WHERE:
Kaiser Family Foundation's
Barbara Jordan Conference Center
1330 G St. NW, Washington, DC directions
Keynotes
Representative Diane Watson(D-CA)
Chair, Congressional Entertainment Caucus
Jonathan Adelstein
FCC Commissioner
Confirmed Speakers
Claudia Bach AdvisArts Consulting Ann Chaitovitz National Director of Sound Recordings,
AFTRA Jeffrey Cunard Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton,
LLP Michael DaumOffice of Senator Cantwell (D-WA)
Adam Forest Executive Director, Fractured Atlas
William Foster Assistant Principal Violist, National
Symphony Orchestra
David Goodman President, Marketing, Infinity
Broadcasting
Jim Griffin CEO, Cherry Lane Digital Dan Halyburton Senior VP/GM, Susquehanna Radio
Suzan Jenkins President, Jazz Alliance, International
Association of Jazz Education
Joseph Kluger President, Philadelphia Orchestra Mila Kofman Assistant Research Professor, Georgetown
University Health Policy Institute Alex Maiolo Partner, Lee-Moore Insurance Steve Marks General Counsel, RIAA
Chris Mays VP and Program Director, KMTT Seattle
Matt McConville musician, Annapoiis Musicians' Fund
Margot Nassau Royalties and Licensing Manager, Smithsonian Folkways Nan Rubin Community Media Services
Hannah Sassaman Organizer, Prometheus Radio Project Jule Sigall Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs,
US Copyright Office
John Simson Executive Director, SoundExchange Gigi Sohn President, Public Knowledge Dave Ulmer Director of Marketing, Media Solutions, Motorola
On Tuesday, April 12 FMC hosted
a DC Policy Day. This was a one-day version of
our Policy
Summit, but with a
laser-beam focus on four issues that are emerging in the
Courts, Congress and at the Copyright Office. By
bringing together key stakeholders – musicians, advocates,
policymakers, technologists, academics – we facilitated
a meaningful, well-balanced discussion on the issues that
will impact musicians and the music community in 2005 and
beyond.
This event was
held at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center, which is
on the second floor of the Kaiser Family Foundation Public
Affairs Center at 1330 G Street NW, Washington, DC. Directions
and maps here.
Limited number of scholarships
awarded
As with our other events,
a limited number of scholarships were awarded to musicians
and students.
Did You Miss This Event?
FMC has two more events
coming up. On April 27 and 28 we're curating two panels
at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival -- one on music soundtracks
for films and one on rights clearance. Both panels start
at 1 PM and are being held at the Knitting Factory, 74
Leonard Street, NYC. As an extra bonus, both panels will
be followed by ASCAP Songwriters' Cafes including performances
by Ben Jelen, Suzanne Vega, Damien Rice and more. More
about the panels and performances here. Tickets
are $20 and available via Tribeca
website.
Then it's on to the Policy Summit! We have some big
ideas including an expanded panel schedule, simultaneous
breakout sessions, and more music performances. Stay
tuned to our newsletters for developments! Subscribe
here.
A Few Words About Previous Policy Summits
In January 2001, the FMC hosted its first annual Policy Conference at
Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where over 500 musicians, lawyers,
artists, academics, and policy-makers came together to debate some of
the most contentious issues surrounding digital technology and artists'
rights.
Public Enemy's Chuck
D. and the RIAA's Hilary Rosen after a panel at the first Policy
Summit
The two-day Policy Conference included keynote speeches from Senator
Orrin Hatch and Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3.com, as well as over 70
panelists including Leonardo Chiariglione (SDMI), Edward Felten (Princeton
University), Hilary Rosen (RIAA), Chuck D. (Public Enemy), Marybeth Peters
(Director, US Copyright Office), Jim Griffin (founder of Pho and Cherry
Lane Digital), and John Perry Barlow (Founder, Electronic Frontier Foundation).
Since 2001, FMC has organized a Policy Summit each year, with hundreds
of participants.
The Policy Summits regularly garner positive news
stories in some of the nation's most influential media outlets
including the Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and
National Public Radio, as well as coverage in the music industry press
-- Billboard and Spin Magazine -- and online at the Industry Standard,
Inside, Wired, and CNET.
