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Sampling is a music-making technique that incorporates a portion of a previously existing sound recording - sometimes in an altered form - into a new work. While sampling and mashups have become part of the musical lexicon - thanks in large part to the development of digital technologies that allow artists to splice, mix and mashup with relative ease - the practice remains contentious as it represents a creative use not historically considered by copyright law. Unlike recording a cover song, using samples of an existing piece of music to create a new musical work implicate not only the interests of the original composition's creators, but also the copyright holders of the sound recordings (usually the record label). |
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Building a Musicians' Middle Class
Eight years ago, Future of Music Coalition was conceived as an organization that would work to build structures to create a musicians' middle class. It was clear to us that, while the music industry has made a handful of artists very wealthy, the vast majority of musicians live gig-to-gig, unable to afford the basic protections and securities of life that allow them to continue making their art and, equally important, without a way to educate themselves to break out of this cycle.
Since our 2000 founding, we have focused on elements that would allow musicians to better participate in the issues that affect their livelihood: encouraging the development of digital distribution models that reduce costs and increase connections between musicians and their fans; examining new business models that create more equal partnerships between creators, labels and consumers; fighting against payola and media consolidation that reduce artists' chances of radio airplay; advocating for net neutrality provisions to ensure that all legal Internet traffic is treated equally; and helping musicians navigate the often-confusing world of health insurance coverage. We want musicians' labor to be valued, we want them to be compensated for their work, we want them to understand how the myriad laws and regulations affect them, and we want them to have access to basic health insurance and medical services.
About FMC Events
Since 2001, FMC has organized seven Policy Summits and two DC Policy Days in Washington, DC, each bringing together a spectacular mixture of technologists, attorneys, musicians, managers and industry leaders for discussions about the most compelling music/technology/policy matters. In October 2006 we held our sixth annual Policy Summit in Montreal, Quebec in partnership with McGill University's Schulich School of Music and Pop Montreal where, over the course of three days, 120 panelists and 550 participants debated the issues that are emerging as music promotion and distribution moves to a global, digital platform. In September 2007, the Future of Music Policy Summit returned to Washington, DC. For updates about FMC events, subscribe to our newsletters.
Some great moments from past FMC events... |
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Rhapsody's Tim Quirk on making sure your music reaches its audience at 2008's
What's the Future for Musicians? |
FMC's Michael Bracy on Low Power FM Radio at 2008's What's the Future for Musicians? |
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