Data Without Borders @ Summit11

The digitization of content has impacted the entertainment industry in positive and negative ways. On one hand, technology makes it easier to identify works and their authorship — an important first step towards extracting value. Several organizations are currently attempting to aggregate this data into comprehensive databases. The collection of this data has the potential to facilitate licensing by providing identification and contact information for recording artists, songwriters, record companies and music publishers. Will the creation of these databases foster new growth in the music industry? Should there be a single master collection of information for recordings and songs? Is there a place for government action in this process and how can stakeholders work across national borders to realize a global solution? Join us for a lively discussion concerning metadata and the quest for an International Music Database.

Eric Baptiste, CEO, SOCAN
Jonathan Bender, COO, SoundExchange
Fred Beteille, SVP of Operations and Technology, Rightsflow
Jim Griffin, Managing Director, OneHouse
Mark Isherwood, Director, Rightscom Limited
Walter McDonough, Co-founder and General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)

This panel discussion was recorded live at Georgetown University in Washington, DC during Future of Music Policy Summit 2011 on October 4, 2011.

Event website: http://futureofmusic.org/events/future-music-policy-summit-2011

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• future of music
• summit
• soundexchange
• wipo
• socan
• rightsflow
• rightscom