STATE OF THE UNION: On Monday, September 12, RIAA’s Mitch Bainwol, Consumer
Electronic Association’s Gary Shapiro, original Napster creator Shawn
Fanning, US Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters, Microsoft’s Andy
Moss and songwriter/producer Joe Henry will convene for a panel that
takes a look at the music industry from 50,000 feet. What does this week’s
Kazaa decision in Australia mean? How are copyright holders embracing
new technologies? And most importantly, how are artists and creators
impacted by these changes?
INDECENCY and CENSORSHIP: Last week, hip hop musician Kanye
West went "off script" during a live telethon in what was clearly
an emotional statement about the federal response to Hurricane Katrina.
The NBC network removed some of his critique of the Bush administration
from the broadcast before it was played on the West Coast, saying it
would be "unfortunate" if Kanye’s comments overshadowed the
general effort. On Tuesday, Sept
13, leading legal and legislative experts Michael Carroll, John Crigler
and Erik Huey will join with WFMU’s radio station manager Ken Freedman
and media advocate Kathryn Montgomery to discuss the difficult balance
between free speech, the First Amendment and community standards, as
well as musicians’ role in the public forum.
SAMPLING: On Monday,
Sept 12, Rick Karr sits down with legendary funk musician George Clinton
and music industry producer/Public Enemy founder Hank Shocklee for what’s
sure to be an engaging three-way discussion about creativity, sampling
and compensation. Their discussion will lead right into a larger panel
that will include author Jeff Chang, attorneys Whitney Broussard and
Bob Kohn, and Recording Academy’s Shannon Emamali.
GROKSTER: On June 27, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision
in MGM
v. Grokster. Now, on September 13, some of the major players in this
lawsuit
including the movie and music industry’s lead counsel Don Verrilli,
EFF’s
Fred von Lohmann, RIAA president Cary Sherman, Creative Commons’ counsel
Mia
Garlick, ASCAP’s Chris Amenita and NYU professor Siva Vaidhyanathan will
debate the impact of the Supreme Court decision on musicians and the
music industry.
PAYOLA: On July
25, NY State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced a
settlement with Sony BMG in his payola investigation. Now, on September
13,
Terryl Brown Clemons, Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the Division
of
Public Advocacy and lead investigator, will explain the implications
of the
settlement as well as what we should expect from Spitzer and the FCC
on
payola in the near future.
…and so much more! We’re also doing panels on podcasting,
distribution, and how technology is affecting less commercially
visible genres of music. Check
out the complete schedule here.
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