What: From the Sirius/XM merger to net neutrality, there has never been a more critical time to discuss the intersection of music, law, technology and intellectual property policy. The courts, Congress, and Copyright Office are all grappling with issues that will reverberate through the music industry – and society at large – for years to come. FMC and ACS will collaborate to facilitate a robust, well-balanced discussion on the following panel topics:

• Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues

• Digital Rights Management and Interoperability

• Satellite Radio, Internet Radio and Webcasting Rates

• Network Neutrality

• Media Ownership

Who:  Musicians, lawyers, advocates, policymakers, technologists, academics

When: Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Where: Center for American Progress
1333 H Street NW, 10th floor
Washington, DC 20005

Registration: $25. For more information, see: http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/dcpolicyday07

About American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation’s leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. ACS’s mission is to ensure that fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice enjoy their rightful, central place in American law.

ACS aims to revitalize and transform the legal and policy debates occurring in law school classrooms, federal and state courtrooms, legislative hearing rooms and the media. ACS has student and lawyer chapters all across the country, and hosts programs and projects at both the national and local level.