INDECENCY AND CENSORSHIP: Last week, hip hop musician Kanye West went "off script" during a live telethon in what was clearly an emotional statement about the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. The NBC network removed some of his statements from the broadcast before it was played on the West Coast, calling it "unfortunate." On Tuesday, September 13, leading legal and legislative experts Michael Carroll and John Crigler will join with WFMU's radio station manager Ken Freedman and media advocate Kathryn Montgomery to discuss the difficult balance between free speech, the First Amendment and community standards, as well as musicians' rol in the public forum.
The complete schedule:
Monday, September 12
7:30 – 9:00 AM
Check-in at Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H Streets NW
9:15 – 10:30 AM
Panel 04: State of the Union
Jim Griffin CEO, Cherry Lane Digital (moderator)
Mitch Bainwol Chairman and CEO, RIAA
Shawn Fanning Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Snocap
Joe Henry ASCAP artist and songwriter/producer
Andrew Moss Senior Director, Technical Policy, Microsoft
Marybeth Peters Register, US Copyright Office
Gary Shapiro President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Music by Brian Franklin
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel 05: Is Digital Distribution a Good Deal for Artists?
Walter McDonough General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)
Kevin Arnold Founder/CEO, IODA
Slim Moon Owner, Kill Rock Stars
David Pakman Managing Director, eMusic/Dimensional Associates
David Printis President/CEO, DE-Urecords.com
Tim Quirk GM, Music Content and Programming, RealNetworks
12:45 – 1:45 PM
Three Breakout Sessions
Marvin Center
Room 301: HOWTO Promote and Sell Your Music Online
Derek Sivers President and Programmer, CD Baby
Room 302: Developer's Roundtable
Robert Kaye Executive Director, Metabrainz Foundation
Room 307: License to Cover: Section 115
Ken Kaufman Partner, Skadden Arps
David Jones Counsel, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Senate Judiciary Committee
Jonathan Potter Executive Director, DiMA
Josh Wattles Entertainment and Technology Attorney
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Three Breakout Sessions
Marvin Center
Room 301: HOWTO work with PROs
Marcy Rauer Wagman Director, Music Industry Program, Drexel University (moderator)
Samantha Cox Senior Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, BMI
Marc Hutner Associate Director of Membership Group/Creative Affairs, ASCAP
Gregory Riggle Director of Broadcast Licensing, SESAC
Room 302: O, Canada
Walter McDonough General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)
David Basskin President, Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency
Hon. Sarmite D. Bulte, PC Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Michael Geist Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa
Graham Henderson President, CRIA
Room 307: Ethics of Contract Negotiation
Duff Berschback Entertainment Attorney (moderator)
Barbie Baylis Attorney, LaPolt Law
Bob Kohn Chairman and CEO, RoyaltyShare, Inc. and Author, Kohn on Music Licensing
John Strohm Attorney, Bradley Arant Rose and White, formerly member of Blake Babies
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