Reposted from JUST ENRICHMENT
After a first day that was full of panels focused mostly on the business aspects of the music crisis, today the lawyers gave their views on the problems facing the music industry. With cleverly named sessions like “The Current State of Copyright Law,” and “The Future of Copyright Law,” and with preeminent [...]
Reposted from JUST ENRICHMENT
I took in a pretty full day of panels at Day 1 of the Rethink Music conference (my preview post from last night is here). While tomorrow’s lineup promises lots of great stuff on copyright law and policy, today’s schedule was pretty business-oriented. As such, I’ll hold off my explicitly legal analysis [...]
Reposted from JUST ENRICHMENT
For the next two days, this Humble Contributor will be attending a conference called “Rethink Music.” It promises two days of fascinating dialogue about the future of the music industry among artists, entrepreneurs, record company executives, lawyers, policymakers, academics, and students. Harvard’s Berkman Center has posted a great briefing book and a [...]
The Daily Conversation: Student Shares 30 Songs, Gets Sued for $675,000 by RIAA
Weren’t able to join us at oral argument before the First Circuit judges?
Listen to the audio file of the hearing here.
Also:
First person narrative of the hearing by “Joel Sage,” a Massachusetts attorney, copyright law aficionado, and sometimes photographer at Legally Sociable.
Coverage by the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Computer World, and Torrent Freak.