It’s amazing how much can happen in
a month. We’ve been criss-crossing the country as of late –
from Richmond to Seattle to Austin to Orlando to DC – participating
in panels, organizing activists, giving testimony and playing rock shows,
all in the shadow of the profundity of war. With the 24-hour news coverage
of the war, which is simultaneously gripping and sickening, we are forced
to think about how the media affects our lives – how it informs us
as citizens and, even more, how it can actually influence the course of
events through its very presence.
It is with this heightened awareness of the media’s impact that we
redouble our efforts to organize and inform our supporters about the importance
of the media ownership proceedings that are currently under consideration
by the FCC. The FCC is expected to release its final order on numerous
cross ownership rules in eight weeks – rules that will have a profound
impact on the shape of media ownership for decades to come. We urge you
to attend hearings if you can, submit comments to the FCC, and write letters
to your members of Congress. For more about what you can do, read on.
Peace.
Three More FCC Field Hearings Coming Up
As mentioned in prior FMC newsletters, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) is currently considering the "necessity"
of a broad set of media ownership rules that govern TV, newspapers
and cable. There’s a great chart of what rules are under consideration
here, thanks to the Project on Excellence in Journalism:
http://www.journalism.org/resources/research/reports/ownership/rulechart.asp
This week, the FCC announced that it expects to release its final
order on whether to revise, retain or get rid of these rules on June
2. If all or some of these rules are thrown out, we can expect another
wave of media consolidation similar to what happened with commercial
radio following the 1996 Telecommunications Act. This means even fewer
owners could control vast swaths of the media landscape, affecting
the distribution of news, information, and music on a national scale.
The FCC and Congress need to hear from concerned citizens and musicians
about the potential impact that the lifting of these rules might have
on your livelihood, your access to news and information, and your
community.
We urge you – as citizens and musicians -- to attend any upcoming
public hearings that you can and let policymakers hear your concerns.
There are three more public hearings scheduled:
Upcoming FCC Media Ownership Hearings
---------------------------------------- Monday, March 31
Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
12:30 PM – 5 PM
Room 3043 of Duke Law School
Live Webcast will be available at: http://www.law.duke.edu/webcast/
Help us spread the word! Download a flyer about this event here:
http://www.futureofmusic.org/images/FCChearingdurham.pdf
Here’s a cover story about the upcoming hearing in Durham:
Look who's standing up to big media Local media magnates will join activists at an FCC hearing to
oppose deregulation
By Fiona Morgan Durham
Independent, March 26, 2003
If you can’t attend but want to know what you can do to register
your opinion, go here
Access a huge list of articles about media ownership and deregulation
here
FMC in Seattle for Media Ownership Hearings
As reported in the last newsletter, the Future of Music Coalition
participated in the media ownership hearing in Seattle. The event
was incredibly inspiring— both the hearing and the rock/activist
event held later that evening at the Experience Music Project.
During the hearing, FCC Commissioners Copps and Adelstein listened
to over 5 hours of public testimony from citizens and industry. The
public comments uniformly requested that the media cross ownership
rules be kept in place. After a short break we were off to the concert/rally
at EMP where Chuck D (Public Enemy) captivated the thousand music
fans and activists packed into the Sky Church Hall, who listened respectfully
to the speakers and cheered! Jenny Toomey was honored to share the
stage with such notables as DJ Davy D, US Representatives Jim McDermott
(D-Wa) and Jay Inslee (D-Wa), and Commissioner Adelstein himself.
NARAS, EMP, Dave Meinert and Reclaim the Media did an amazing job
pulling the whole thing together in less than two weeks. If we had
ten artist hubs nationally like that group in Seattle, we could do
some big things!
Here’s some press about the Seattle event:
Whose Media? The Federal Communications Commission's debate over ownership
rules comes to Seattle.
by Philip Dawdy Seattle
Weekly, March 10, 2003
Media ownership needs to be watched, FCC panel says As advertised, the subject sounded dense: "public hearing
on media concentration."
But the hearing drew a boisterous crowd of several hundred people
- some from as far away as California's Bay Area - to a University
of Washington auditorium on Friday. It was only the third public hearing
the Federal Communications Commission has held on what one member
has called its most important decision in years: whether several federal
restrictions on media ownership should be lifted.
By Gene Johnson The
Associated Press, March 9, 2003
Move to ease media-ownership rules given a cool reception in
Seattle By Alwyn Scott Seattle
Times, March 8, 2003
Backing, hisses for media consolidation [...]More than 250 people showed up for the Federal Communications
Commission field hearing held on the University of Washington campus.
Many people in the crowd were decidedly against media consolidation
-- some of them literally hissing whenever any large media conglomerate's
name was mentioned.
By Todd Bishop Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, March 8, 2003
Media Rules Unsexy But Important In a series of hearings, the FCC hosts public comment on its proposal
to loosen media consolidation rules. Despite sparse news coverage
of the issue, the audience has plenty to say.
By Manny Frishberg Wired,
March 8, 2003
The FCC and the Octopus
The Federal Communications Commission is convening in Seattle tomorrow
to hear testimony on whether to loosen or repeal its rules on media
ownership. These rules now forbid one company to buy a city's TV stations,
radio stations and newspaper, or to merge two TV networks, or to reach
more than 35 percent of all TV households in the nation. These rules
should remain. Op-Ed
in Seattle Times, March 6, 2003
FMC Joins Other Public Interest Groups On Letters Urging FCC and
Congress to Gather Adequate Public Input
On March 25, twenty very diverse public interest groups – from
Consumers Union, to National Council of La Raza, to Center for Digital
Democracy, to the AFL-CIO, to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
– joined together to send letters to the FCC and Congress urging
the Commission to seek additional comment from the public on media
ownership changes.
“The stakes for citizens and the nation are enormous,” said
the letter. “The Commission should do everything in its power
to keep the rulemaking process as open and inclusive as possible.
We hope you will agree with us that more information, not less, about
proposed changes would best serve the public interest, and that you
will contact the Commission about this important matter.”
South by Southwest, which is held in Austin, TX each year, is always
a great opportunity for FMC board members to mix business with pleasure.
In the three days she was in Austin, Jenny Toomey played four shows,
engaged with many coalition members and allies, and participated in
an amazing panel about artists and activism with the likes of John
Doe (X), John Sinclair (MC5), Mike Mills (REM), Patisktani poet/dissident
Salman Ahmad, writer Neal Pollack and cultural icon/ice cream flavor
Wavy Gravy. While Jenny’s panel was packed to the gills, just
a few doors away the “most important panel of the conference”
was occurring, that being a debate hosted by Sandy Pearlman (Blue
Oyster Cult, and so much more…) on the idea of taxing “piracy-enabling”
mechanisms and distributing the collected monies to artists.
There is no way that we can properly summarize the Sandy’s theory
in this newsletter, but here it is in a nutshell: when consumers purchase
a computer, CD burner or other “piracy-enabling” mechanisms,
a small tax would be added to the price. The monies collected from
this tax would then be distributed to artists and musicians who have
– as a group – been negatively impacted by systems like
KaZaa where music is downloaded without compensation for the artists.
Under Sandy’s model, however, systems like KaZaa can carry on
– and other free systems can flourish as well – because
the burden of compensation for artists would shift to the other end
of the transaction, when consumers buy the computers that make it
possible to download the songs.
Suffice to say that Sandy’s idea touched off a rigorous and enlightening
debate among the other panelists – William Terry Fisher from
Harvard, manager and big thinker Peter Jenner, FMC’s Director
of Economic Analysis Peter DiCola, and The Nation’s John Nichols
– and the handful of audience members. In fact, the discussion
stretched on for nearly 2 and a half hours. As noted, we are not giving
his theory the full treatment it deserves in this newsletter nor are
we highlighting the many logistical problems that it suggests (who
gets paid, and how?), but luckily Sandy intends to set up similar
panels/debates at other places around the country this year to further
articulate his idea. We’ll let you know his plans.
On Saturday, Kristin Thomson joined FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein,
US Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), John Nichols, NPR’s Rick Karr,
and Screaming Trees’ drummer Barrett Martin for a panel on the
impact of media consolidation on musicians and citizens.
FMC in the News
Media Matters: Jenny Toomey as a guest on Robert McChesney’s
weekly radio show on WILL-AM. Archive of the show here
March was a busy month in the newsstream. Here’s a lot of great
articles about digital distribution, the lack of protest music on
commercial radio, the insane Dixie Chicks v. Bush scuffle, Clear Channel
radio stations’ alleged sponsorship of “support our troops”
rallies in various cities, and royalty accounting reforms announced
at Warner Music!
Streaming Music to Monied Masses Full Audio releases a paid digital music service that gives subscribers
unlimited streaming and makes it easy to find the songs they want.
It's aimed at 30- to 50-year-olds who don't mind paying for the privilege.
By Katie Dean Wired.com,
March 27, 2003
Do Not Pass Go Philadelphia City Council passes a resolution against further
media consolidation. Introduced March 20, 2003, the resolution calls
on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Congress
to stop current efforts to relax or eliminate restrictions on media
ownership.
By Jonathan Valania Philadelphia
Weekly, March 26, 2003 Media
Tank
MTV Is Wary of Videos on War By Neil Strauss New
York Times, March 26, 2003
Channels of Influence Op-ed about Clear Channel's support of "support our troops"
rallies and the political connections between the company and the
Bush administration.
by Paul Krugman New
York Times, March 25, 2003
Warner Rolls Out Royalty Reforms Record company says move will make it easier for acts to determine
what they are owed.
By Chuck Philips Los
Angeles Times, March 20, 2003
Media giant's rally sponsorship raises questions [...]In a move that has raised eyebrows in some legal and journalistic
circles, Clear Channel radio stations in Atlanta, Cleveland, San Antonio,
Cincinnati and other cities have sponsored rallies attended by up
to 20,000 people. The events have served as a loud rebuttal to the
more numerous but generally smaller anti-war rallies.[...]
By Tim Jones Chicago
Tribune, March 19, 2003
U.S. senators seek review of media rule changes [...]Republican Sens. Wayne Allard of Colorado, Olympia Snowe
of Maine and Susan Collins of Maine sent a letter to FCC Chairman
Michael Powell seeking public and congressional review of any changes
to existing limits.
By Jeremy Pelofsky Reuters,
March 19, 2003
Bush, shame and the Dixie Chicks
The arch-conservative country music biz forced Natalie Maines to apologize
to the president. But for a moment she was the bravest American entertainer.
By Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com,
March 18, 2003
Who's Calling? Your Favorite Band A small Los Angeles company announces a service that allows cell-phone
users to download MP3 song files and use them as ring tones. Music
labels may not be overjoyed. Wired,
March 8, 2003
Labels Think Apple Has Perfect Pitch Executives of major record firms believe a speedy, simple online
music service for Mac users will be a hit.
By John Healey Los
Angeles Times, March 4, 2003
Announcements from Friends and Allies
On May 5, 2003, Columbia Law School's Kernochan Center for Law, Media,
and the Arts will sponsor a conference: "Virtual Scores and their
MIDI Analogs: Copyright and Licensing Issues." The conference
is open to the public, and will provide a forum for: composers and
educators; music score software developers; librarians, music score
publishers and distributors; copyright academics and practitioners;
and principals of digital scholarly information enterprises in other
fields in the humanities.
We anticipate a lively discussion of copyright ambiguities in U.S.
and international copyright law raised by the digital creation and
distribution of music scores and MIDI files. These issues have not
yet been explored at any conference or in published scholarship in
law, music or computing technology. We believe that this airing of
diverse views on these issues will be a significant first step in
clarifying and resolving some of the copyright concerns that currently
inhibit more widespread adoption of digital score software and the
highly manipulable artifacts that this technology makes possible.
The conference website at http://library.law.columbia.edu/virtual_scores/conference.html
What We're Doing
Jenny Toomey Jenny Toomey attended the FCC hearings in
Richmond and Seattle including the incredibly powerful post-hearing
event with Chuck D, Congressman Jim McDermott, Davy D. NARAS and Reclaim
the Media at The Experience Music Project. She then hopped a plane
down to SXSW in Austin and shared an incredible panel with respected
musician/activists: John Sinclair (MC5), John Doe (X), Mike Mills
(REM) as well as journalists Greg Kot and Neal Pollack & activist/clown
Wavy Gravy. The 400 people who attended that event displayed a profound
understanding of the impact that the upcoming FCC ruling would have
on access to the media. Less than a week away from war they were particularly
concerned about war coverage.
After playing four shows in two days she abandoned Texas for the NARM
conference in Orlando to sit on a radio panel with none other than
the inventor of independent radio promotion, Jeff McClusky. This was
a "Bizarro-World" event where experts argued whether radio
"sucked" or not and Jeff used the term "ethical"
to describe his business. Turning the craziness up a notch...not one
panelist mentioned widely-reported allegations that every song on
commercial radio is bought and sold. Jenny learned why the panel steered
clear of payola talk when she was roundly booed for raising it as
a topic.
In the past week she has been digging in to her new role as organizer
for Robert McChensey's new organization, Free Press. As outreach coordinator
for FP, Jenny will be organizing what she hopes will be one of the
most galvanizing Media Justice conferences in the history of the movement.
Mark your calendars for November 7-9 and watch for upcoming details.
Peter DiCola Peter DiCola is working on a study of entry, exit, and mergers
in radio. (That's this week's working title anyway.) As a part of
this, he is looking into the issue of 'cheating' by radio firms with
respect to compliance with the 1996 Telecom Act, e.g. the ways radio
firms have used weirdness in certain FCC regulations to subvert the
legislative intentions of an already-generous policy change.
Kristin Thomson Kristin Thomson has been as busy as ever. In mid-March the Thomson-Dilworth
family head down to Austin for SXSW, starting the week off in true
rock star style – eating many peanut butter sandwiches and drinking
low-grade coffee while sitting on the naugahide bench seats of the
Burning Brides’ tour bus. Baby Riley – though only 6 months
old – seems to dig the traveling life, spending a couple of days
charming the catering crews in the backstage world of the Audioslave/Burning
Brides tour and then a few more days being pushed around Austin, TX
attending panels and various meetings. After SXSW, Kristin got her
guitar fingers in action for Ladyfest Philly, where both of the bands
she plays in – Ken and Tsunami – pitched in for the benefit.
Yay ladies!
Michael Bracy Michael took a very brief break from the battle over the diversity
of voices in the media as the diversity of voices in the Bracy household
increased by a third with the March 19 arrival of Owen Timothy. Thankfully,
everyone is doing great. In “real” news, the focus is remaining
on the FCC media ownership review and congressional oversight of the
rulemaking process. We are also working closely with our colleagues
in the music community to raise concerns about the implications of
consolidation in the radio and concert industries, particularly as
they relate to Clear Channel.
Walter McDonough Walter McDonough has been interviewing specialists in the field
of international royalty collection as well as various members of
the WIPO. He will be speaking at the MEIEA Convention in New Orleans
during Final Four Weekend.
How are we doing?
If you have any feedback, questions, or suggestions
please send an email to suggestions@futureofmusic.org,
and let us know how we're doing.
Thanks for your support and see you next time.
Jenny Toomey
Michael Bracy
Brian Zisk
Walter McDonough
Kristin Thomson
Peter DiCola
FMC Announces Upcoming Events Fall 2008 "What's the Future for Musicians?" seminars in New York and Chicago; Washington, D.C. Policy Day and Policy Summit set for 2009.
August 5, 2008 Press release | Event Page
FMC Commends FCC's Comcast Decision On August 1, the FCC ruled that Comcast violated net neutrality principles; the decision is a positive step in preserving the open internet. August 1, 2008
Public Enemy Frontman, Production Team and Insiders Discuss Landmark Album On July 17, FMC and Pitchfork Music Festival will host a free discussion about Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back at Chicago's Cultural Center, featuring Chuck D, members of PE's production team and music media experts.
July 8, 2008 Press release | Event Page
FMC Files Brief to Protect Creative Expression
FMC and the Center for Creative Voices in Media filed a brief at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the FCC's indecency policy has a chilling effect on creativity and expression and deprives the public of access to protected speech.
July 2, 2008 Press release | Indecency amicus brief (PDF)
Wilco, Bright Eyes, Aimee Mann & more "Rock the Net" on Compilation CD
Thirsty Ear Recordings to release album on July 29 to benefit FMC's "Rock the Net" campaign for net neutrality.
June 2, 2008 Press release | Rock the Net
Musicians Get the Hint About Health Insurance
Two Raleigh concerts in memory of musician Drew Glackin; proceeds go to Glackin's family and Future of Music Coalition's Health Insurance Navigation Tool
April 10, 2008 Press release FMC's HINT program
New York State Music Education Events Examine Crucial Issues Facing Artists Forums in Rochester (April 28), Syracuse (April 29) and Albany (April 30) to focus on music, media, technology and policy issues for songwriters, composers and performers from all genres.
March 25, 2008 Event details | RSVP
Pop Rockers OK Go "Tour" Congress in Support of Net Neutrality
Damian Kulash and Andy Ross discuss the importance of open Internet structures to musicians; Kulash testifies before House Judiciary Committee.
March 13, 2008 Press release
Spoken testimony
Written testimony
Rock the Net
New York State Music Education Events Examine Crucial Issues Facing Artists Kick-off forum in Buffalo on April 2 to focus on music, media, technology and policy issues for songwriters, composers and performers from all genres. March 7, 2008 | Event details
Philly Bands Rocking for Net Neutrality February 23 Sugar Town show at Tritone in Philadelphia will showcase lady rockers and DJs, as well as musicians' support for net neutrality. February 15, 2008
OK Go and Bonerama Rocked DC for New Orleans Musicians Bands also champion FMC's "Rock the Net" campaign for net neutrality February 2 benefit show at DC's 9:30 Club raised over $8,000 for New Orleans musicians. Bands played cuts off their new benefit EP, You're Not Alone, available on iTunes on February 5. February 4, 2008
Upcoming Washington, DC show and benefit EP from OK Go & Bonerama
On February 2, OK Go and Bonerama will play a benefit at D.C.'s 9:30 Club in support of You're Not Alone - an EP to support Sweet Home New Orleans and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson. January 21, 2008
Successful New Orleans Concerts Aid Big Easy Musicians
Last week, two benefit concerts raised over $6,000 for Sweet Home New Orleans - a coalition of non-profit organizations that helps find affordable housing and provides rental assistance for the city's musicians - and Big Easy music legend Al "Carnival Time" Johnson.
January 15, 2008 Press release | Event details
Ann Chaitovitz Appointed
FMC's New Executive Director A proven leader in musician and public policy issues, Chaitovitz replaces founding Executive Director Jenny Toomey January 3, 2008
Concerts for New Orleans Musicians Bring Artists Together Two New Orleans shows and upcoming benefit CD from OK Go and Bonerama January 2, 2008
FMC's Jenny Toomey Appointed Program Officer for Ford Foundation
Kristin Thomson to Serve as FMC's Interim Executive Director Michael Bracy to Chair FMC Board of Directors November 26, 2007
Seattle "Rocked the Net" Rep. Jay Inslee advocated network neutrality; joined by rocker Matt Nathanson, Reclaim the Media, FMC and local music business representatives October 31, 2007
Rock the Net: Campaign for Net Neutrality Rocks Seattle
Teleconference with Rep Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Oct 30. Matt Nathanson performs at Seattle's Crocodile Café on Tuesday, Oct. 30 October 26, 2007
Future of Music Policy Summit to Tackle Critical Issues at the Intersection of Music, Law, Technology and Policy Sen. Byron Dorgan and Sen. Ron Wyden to Deliver Keynote Addresses
Mac McCaughan, Bob Mould, Marybeth Peters of the U.S. Copyright Office and More Than 90 Other Panelists Confirmed. September 10, 2007 Summit home page Press Credentialing
AT&T's muting of bands points toward a pattern of silencing political speech Content monitor did not edit out 20 instances of curse words during Pearl Jam webcast, despite AT&T claim it hires monitors to block "excessive profanity". August 13, 2007
Top musicians, lawyers, technologists confirmed for FMC's 7th annual Policy Summit August 13, 2007 Press Release Summit home page Press Credentialing
FMC Statement on AT&T Silencing Pearl Jam's lyrics during Lollapalooza webcast August 9, 2007
FMC Statement on Federal Trade Commission Report on Net Neutrality June 29, 2007
FMC files testimony with House Small Business Committee on CRB Webcasting Rates June 27, 2007 Press Release | Testimony
Clear Channel strips local, independent artists of digital performance royalties
FMC has discovered that Clear Channel's online application for local and independent artists to submit their music for airplay on each of its stations requires the artist to approve a licensing agreement that does away with their digital performance right. June 22, 2007
Low Power Radio Gets New Push in Congress
Congress introduces bills to create hundreds of new low power FM radio stations to cities and suburbs across the country. June 22, 2007
FMC Announces Dates for 7th annual Policy Summit
September 17-18, 2007
GWU Betts Theatre, Washington, DC June 11, 2007
FMC Organizes "Musicians Bringing Musicians Home II"
A Benefit Concert on May 27 at New Orleans' Tipitina's for Sweet Home New Orleans featuring: Indigo Girls, Damian Kulash of OK Go, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Matt Nathanson, Pamela Z...and special guests
May 23, 2007 Press Release | Details
Congressman Mike Doyle to address conference on music, law and technology
May 2 event will bring together leading experts from worlds of music, law, technology and policy. April 25, 2007
A2IM Endorses Rock the Net Campaign
American Association of Independent Music urges its label members to join the campaign for network neutrality. April 17, 2007
Music Mashes with Policy at upcoming Technology and IP Policy Day
May 2 event will bring together leading experts from worlds of music, law, technology and policy. April 16, 2007
FMC Applauds FCC's Payola Settlement
Payola agreement by FCC and big broadcast chains represents a major - but tentative - step toward once again opening the nation's airwaves to local music and voices. April 13, 2007
Rep. Edward Markey, Ted Leo kick off "Rock the Net"
Nearly 150 artists and labels have already signed onto campaign for net neutrality
March 27, 2007 Press Release | Rock the Net
Major Artists To Join Launch of Rock the Net Campaign for Net Neutrality March 23, 2007
FMC Statement on FCC's "Rules of Engagement" On Payola March 5, 2007
FMC Files Reply Comments in FCC Media Ownership Proceeding January 16, 2007
FMC Statement on FCC Payola Settlement
FMC's statement on FCC's reported consent decree with the broadcast industry in regards to payola. January 16, 2007
Radio Station Ownership Consolidation Shown to Harm Musicians and the Public
FMC study shows that the rapid consolidation of the commercial radio industry that followed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has led to a loss of localism, less competition, fewer viewpoints and less diversity in radio programming in media markets across the country.
December 13, 2006 Press release Report details
FMC Organizes Musicians Bringing Musicians Home Benefit concert at New Orleans' Tipitina's on November 6th featuring Steve Earle, Mike Mills, Allison Moorer, Tom Morello, Boots Riley, Corin Tucker and special guests.
October 23, 2006 Read press release Read press coverage
Job
Losses Associated with Radio Consolidation Undermine Localism and Diversity FMC, Newspaper Guild and Consumers Union urge FCC to take employment effects
of their policies into account during upcoming review of media ownership rules August 9, 2006
FMC Releases Research on Employment and Wage Effects of Radio Consolidaton August 9, 2006
FMC on Preserving the Dynamism of the Internet Opinion Piece on ABC News June 29, 2006
FMC Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Vote in Support of LPFM June 28, 2006
FMC Statement on FCC Media Ownership Proceeding June 21, 2006
Indie-rock revolution, fueled by net neutrality Op-ed by FMC's Jenny Toomey and Michael Bracy June 13, 2006
Pearl Jam Donation To Help Musicians Help Themselves Proceeds From Washington, DC Appearance to be Donated to FMC Artist Research
Council May 25, 2006 Press Release
FMC signs on letter to preserve net neutrality May 17, 2006
FMC Announces Dates for Sixth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit
October 5-7, 2006 Media Advisory May 15, 2006
FMC Statement on Release of Feingold's Radio and Concert Disclosure
and Competition Act of 2005 November 18, 2005
FMC Sends Letter to Senate Commerce Committee in Support of a
Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings October 19, 2005
Top Names in Music, Law, Technology and Policy Return to Debate Critical
Issues at Fifth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit
September 6, 2005 Media Advisory | Policy
Summit home page
FMC Announces Health Insurance Navigation Tool
August 9, 2005 HINT Home Page
FMC Press Release: Music Mashes with Policy at DC Policy Day April 8, 2005
FMC's Michael Bracy Testifies in front
of House Judiciary Committee on "Digital Music Interoperability" April 6, 2005
FMC files comments at US Copyright Office on "Orphan
Works"
Comments also ask Copyright
Office to consider status of out-of-print recordings March 25, 2005
FMC Sends Letter to Senate Stating Concerns about S 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement
Act March
10, 2005
FMC and artist groups file joint reply comments at FCC on localism in broadcasting,
MB Docket 04-233
January
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