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Press Mention: Kutiman's "Thru-You" Mashes Up Copyright Concepts

Back in 2005, I watched Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee and funk godfather George Clinton debate this issue at a conference in D.C. Shocklee played increasingly short snippets of a song and wondered how much he should pay for the right to use each sample, as commercial hip-hop artists routinely do. Eventually, only a fraction of a note was left. “Am I stealing your performance… or am I just looking for the sound?” read more

Newsletter: FMC Newsletter #62 | January 8, 2008

Happy New Year from FMC! We were as busy as ever as 2007 wound to a close, but we still found time for a little end-of-the-year cheer. As usual, we’ve got some big news to report, so pour yourself one last glass of bubbly and read on.

  1. Ann Chaitovitz named Executive Director of Future of Music Coalition
  2. Two concerts to benefit New Orleans musicians
  3. Policy Summit 07 podcasts and webcasts now available
  4. "Hope for Home" house party to benefit Al "Carnival Time" Johnson a success
  5. FMC at Arts Presenters
  6. Media Ownership and LPFM update
  7. Board changes
  8. Upcoming Event: SanFranMusicTech, February 25, 2008
  9. How Are We Doing?

Blog: Musician Scholarships for the Policy Summit Are Almost Gone

Time is almost up to apply for a musicians’ scholarship to the Future of Music Policy Summit in Washington DC September 17-18th. We have 15 scholarships left to award to musicians that would like to come to the Policy Summit next month, so if you’d like to be one of the attendees and cannot otherwise afford the registration fee, please apply now.

Now in its seventh year, the Future of Music Policy Summit brings an unprecedented group of panelists and keynote speakers together with an engaged, diverse audience for a robust debate about the critical issues at the intersection of music, law, technology and policy.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Press Release: Future of Music Policy Summit to Tackle Critical Issues at the Intersection of Music, Law, Technology and Policy

Mac McCaughan, Bob Mould, Marybeth Peters of the U.S. Copyright Office and More Than 90 Other Panelists Confirmed
September 10, 2007

For the seventh year in a row, the Future of Music Policy Summit will convene an eclectic mix of musicians, lawmakers, technologists, and music business leaders for two days of discussions on issues at the cutting edge of music, technology, law and policy. The Future of Music Coalition’s 7th annual Policy Summit will be held next week, Sept. 17-18, 2007, at George Washington University’s Betts Theatre in Washington, D.C. read more

Newsletter: FMC Newsletter #60 | September 6, 2007

Hope you all had a relaxing and rejuvenating Labor Day weekend. We’ve returned from our long weekends just in time for the home stretch to this year’s Policy Summit, which is less than two weeks away. Read on for all the reasons that FMC’s Policy Summit is a can’t miss event.

  1. FMC Policy Summit 07: The Countdown Begins
  2. Video Chat with HINT Project Director, Alex Maiolo
  3. Indigo Girls To Host Sweet Home New Orleans Benefit on September 16, 2007
  4. FMC Seeks Communications Director and Fall Interns
  5. 5th Official FCC Hearing on Media Ownership: September 20, 2007
  6. How Are We Doing?

Press Release: Registration opens for Future of Music Coalition's Annual Policy Summit

Press and general public can now sign up for Sept. 17 and 18 event
July 22, 2007

Registration is opening for the Seventh Annual Future of Music Policy Summit. The Policy Summit brings together an unprecedented mix of musicians, lawmakers, and technologists for cutting edge discussions on issues at the intersection of music, law, technology, and policy. read more

Newsletter: FMC Newsletter #58 | July 20, 2007

Just two items to report in this edition of the newsletter, but they’re both big ones:

  1. Indie artists and labels win major victory as Clear Channel abandons effort to force artists to give up performance royalties
  2. Future of Music Policy Summit: Registration is Open

Press Release: FMC Announces Dates for 7th annual Policy Summit

Sept. 17 and 18 event has become essential setting for discussion on music, technology and policy
June 11, 2007

Top musicians, lawmakers and technologists will gather in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 17 and 18 for the Future of Music Policy Summit, an annual event that brings together an unusual mix of people for cutting edge discussions on issues at the intersection of music, technology and policy. This year’s edition will include more than a dozen panel discussions on some of the most pressing issues facing the music industry such as webcasting rates, copyright reform, international licensing models, the recent radio payola settlement, and network neutrality. The Summit will be held in Betts Theatre at George Washington University. read more

Press Release: Congressman Mike Doyle to address conference on music, law and technology

Event will bring together industry leaders to discuss critical issues facing the music industry
April 25, 2007

WASHINGTON, DCRep. Mike Doyle, vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, will kick-off a major conference addressing the issues at the intersection of music, law, policy and technology on May 2. read more

Press Release: Major D.C. Conference Mashes Music and Technology

Event will bring together leading experts to discuss critical issues facing the music industry
April 16, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC — Top names from the fields of music, law, technology and policy will gather in Washington, DC on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 to discuss how technology is rapidly reshaping the music industry. The event is sponsored by the Future of Music Coalition and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS). read more

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