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Future of Music Newsletter #50

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This issue’s news items:

  1. Future of Music Policy Summit: JUSTONEWEEK AWAY!!
  2. FCC Extends Media Ownership Proceedings Deadline
  3. Upcoming Radio Research Release
  4. SoundExchange Has Digital Royalties for Artists and Labels - Are You On the List?
  5. Just Plain Folks Awards Nominees Announced
  6. In the Newsstream
  7. How Are We Doing?
Future of Music Policy Summit: JUST ONE WEEK AWAY!!

Join us next week in Montreal for the Future of Music Policy Summit, October 5-7 at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal.

Since 2001, FMC has organized five Policy Summits 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. This year, we’ve organized the event in partnership with Montreal’s McGill University, Schulich School of Music and Pop Montreal where, over the course of three days, 120 panelists will debate the issues that are emerging as music promotion and distribution moves to a global, digital platform.

Join us in Montreal for engaging panel discussions about international copyright reform, digital music licensing, DRM/interoperability, the effect of government funding on artists’ careers, how orchestras are navigating change, and the Québécois music industry. Attend special sessions on audio fidelity and compression, preservation and storage, recommendation engines, international touring/visas, visual remixing, and music in games/Second Life. We’re also working with Pop Montreal to program musician-focused sessions on the changing definition of "indie", independent media, DIY online distribution, and publishing for artists.

Check out the entire programming matrix here

Registration is open!

SUPERCOOLPROGRAMMING FEATURES:

  • Multimedia presentation by musician/artist David Byrne
  • Special conversation with CEA’s Michael Petricone
  • Videotaped interview with Kent Nagano Music Director, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  • Special conversation with legendary producers Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd’s The Wall and many, many more), Don DeVito (Bob Dylan, among others) and Sandy Pearlman (Blue Oyster Cult, Clash). This will be followed by a live demonstration of recording string sections by Bob Ezrin.

STELLARPANELISTSINCLUDING:

  • Kevin Arnold Founder/CEOIODA
  • Michel Arpin Vice-Chairman of Broadcasting, CRTC
  • Eric Baptiste Director General, CISAC
  • David Basskin President, Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency
  • Raymond Bisha Radio Promotions Manager, Naxos North America
  • Laura Brownell Symphonic Services Division, American Federation of Musicians
  • Mario Bouchard General Counsel, Canadian Copyright Board
  • Brian Camelio Owner, ArtistShare
  • Ann Chaitovitz Attorney-Advisor, US Patent and Trademark Office
  • Terryl Brown Clemons Assistant Deputy Attorney General, NYS Office of the Attorney General
  • Shannon Coulter Magnatune
  • Brian Current Composer
  • Jeremy DeBeer Professor of Law, University of Ottawa
  • Nick Diamonds Musician, Islands
  • Bertis Downs Advisor, R.E.M.
  • Matthew DunnCEO, MusicIP
  • Edward Felten Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University
  • David Fewer Staff Counsel, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
  • William Terry Fisher Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard University
  • Dave Frey Silent Partner Management
  • Michael Geist Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa
  • Sandra Gibson President and CEO, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
  • Jim GriffinCEO, Onehouse
  • Graham Henderson President, Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
  • Paul Hoffert, C.M. Professor, Harvard/York Univ.
  • Peter Jenner Manager, Sincere Management/Secretary General, IMMF
  • Joseph Kluger Orchestras Consultant, AEA Consulting
  • Bob Kohn Chairman and CEO, RoyaltyShare, Inc.
  • Nathaniel Krenkel Label Head, Team Love Records
  • Lindsay Lynch Operations Manager, Maple Music
  • Mac McCaughan Merge Records/Superchunk/Portastatic
  • Mike McGuireVP Mobile Devices and Consumer Services, Gartner G2 Media
  • Alistair MitchellCEO, Puretracks
  • Stacey Mitsopulos Lawyer, Taylor Mitsopulos Burshtein Entertainment Lawyers
  • Glenn O’Farrell President, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
  • Heather OstertagC.M. President and CEOFACTOR
  • Sandy Pearlman Visiting Professor, McGill University, Producer Blue Oyster Cult and the Clash
  • Michael PetriconeVP of Technology Policy, Consumer Electronics Association
  • Richard Pfohl General Counsel, Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
  • Tina Piper Professor, McGill University
  • Leslie PooleCEO, Javien
  • Simon Pressey Technical & Artistic Director Audio, Ubisoft
  • Tim QuirkGM, Music Content and Programming, RealNetworks
  • Jeff Remedios Arts and Crafts Records
  • Laurent SaulnierVP of Programming, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
  • Margo Saulnier Assistant Director of Artistic Planning, Boston Pops
  • Catharine Saxberg Executive Director, Canadian Music Publishers Association
  • Patti Schmidt Producer, CBC Radio’s Brave New Waves
  • Ryan Schreiber Editor and Founder, Pitchfork
  • Keith Serry Communications Director, Canadian Music Creators Coalition
  • Steve SkrzyniarzCEO, Soundflavor
  • Paul Spurgeon Vice President, Legal Services and General Counsel, SOCAN
  • Chris Taylor Owner/Lawyer, Taylor Mitsopulos Burshtein
  • Willem Wanrooij Head of Public Affairs, Buma/Stemra
  • Jeff Waye Label Owner, Ninja Tune/Big Dada//Counter/Third Side Music
  • Rob WetstoneVP of Label Relations, eMusic

…and dozens more! Check out the daily-updated list of panelists

OURCOOLPARTNERS
As one of North America’s oldest and most prestigious music schools, McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and its state-of-the-art New Music Building provide the perfect setting for forward-thinking debates about the present and future state of the music industry.

Plus, the Summit will run concurrent with this year’s Pop Montreal (October 4-8, 2006), an international music, film and art festival that showcases the vibrant independent Canadian music scene, with an expected attendance of more than 37,000 independent musicians and avid music fans. The city will overfloweth with music, art, crafts, films. There’s no better time to go!

Registration is open. Operators are standing by.

Superpass: $250 USD ($280 CAN)
Access to all Summit panels, workshops and Summit-related parties, as well as access to all paid Pop Montreal events including shows, Film Pop and Art Pop. FMC can only sell about 10 more of these special passes so reserve yours today!

Regular Summit Registration: $150 USD ($168 CAN)
This three-day pass gives you access to all Summit panels, workshops and Summit-related parties.

See more registration options and student rates here

SCHOLARSHIPSFORWORKINGMUSICIANS
Every year, FMC offers scholarships to make sure that musicians are not left out of the music/technology debate. Thanks to some generous contributions from foundations, technology companies, sponsors, and musician advocacy groups, 100 musicians are able to attend this Policy Summit for free. But we only have about 30 more so, musicians: go here to apply

MORE on the WEB
Programming details and schedule
Special block rates on hotels
Travel details for Montreal
Directions to venue
Press credentialing

SUMMIT 06 SPONSORS
SOCAN * CEA * BUMA-STEMRA * MusicIP * AFM * FACTOR * CD Baby * Smithsonian Global Sound * Merge Records * RoyaltyShare * ArtistShare * Revver * Soundflavor * Creative Commons * Rumblefish * IODA * EFF * SoundExchange * Epiphone * KEXP * Just Plain Folks * Starpolish * Indie-music.com * MusicDish * NOW * Nightlife * Mirror * Hour/Voir * Exclaim * The New Pollution

Thanks, and we hope to see you next week!

FCC Extends Media Ownership Proceedings

As reported in the last newsletter, the FCC is examining media ownership rules once again. Although attempts to raise ownership caps and allow cross-ownership within specific markets were resoundingly defeated in 2003, the FCC is mandated by Congress to reexamine the issue every couple of years.
On June 21 the FCC launched a proceeding reviewing existing ownership rules, pitting media corporations that are hoping for more deregulation against public interest groups insisting that existing caps remain in place.

FMC is filing comments with the FCC to emphasize the negative impact that further radio station ownership consolidation would have upon already homogenized programming. We’re concerned that the past promises of deregulation haven’t materialized and that further consolidation will further lessen the amount of localism and diversity on the airwaves.

In 2002, FMC’s highly referenced report, "Radio Deregulation: Has It Served Citizens and Musicians?", was critical to understanding the rarely heard perspectives of musicians and local communities. To that end, we will submit an updated study that further describes the impacts of consolidation since 1996 and possible remedies.

The two Democratic Commissioners, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, have been critical of the rulemaking process under FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, in part objecting to the limited comment period. The FCC has now extended its deadline for comments to October 23, with the reply period ending on December 21. The public has been invited to submit comments in this proceeding. If you haven’t done so already, FMC strongly encourages you to make your voice heard by following these links:

To electronically submit short comments of up to a few paragraphs
To electronically submit longer comments
To submit comments by mail (scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions)

A number of official and unofficial public hearings are being held across the country, providing a unique opportunity to tell the FCC what you think. Official hearings are listed here: http://www.fcc.gov/ownership/hearings.html. Keep your eye out for unofficial hearings in your region as well, and make your voice heard.

Upcoming Radio Research Release

FMC has been conducting new radio research for the past two years. We’ll be filing comments in the coming weeks based on this research, including (but not limited to) comments on the effects of the FCC’s signal-contour market definition (based partially on findings we first discussed at South by Southwest in March 2006) and on the employment effects of radio consolidation, based on a report we released in August 2006. An extensive study on the recent history of the radio industry will be released to the public and filed with the FCC at a time yet to be decided.

SoundExchange Has Digital Royalties for Artists and Labels - Are You On the List?

SoundExchange, the organization charged with administering royalties from digital performances, has released a list of artists and labels for whom they have unpaid royalties. This includes royalties from digital performances like webcasts and airplay on XM or Sirius. The links below takes you to lists containing the names of all reported sound recording copyright owners who stand to lose those royalties collected from between February 1, 1996 and March 31, 2000, if they do not register with SoundExchange by December 15, 2006. If you are or know any musicians, labels or copyright holders, please pass the news along.

Unpaid Artist List: http://63.236.111.137/jsp/artist_unpaid_intro.jsp

Unpaid Label List: http://63.236.111.137/jsp/label_unpaid_intro.js

5. Just Plain Folks Awards Nominations Announced

After screening over 25,500 albums and 350,000 songs over the last 12 months, Just Plain Folks recently announced the nominees for its annual JP Folks Music Awards. Check out this amazing list of entries in over 81 musical genre categories — everything from traditional Holiday to Indian Classical. This is truly a celebration of the diversity of music being created worldwide. http://www.jpfolks.com/home.html

FMC’s Deputy/Education Director Kristin Thomson was suprised and thrilled to see that her band Ken’s record "Parade of Sinners" was nominated in the PUNKALBUM category, and the song "38-24-36 Hike" in the PUNKSONG category.

The awards gala will be in Los Angeles on November 4.

In the Newsstream

Here’s some news you can use, especially relevant for those of you who’ll be attending the Policy Summit. If you choose to accept the assignment, treat these articles as a bit of homework!

Hear the Music, Avoid the Mosh Pit
Websites like www.secondlife.com are presenting artists and fans with a unique way to reach and interact with each other in a virtual world
Sara Kehaulani Goo, Washington Post, August 21, 2006

No Suit Required
Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, takes a gamble and reimagines the music business to allow artists to retain their own copyrights, make bigger percentages of music sales, and more efficiently use the growing digital economy.
Jeff Howe, Wired Magazine, September 2006

Philadelphia Orchestra enters the ear-bud age
Philadelphia Orchestra partners with Nugs.net to launch their own web portal distributing both MP3 and FLAC recordings of live performances.
David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 21, 2006

Pink Floyd Manager Calls For Widespread Licensing, Copyright Reform
Peter Jenner, Manager at Sincere Management and Secretary General, IMMF calls for licensing and copyrigth reform in a new report for the MusicTank
Executive Summary of the Report

Universal Music Group and an Online Site Plan a Joint Venture to Challenge iTunes
A new online music company, called Spiralfrog plans to offer the enormous Universal Music Group catalog to consumers for download. Tracks will be supported by advertising instead of download fees.
Eric Pfanner, New York Times, August 30, 2006

Warner Music Makes Licensing Deal with YouTube
Warner Music Group has agreed to a deal that authorizes YouTube to show Warner Music videos and user-created clips that use Warner music.
Jeff Leeds, New York Times, September 19, 2006

MySpace Music Store is New Challenge for Big Labels
MySpace, the online music community, announces a partnership with Snocap which will allow bands and labels of any size to sell songs from their MySpace pages for whatever price they choose.
Robert Levine, New York Times, September 4, 2006

How Are We Doing?

You can always send an email to suggestions [at] futureofmusic [dot] org with your comments.

Thanks as always,

Jenny Toomey
Michael Bracy
Walter McDonough
Brian Zisk
Kristin Thomson
Peter DiCola
Jean Cook
Chhaya Kapadia

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