Thursday, March 19, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.
What You Need to Know about Music Licensing

The FCBA Intellectual Property and Mass Media Committees will co-sponsor a CLE on Thursday, March 19 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m., entitled “What You Need to Know about Music Licensing.”  This program will be held at a Mayer Brown LLP, 1999 K Street, NW.

Join us for an informative discussion that will move from Music Rights 101 to some of today’s Hot Topics, including Pre-1972 sound recordings, Congressional copyright reform, the DOJ review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, Irving Azoff’s new PRO, and the current Copyright Royalty Board proceeding.

AGENDA

 

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

6:05 – 7:05 p.m.         The Basics
What is the difference between a musical composition and a sound recording?  What do ASCAP, BMI and SESAC do, and how are they different from SoundExchange?  How does my client get rights to use music on the air, on its website and in its mobile application, at station sponsored live events and in commercials?  Can advertisers play a radio station at their business without any rights fees? How are the fees set for these different kinds of music uses?  These and other basic questions about music rights will be set in this first panel.

Moderator:
Kathleen Kirby, Partner, Wiley Rein

 

Speakers:
Michael Remington, Partner, DrinkerBiddle
Cynthia Greer, Associate General Counsel, Sirius XM Radio
Karyn Ablin, Partner, Wiley Rein
Rachel Landy, Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.         Break

7:15 – 8:15 p.m.         The Hot Issues
Pre-1972 sound recordings, the review of the ASCAP and BMI antitrust consent decrees, setting streaming royalties, publisher withdrawals from the PROs, and the broadcast performance royalties are all topics that media companies are all talking about.  What are these issues and how will they be resolved?  These “hot” issues in music licensing, including legislative and Copyright Office review of these issues, will be discussed in this second panel. 

Moderator:
David Oxenford, Partner, Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer LLP

Speakers:
Sy Damle, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office
Greg Barnes, General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs, Digital Media Association
Curtis LeGeyt, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, National Association of Broadcasters
Colin Rushing, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, SoundExchange