<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:small"></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:small">Later today, Jun 22 2016, the inaugural meeting of the <a href="http://www.open-music.org/">Open Music Initiative</a> takes place in NYC. The OMI is a collaboration between the Berklee school and the MIT Media Lab and others to "</span>to promote and advance the development of open source standards and innovation related to music," However, when I got in touch and offered to livestream the meeting, I was told "the meeting is closed to the public so live streaming won't be permitted<span style="color:#1f497d;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">". </span>It seems old habits die hard.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">​​</div><div class="gmail_default">By total contrast, the Engelberg/TPI conference last Friday, archived below, was an exemplar of the kind of open multistakeholder forum that we've come to expect in modern policy and standards development. Kudos.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">​</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u><div><table style="width:100%;background:#dddddd" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><tbody><tr><td><span style="display:none!important"> joly posted: "On June 17 2016 the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy and the Technology Policy Institute, hosted a conference Music Licensing: Innovations for Modern Times at NYU Law School in NYC. Described as "A conversation among academics, industry rep" </span><table style="width:100%;padding:10px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table style="width:100%;text-align:left;max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto;background-color:#ffffff" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;max-width:560px"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.nyuengelberg.org/s/ICPSENGL167-Music-Licensing-Poster-RELEASE.pdf"><img style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #cccccc; background-color: white;" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/music_policy.png" alt="music_policy" border="0"></a>On <strong>June 17 2016</strong> the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.nyuengelberg.org/">Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy</a></strong> and the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://techpolicyinstitute.org/">Technology Policy Institute</a></strong>, hosted a conference <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/528679bee4b0fb796a381814/t/5762b0f8d2b857a152c73f4e/1466085625330/June+17+Music+Licensing+Conference+Agenda+and+Speakers.pdf">Music Licensing: Innovations for Modern Times </a></strong>at NYU Law School in NYC. Described as "A conversation among academics, industry representatives, and policy experts on how the music licensing ecosystem can compensate the right people more transparently, fairly, and efficiently," the event comprised three panels. Video is below (uncaptioned).</p><h3 style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.3em;font-size:1.6em">Roundtable 1: How do we structure a modern digital music distribution music-licensing ecosystem to be more competitive and work efficiently and fairly for all stakeholders?</h3><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>Moderator</strong>: <strong>Larry Miller</strong>, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt; Panelists: <strong>Michael Katz</strong>, Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership and Professor, Economics Department and Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; <strong>David Levin</strong>, Vice President, Digital Licensing, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI); <strong>Steven Marks</strong>, Chief, Digital Business & General Counsel, Recording Industry Association of America; <strong>Katherine Oyama</strong>, Senior Policy Counsel, Google, Inc.; <strong>Daniel Rubinfeld</strong>, <strong>Robert L. Bridges</strong>, Professor of Law and Professor of Economics Emeritus, UC Berkeley; Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; <strong>Christopher Sprigman</strong>, Professor, NYU School of Law.<br> <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YMFijJ1FEY?rel=0"><img style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px;" src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/7YMFijJ1FEY/0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a><br> <strong>View on YouTube</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/7YMFijJ1FEY">https://youtu.be/7YMFijJ1FEY</a><br> <strong>Skip intro</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/7YMFijJ1FEY?t=541">https://youtu.be/7YMFijJ1FEY?t=541</a></p><h3 style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.3em;font-size:1.6em">Roundtable 2: Deep Dive into Digital Databases</h3><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>Moderator</strong>: <strong>Christopher Sprigman</strong>, Professor, NYU School of Law. <strong>Panelists</strong>: <strong>Jacqueline Charlesworth</strong>, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights, United States Copyright Office; <strong>Mark Eisenberg</strong>, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, SoundExchange, Inc.; <strong>Andrea Finkelstein</strong>, EVP Global Business Affairs Operations, Sony Music Entertainment; <strong>James Griffin</strong>, Managing Director, OneHouse; <strong>Casey Rae</strong>, Director of Music Licensing, Sirius XM; <strong>Lawrence White</strong>, <strong>Robert Kavesh</strong>, Professor of Economics and Deputy Chair, Economic Department, NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business.<br> <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgGyoZf6QKs?rel=0"><img style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px;" src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/SgGyoZf6QKs/0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a><br> <strong>View on YouTube</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/SgGyoZf6QKs">https://youtu.be/SgGyoZf6QKs</a><br> <strong>Skip intro</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/SgGyoZf6QKs?t=154">https://youtu.be/SgGyoZf6QKs?t=154</a></p><h3 style="margin:0.4em 0px 0.3em;font-size:1.6em">Roundtable 3: What Changes to the Current System Are Feasible that Would Facilitate a Transition to a More Competitive Market?</h3><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>Moderator</strong>: <strong>Thomas Lenard</strong>, President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute. <strong>Panelists</strong>: <strong>Dale Collins</strong>, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP; Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; <strong>Lee Knife</strong>, Executive Director, Digital Media Association; <strong>Richard Masio</strong>, Director of Music Licensing, Pandora; <strong>Brad Prendergast</strong>, Senior Counsel, Licensing & Enforcement, SoundExchange, Inc.; <strong>Tim Quirk</strong>, Founder/CEO, Freeform Development; <strong>David Wolfert</strong>, Songwriter and Producer; Co-Founder, Council of Music Creators and Music Answers; Songwriting Faculty, NYU Steinhardt.<br> <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV4V5eJOiUc?rel=0"><img style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px;" src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/FV4V5eJOiUc/0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a><br> <strong>View on YouTube</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/FV4V5eJOiUc">https://youtu.be/FV4V5eJOiUc</a><br> <strong>Skip intro</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/FV4V5eJOiUc?t=90">https://youtu.be/FV4V5eJOiUc?t=90</a></p></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;font-size:14px;color:#666666;padding:1em 0px 0em;width:auto"> </p><table style="width:auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:10px"><a style="border-radius:10em;border:1px solid #11729e;text-decoration:none;color:#ffffff;padding:5px 15px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;margin-left:0px;white-space:nowrap;background-color:#2585b2" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8565#respond">Comment</a></td><td>   <a style="color:#2585b2;text-decoration:underline" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8565#comments">See all comments</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:100%;text-align:left;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#dddddd;background-color:#efefef" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#efefef"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#f3f3f3;color:#888888;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:#efe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