It was our goal to bring many of the best and the brightest
people working in music and technology to Georgetown University's
Gaston Hall in Washington, DC on January 7-8, 2002 to discuss the
most critical music/tech issues impacting our community. Some of the
most respected and engaging minds in the music/tech community joined
us as panelists and audience members. Over the two days the lively
debate ranged from the creation of the Musicnet/Pressplay systems,
to the SoundExchange negotiations, to the increased activism of big
name artists, to the economic challenges facing the major label industry.
Main broadcasts will occur February 11, 12, and 13 from 12:00
noon – 6:00 PM Eastern Time.
How it works: It is essentially a live stream during that
time period, so when you "tune in" you will see what
is being broadcast at that moment.
Technical requirements: The broadcast is multicast and
broadband only, which in essence means you need a T1or above and
a network that is multicast enabled only. There is a tester
link on the site which lets users test if their connection
is multicast enabled or not. Many universities and government
offices are multicast enabled, along with various ISPs and some
corporate environments.
No T1?: Multicast will also make the files available for
download in two different formats after the broadcast.
MPEG1, which can be played with Windows Media Player, Realplayer,
Quicktime5 and many other players.
Quicktime 5 progressive download. You'll need to have Quicktime
5 player for Mac or Windows. This file acts like a stream
when a user clicks on it, so it will start playing as it is
downloading. It will be a bit better quality than the MPEG1.
It is our belief that by continuing to organize events such as this one
we will help the media, citizens, creators and our elected officials and
policy makers have a more sophisticated understanding of the opportunities
and effects of these new technologies on the guarding the value of music
for musicians, and guarding access to music for citizens.
Keynote Speeches
Over the course of the two days we opened the floor to a handful
of the most influential policy makers in the music / technology
community:
Representative Rick Boucher Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
Representative John Conyers, Jr. [read
speech] Ranking Minority Member,
House Judiciary Committee
CA State Senator Kevin Murray [read
speech] Chair, Select Committee
on the Entertainment Industry
One of the best features of last year's conference was its ability
to anticipate emerging trends and to build panels that brought forward
debates that would soon move from the margins to the center of discussion.
We are pleased to present this year's schedule of events, with eleven
panels that will focus on the latest developments in copyright law,
the digital royalty collection controversy, international issues,
antitrust developments, emerging business models, and artist organizations.
Click here for the
descriptions, participants, and the schedule of events.
Gaston Hall
The Musical Performances
One of the features that makes the FMC conference different is
the many musical performances that are organized to occur between
panels and at the conclusion of the days' discussions. This year's
performers included Danielle Howle, Lester Chambers, Dave Fagin,
Last Train Home, Elizabeth Elmore, Shoshana Samole and Andy Goldman,
with DJs Ben Morgan and Maria "Jazz Hands" Tessa Sciarrino
on the turntables.
Lester Chambers at 2002 Policy Summit
We would like to thank our 2002 sponsors
A Few Words About the 2001 Policy Conference
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.
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).
The Policy Conference garnered 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.
Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
CA State Senator Kevin Murray
Konrad Hilbers, CEO, Napster
Panelists:
Chris Amenita VP New Media and Technology, ASCAP
Colleen Andersen Business Development Manager,
MSN® Music
Dagfinn Bach Artspages.org
John T. Baker IV President and CEO, Loudeye
Jon Baumgarten Attorney, Proskauer Rose LLP
Tim Bierman Pearl Jam "Ten Club" manager
Eric Boehlert Salon.com
David Bollier Co-founder, Public Knowledge
Jose Bowen Caestecker Chair in Music and
Director of Music Program, Georgetown University
Michael Bracy Director of Government
Relations, FMC
Paul Brindley Freelance Journalist/Head of Communications, MPA/MusicAlly
Whitney Broussard Partner, Selverne Mandelbaum
and Mintz
Jim Burger Attorney, Dow,
Lohnes & Albertson
David Carson General Counsel,
US Copyright Office
Ann Chaitovitz Director of Sound
Recordings, AFTRA
Ted Cohen VP of New Media
EMI Recorded Music
Richard Conlon VP Marketing and Business Development, BMI
Manus Cooney VP Corporate and Public Policy, Napster
Jay Cooper Partner, Manatt, Phelps
& Phillips
Miles Copeland Ark21 Records
Mark Cuban Founder, Broadcast.com
Alan Davidson Associate Director and Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology
and adjunct professor, Georgetown Center for Communication, Culture
and Technology
Ric Dube Fenway Recordings
Adam Eisgrau Adjunct Professor,
Communication, Culture and Technology, Georgetown University
Marshall Eubanks
CTO, Multicast Technologies
Edward Felten Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Princeton University
Dave Fagin The Rosenbergs
Phil Galdston Songwriter Member, ASCAP
D. Linda Garcia Director, Georgetown
University Communication Culture
and Technology Program
Ron Gertz President, Music Reports
Danny Goldberg President, Artemis Records
Jim Griffin CEO, Cherry Lane Digital
Robin Gross Attorney, Electronic
Frontier Foundation
Greg Hessinger National Executive Director
AFTRA
Bill Holland Washington Bureau Chief,
Billboard Magazine
Pam Horovitz President, NARM
Dick Huey Consulting VP New Media,
The Beggars Group
Chris Israel Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
U.S. Department of Commerce
Peter Jaszi Professor, American University,Washington
College of Law
Peter Jenner Chairman, AURA
Dean Kay ASCAP
Rick Karr Cultural Correspondent,
NPR News
Jon Kertzer Director, Smithsonian
Global Sound
Bruce Lehman International Intellectual Property Institute
Phil Leigh
Vice President, Raymond James
& Associates
David W. Lightfoot Dean, Georgetown University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Jessica Litman Professor, Wayne State University
Ian MacKaye Dischord Records/Fugazi
Dave Marsh Journalist and critic
John McCutcheon folkmusic.com / AFM local 1000
Walter McDonough General Counsel, FMC
Eben Moglen Professor of Law, Columbia University
Krist Novoselic JAMPAC / Nirvana
Sandy Pearlman VP Media Development,
Multicast Technologies
Marybeth Peters Registrar, US Copyright Office
Jonathan Potter Executive Director, DIMA
Ann Powers Experience Music Project
Amy Ray Indigo Girls / Daemon Records
Bernice Johnson Reagon Sweet Honey in the Rock
Toshi Reagon singer/songwriter
Rob Reid Founder, Listen.com
Brian Robertson President, Canadian Recording
Industry Association
Debra Rose Counsel, House Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual
Property
Hilary Rosen President and CEO, RIAA
Jay Rosenthal Recording Artist Coalition
Charles J.Sanders Senior Vice President of Legal and International Affairs, NMPA
David Sanjek BMI Archivist and Author
Cary Sherman Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, RIAA
Tom Silverman CEO, Tommy Boy Records
John Simson Director of Artist and Label Relations, Sound Exchange
Derek Sivers CD Baby
Ted Tanner Jr. Audio-Video Architecture Strategist, Microsoft Corporation
Jonathan Tasini National Writers Union
Johnny Temple Girls Against Boys /
Akashic Press
Michael Tiemann CTO, Red Hat
Vivek Tiwary Star Polish
Jenny Toomey Executive Director, FMC
Joe Uehlein Director, Strategic
Campaigns, AFL-CIO
