Coalition for the Future of Music Policy Conference, Georgetown University (January 10-11, 2001)

[missing photos, refer to DPA version]

Themes: Music and Tech, post-MP3 and Napster litigation, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, SDMI, Work for Hire, Telecommunications, digital royalties

Speakers, Panels:

• Keynotes: Sen. Orrin Hatch (Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee), William Kennard (Chairman, FCC), Michael Robertson (MP3.com)
• A Music/Tech State of the Union
  • Moderator: Brad King (Wired News)
  • Hank Barry (Napster/Hummer Winblad), James Boyle (Duke University Law School), Ted Cohen (EMI), Chuck D. (Rapstation.com), Michael Greene (President, CEO, NARAS), Carter Nichols (CEO, Music Phone), Hilary Rosen (President, RIAA)
• Traditional Industry Artists Panel
  • Moderator: John Parres (AudioTrack)
  • Steve Albini (Shellac/Electrical Recordings), Dave Allen (Intel/Gang of Four), Lester Chambers (Chamber Brothers), Herbie Hancock (Musician), Bill Ivey (Charmain, NEA), Mark Kates (Grand Royal Records), Tim Quirk (Listen.com / Too Much Joy)
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Oh, What a Tangled Web We’ve Weaved
  • Moderator: Whitney Broussard (Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz)
  • James M. Burger (Dow, Lohnes & Albertson PLLC), Bruce Lehman (Intl. Intellectual Property Institute), Eben Moglen (Columbia Law School), David Post (Temple University Law School), John Potter (Executive Director, DiMA), Pamela Samuelson (School of Information Management and Systems, UC Berkeley)
• Open and/or Closed; The Future of Technology
  • Moderator: Brian Zisk (Director of Technology, FMC)
  • Robin Gross (Electronic Frontier Foundation), Don Marti (Linux Journal), Monty Montgomery (Lead Vorbis Developer)
• Encryption & Watermarking Technologies: Will the Future be Secure?
  • Moderator: Eric Schierer (Forrester Research)
  • Leonardo Chiariglione (Executive Director, SDMI), Edward Felton (Princeton University), Jack Moffitt (Icecast), Ron Sobel (AudioTrack)
• The Work for Hire Clause
  • Jay Cooper (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips), Ken Freundlich (Schleimer & Freundlich, LLP), Randy Frisch (Manager, Lovecat Music), Ken Hertz (Hansen, Jacobson, Teller & Hoberman), Jay Rosenthal (Recording Artists Coalition), Cary H. Sherman (General Counsel, RIAA)
• Monetizing the Ether: Disintermediating the Holy Grail
  • Moderator: Janelle Brown (Salon.com)
  • Nick Currie (aka Momus), Dave Fagin (The Rosenbergs), Kristin Hersch (Musician and virtuous.com), Giovanna Imbessi (Tuttomedia/Pho Debates), Scott Ross (Moonshine Records)
• Who Should Collect the Digital Royalty?
  • Moderator: Ric Dube (Webnoize)
  • Chris Amenita (ASCAP), Richard Conlon (BMI), Ron Gertz (Music Reports International), Michael McMartin (Intl. Music Managers’ Forum), Francois-Xavier Nuttl (Founder, Audiosoft), John Simson (RIAA/SoundExchange)
• After the MP3.com and Napster Settlements; Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Moderator: Walter McDonough (Attorney)
  • Anthony Berman (Idell, Berman & Seitel), William Terry Fisher (Harvard Law School), Rose Meade Hart (Hart Rayner, LLP), Karen Silva (Director of Investor Relations, MP3.com)
• Fair Use and Intellectual Property Law
  • Moderator: Robin Gross (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
  • John Perry Barlow (Founder, EEF), Jim Griffin (Founder, Evolab), Marybeth Peters (United States Copyright Office), Charlie Sanders (Harry Fox Agency), Fred von Lahmann (Morrison & Foerster)
• Into the Crystal Ball: Emerging Issues in Telecommunications Regulation and Legislation
  • Moderator: Michael Bracy (Bracy Williams & Company)
  • Phil Corwin (Butra & Andrews), D. Linda Garcia (Director for Academic Affairs, Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology Program), Andy Schwartzman (Media Access Project), Kathy Wallman (Wallman Strategic Consulting), Bill Whyman (Precursor Group)

Sponsors: Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA), MP3.com, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Live365.com, Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology Program (CGT)