamscapes Project will play a benefit concert for the FMC. The event marks “Day 6” of the group’s yearlong experiment in multimedia collaboration known as the Twelve Days Project.

Launched in January, the Twelve Days Project brings together DC-area musicians, artists, filmmakers and media outlets once a month for twelve months to introduce their work to new audiences and benefit a local cause. read more

How Health Care Reform Affects Musicians and Other Artists

By Kriston Capps

Campus Progress

May 28, 2010

During the push for health care reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to visualize “an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.” But how, exactly, that might happen was unclear. Just days earlier, Pelosi had said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” read more

US Copyright Official Pretends That Concerns About ACTA Are Unfounded; Mocks Legitimate Concerns

By Mike Masnick

Techdirt

May 27, 2010

The session kicks off with U.S. Copyright Office official Steven Tepp defending ACTA, by saying right from the outset, “Quite candidly, we’re in the midst of a worldwide epidemic of copyright piracy.” What kind of epidemic? Well, he uses that old line about how organized crime groups and terrorists are being funded by copyright infringement — a claim that the industry keeps making, but which makes little sense. Even if it were true that some crime operations are selling bootleg DVDs and such, aren’t they under the same, if not more, pressure from unauthorized internet file sharing?

Live@DC Policy Day: Creative Capitol: Music, Culture and Policy Under Obama

By Paul Resnikoff

Digital Music News

May 25, 2010

Live event coverage continues. Live stream.

Primer: The 2009 inauguration of Obama — plus Democratic majorities in Congress — meant a shift in the power dynamic in Washington, DC. How are creative industries faring so far in this administration? Rumor has it that music is enjoyed and revered in the White House, but these are also trying times for policymakers. Can a pro-arts agenda be balanced with pressing economic and infrastructure concerns? Does the cultural community have a role to play in recovery? What legislation will make it out of committee and onto the floor? Top staffers from the House and Senate will discuss the key music-technology-policy issues playing out on Capitol Hill, and how musicians are engaging.

Participants: read more