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Good morning,
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
is
pleased to share a new collection of materials, "Rethinking Music: A
Briefing Book," prepared for the participants in Berklee College of
Music's Rethink Music conference, which kicks off tonight:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2011/Rethinking_Music
"Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book" includes the Berkman Center’s
own
framing paper, which introduces a number of issues that will be
discussed during the course of the conference. Following that paper
are
seven contributions from a wide range of contributors, addressing
some
of the most current and compelling issues in music law and policy.
For the full list of papers and download options, visit:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2011/Rethinking_Music
The Rethink Music conference -- http://www.rethink-music.com
-- is
“bringing together all sides and viewpoints on the subjects of
creativity, commerce, and policy to engage in critical dialogue
examining the business and rights challenges facing the music
industry
in the digital era, and to formulate ideas for the creation and
distribution of new music and other creative works.” Rethink Music
is
presented by Berklee College of Music and MIDEM, in association with
the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Business
School. The conference runs through Wednesday.
The Berkman Center also invites you to explore the special series of
Radio Berkman podcasts released in anticipation of Rethink Music.
Visit
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman/tag/rethink-music/
or check
out Radio Berkman via iTunes: http://itun.es/i6G95h
In addition to assembling “Rethinking Music: A Briefing Book” and
special episodes of Radio Berkman, the Berkman Center ran a
competitive
call for papers in collaboration with Harvard Law School’s Journal
of
Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL). The CFP sought policy proposals
that advance the interests of music creators, consumers, and
entrepreneurs through changes in existing law. The winning paper,
Mary
LaFrance’s “From Whether to How: The Challenge of Implementing a
Full
Public Performance Right in Sound Recordings,” will be published in
the
Spring 2011 edition of JSEL.
Seth Young
Communications
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Harvard University
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