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This clip was recorded on October 5, 2010 in Washington, DC at Georgetown University during FMC's 10th Anniversary Policy Summit.

It's no secret that the music industry has experienced meteoric changes in the past 10 years. Many outside observers are quick to categorize technological developments like digital music stores, streaming services, social networks and webcasts as positive improvements for creators, but almost all analyses of the effects of these changes rest purely on assumptions that they have improved musicians' bottom lines. This panel will bring together artist managers and attorneys to discuss what's going on at the ground level: How are bands currently generating income from their music, performances and brand (sales, licensing, merch, shows, among many others)? What technologies have shown to be the most empowering, and the most disruptive? In other words, how are today's artists participating in available revenue streams? A report from the front lines of artist compensation.

Amy Blackman, Manager, Amy B MGMT/Cookman
Bertis Downs, Advisor, R.E.M.
Mark Kates, Founder, Fenway Recordings
Edward Pierson, Esq. Attorney, Inside Passage Music
John Strohm, Attorney, Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP
Jini Thornton, CEO, Envision Business Management Group, Inc.
Kristin Thomson, Education Director, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)

Event Website: futureofmusic.org/events/future-music-policy-summit-2010