New Frontiers in Mobile & Music @ Summit11

Ever since music met the iPod, listening has been on the go. Now, with the arrival of smartphones, wireless broadband and app stores, it's easier than ever to experience music away from your computer or stereo. The popularity of Pandora and the arrival of Spotify could signal big things for mobile music. But what about data caps instituted by dominant wireless carriers? Will service remain affordable if the marketplace becomes too concentrated? Who gets to play in this brave new world — musicians and music entrepreneurs or just big content companies? Can the mobile music space aid the growth of a legitimate digital music marketplace? Who are the innovators, and where do artists fit in? The conversation will examine current policies and practices while looking to the future for mobile music.

Brendan Benzing, Chief Product Office, Rhapsody
Erin McKeown, Musician; Berkman Fellow
Gigi B. Sohn, President, Public Knowledge
Jeff Toig, General Manager, Muve Music
Cecilia Kang, Reporter, Washington Post (Moderator)

This panel was recorded live at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 2011 during Future of Music Policy Summit 2011.

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

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Music

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• mobile
• music
• smartphone
• rhapsody
• spotify
• muve
• public knowledge
• data caps
• muve music