Lawrence Lessig, Professor, Stanford Law School:
"The Stanford Law community was astounded to see a non-lawyer
teach them about the harm the law is having on creativity in music,
and maybe a bit miffed -- until it became clear that Jenny Toomey was
right, and we, brainwashed. JT's ability to mix passion with brilliance
blew away the resistance. It was fabulous."
Vicki Phillips, Professor of Law, American University:
"On Tuesday, September 25, 2001 American University Washington
College of Law's Program on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
was privileged to host the kickoff of FMC's college speaking tour. Jenny
presented a dynamic "behind-the-scenes" tour of the contemporary
music industry from the independent artist's perspective. Her illustrated
powerpoint tour made topics such as copyright, media concentration,
peer-to-peer file sharing technologies, fair use, recording industry
economics, and artists' rights come to life for a jam-packed hall of
students. Spirited debate followed with panelists Ann Chaitovitz of
the American Federation of Television and Recording Artists; Andrew
Schwartzman of Media Access Project; Bill Holland of Billboard Magazine;
Jay Rosenthal of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe; and FMC's own Mike Bracy.
The FMC speaking tour sounded a timely alarm at WCL and on campuses
nationwide for artists to wake up and claim a greater voice in the manufacture,
distribution and promotion of their creative works and for all of us
to ensure that the copyright laws benefit the public interest, not corporate
interests."
Paul Friedlander, Director, Music Industry Program, California State
University, Chico
"On behalf of the students and faculty here at California State
University, Chico's Program of Music Industry and Technology, we would
like to express our gratitude for your insightful and provocative presentation
last month. The students really responded to your accessibility and
clarity of thought.
"As a faculty member and music industry scholar, I appreciated
your historical assessment of the contemporary music industry, it's
impact on artists and the consumer and the pluralistic potential of
emerging technologies. Keep up the good work."
Elizabeth Powers, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
"Thank you, for including Santa Clara University School of Law
in your Fall Tour, and for your professional and flawless organization
and presentation.
"The students and faculty of the School of Law all thoroughly enjoyed
the lecture and the ensuing discussion here at our campus. I already
have received inquiries from students who were unable to attend but
who would like to view a video of the event. Although our School of
Law does not focus on entertainment law, instead focusing on intellectual
property law in the technology sector, there clearly is a siginificant
interest in artists’ rights among the student body. It also is
important for law students to appreciate the impact of laws and to be
inspired to use their law training to effect change in industries requiring
attention and change. I believe your stop on campus has sparked an interest
in the continued debate, and I hope it will inspire at least one student
to take action toward finding resoulution to some of the issues you
raised."
EFF audio stream of the panel at UC Berkeley, October 24, 2001
Downloadable
MP3 - (O)pen Audio
60 Minutes and 30 Seconds (25MB @ 56k)
Socket Toomey
Jenny Toomey wants indie musicians to plug in.
by Helen Thompson
Philadelphia
City Paper, October 10, 2001
Jenny Toomey tours with band, sets speaking engagements
by James Woster
Livedaily,
October 5, 2001
FMC Corp: Musician Jenny Toomey helps artists to maintain their
artistic control
by Ben Morgan
Philadelphia
Weekly, October 4, 2001
The Future of Music Presents....
Jenny
Toomey at University of Michigan Law School
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