Unofficial Guide to South By Southwest 2013

CLE. As technology companies develop new products and services that enable consumers to access and consume music and movies in new ways and places, at the time and choosing of the user, are copyright owners being cheated out of revenue streams or should they have a right to control all manner of distribution? Should a consumer have the ability to record television and radio broadcasts without having to be subjected to commercials or does the skipping of commercials, whether automated or otherwise, violate a copyright owner's exclusive right? Should a copyright owner be able to restrict a license so that only transmissions through a Mac computer are authorized and then demand a separate payment for transmissions through PCs? These may sound like Orwellian scenarios but they are currently playing out in the real world. The limits of copyright owners' rights and whether those rights should be permitted to trump, must succumb to, or can find harmony with technology will be discussed.
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CLE. This presentation will focus on cutting edge developments in the digital music licensing arena, including a deep dive into trends related to licenses with record companies for digital services, recent changes in U.S. publishing licensing structures, and developments in the international licensing space. The presentation will focus on various business models, including subscription services, ad-supported services, lockers, games/apps and hard bundled offers. The focus will be on educating the audience as to key issues to consider when seeking licenses for new products and service offerings, as well as an identification of the pitfalls and perils that should be avoided.
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