Monthly Archives: October 2018

Copyright and Technology 2019: Agenda Published, Registration Available

The agenda for Copyright and Technology 2019 is now published, and registration is live. Thanks once again to the Copyright Society of the USA and Jaybird Communications for extending their partnership to what will be our tenth annual conference. We have added a very exciting session to the morning lineup: a presentation on the Open […]

One Reason Why Blockchain Is Here to Stay: The Tapscott Effect

(This is somewhat off topic, but it has no “news peg,” so it’s not appropriate for my column in Forbes, and after trying some experiments on Medium, I’ve decided not to support their advertisers anymore. So I’m writing it here.) Several days ago, at the Digital Book World conference in Nashville, I was on a […]

Music Modernization Act Loses Opportunity to Clean Up Music Industry Data

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to adopt the Senate’s modified version of the Music Modernization Act (MMA). It’s expected to become law with the President’s signature imminently. The bill’s trip from the House to the Senate had several twists and turns, with parties such as Blackstone Group (controlling owners of the […]