Network neutrality and efforts to protect an open Internet, the health insurance landscape for musicians, the hotly-debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, international copyright concerns, and the recent merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster are among the topics to be examined during the Future of Music Coalition’s third annual D.C. Policy Day.
Slated for Tuesday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the New America Foundation in Washington, the event will feature informed presentations and panel discussions on a number of issues and recent policy developments that may affect the entire music ecosystem. Unlike the first two policy days sponsored by the national nonprofit education, research and advocacy organization, this year’s forum is free — and a live, interactive webcast will bring the conversation to a wider audience.
D.C. Policy Day is designed to afford musicians, technologists, legal experts, policymakers and advocates opportunities to interact and discuss issues at the intersection of music, technology, policy and law. For more information and to register online, visit www.futureofmusic.org.
Also on the website, you will find information about “Musicplus: Skill Building for Musicians,” a free, six-hour seminar that takes place in Oakland, California on Sunday afternoon, May 16. Although the event –co-presented by the coalition and Bay Area foundations and funds — is sold out, there will be a live webcast. Seminar sessions will cover the following topics: emerging technologies to promote and distribute your work; hybrid business models and the new economy; arts policy under Obama; audience development 2.0: effective social networking and data management; new licensing and revenue generation opportunities; how to present your work to venues, audiences and funders; regional funding and arts resources; the basics of home recording; and touring, visas, and immigration.
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