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Future of Music Summit

Posted by michael on from the retina-scans-required-to-turn-on-car-radio dept.

DotcomScoop writes: "We were provided with a copy of the letter sent by Congressman Rick Boucher to RIAA head Hilary Rosen and IFPI head Jay Berman questioning the legality of copy-protecting CDs. 'I am particularly concerned that some of these technologies may prevent or inhibit consumer home recording using recorders and media covered by the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 (AHRA),' Boucher writes. We've summarized the letter in a story and CNET also has coverage. Monday is the kick-off of the two-day Future Of Music Policy Summit, which includes keynotes or panels from Boucher, Rosen, Napster CEO Konrad Hilbers, Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Fugazi's Ian MacKaye and the National Writer Union's Jonathan Tasini, among others." We already posted a story about the Boucher letter, but it can't hurt to mention it again.

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  1. It's about time by Sobrique · · Score: 2, Funny

    The RIAA has been stomping royally on anyone and everyone about protecting their copyright.
    Of course, the artists themselves don't actually see much of it but the publishers do.
    Last I heard the royalty paid to the artist was somewhere in the region of 5%. Once you deduct production and advertising costs, it's not hard to see why the industry is trying to protect it's margin...

  2. Music was my first love, and it will be my last... by billybob2001 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Monday is the kick-off of the two-day Future Of Music Policy Summit, which includes keynotes or panels...

    Keynotes at a Music Summit - how harmonious.

    Shouldn't it be overture instead of kick-off though?

  3. Help with Addition ;) by mESSDan · · Score: 2, Funny

    We are asking music/tech companies whose businesses depend upon the labor of musicians to generously help us to include musicians in the debate. Scholarships are in the amount of $500 per artist and sponsorship position in the program, signage and website will be based on generosity.

    $500 brings in one musician

    $1,000 brings in two musicians

    $5,000 brings in 10

    $10,000 brings in 20

    Gee, with all this math, I can't keep up! Then again, it seems that every other word was "lawyer" on that page, so maybe they just understand their audience. ;)

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    -- Dan
  4. Oops by mESSDan · · Score: 4, Funny
    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).
    These people always make silly mistakes. See what I mean? Remove Chuck D. and you'll see how it SUPPOSED to read.

    Hilary Rosen (RIAA)(Public Enemy)

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    -- Dan
  5. What it is all going to... by sofar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Check out today's (well januari 7th) DrFun cartoon, seems like Dave knows what is going on here...

    http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200201/df2002 0107.jpg

  6. Lawyers lawyers lawyers by mESSDan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is anyone else troubled by the fact that this is hosted by a group of lawyers? If you think about it, what better way to find out what's going to be easy to sue about this year than to host a summit like this?

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    -- Dan
  7. Re:"Black Media" by the+saltydog · · Score: 1, Funny

    ***I would honestly bet, that the people in the cyrstal palace of RIAA forget that there is this "tax" on black media***

    I'll bet the people at Vibe, Ebony, and BET are pissed about that!