Future of Music Coalition

The Future of Music Coalition "is a not-for-profit collaboration between members of the music, technology, public policy and intellectual property law communities. The FMC seeks to educate the media, policymakers, and the public about music / technology issues, while also bringing together diverse voices in an effort to come up with creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space. The FMC also aims to identify and promote innovative business models that will help musicians and citizens to benefit from new technologies."

Directors (2007)
Accessed December 2007:


 * Nicole Vandenberg - Chair
 * Jenny Toomey - President
 * Michael Bracy
 * Farnum Brown
 * Peter DiCola
 * Kristen Grimm
 * Walter McDonough
 * Derek Sivers
 * Brian Zisk

Advisory Board
Accessed December 2007:
 * Kevin Arnold - Founder, Independent Online Distribution Alliance
 * C. Edwin Baker - Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
 * Yochai Benkler - Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, Harvard Law School
 * Jamie Boyle - Professor of Law, Duke University
 * Whitney Broussard - Whitney Broussard Consulting
 * Bryan Calhoun - Label Management Systems
 * Ann Chaitovitz - Former National Director of Sound Recordings, AFTRA
 * Jeff Chang - Freelance Writer
 * Bertis Downs - General Counsel and Advisor, R.E.M.
 * Mike Dreese - CEO and Co-Founder, Newbury Comics
 * William Terry - Fisher Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
 * Jane Ginsburg - Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
 * Neil Glazer - Attorney and Manager, Mindful Artists
 * Jim Griffin - CEO, Onehouse
 * Heather Hitchens - Executive Director, New York State Council on the Arts
 * Peter Jenner - Manager, Sincere Management, Secretary General, IMMF
 * Mark Kates - Owner, Fenway Recordings
 * Rob Kaye - Executive Director, Metabrainz Foundation
 * Gene Kimmelman - Vice President, Federal and International Affairs, Consumers Union
 * Larry Lessig - Professor of Law, Stanford University
 * Jessica Litman - Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
 * Ian MacKaye - Musician and Owner, Dischord Records
 * Art McGee - Communications & Technology Consultant, Online Policy Group
 * Alexis McGill - Political Director, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network
 * Eben Moglen - Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
 * Slim Moon - Musician and Founder, Kill Rock Stars
 * Sandy Pearlman - Producer
 * Ann Powers - Journalist, Los Angeles Times, Former Senior Curator, Experience Music Project
 * Tim Pozar - COO, United Layer and co-founder, Bay Area Wireless Users Group
 * Tim Quirk - Musician and Vice President, Music Programming, Rhapsody America
 * Amy Ray - Artist, songwriter, Indigo Girls, Founder, Daemon Records
 * Corey Rusk - Owner, Touch & Go Records
 * Gigi Sohn - President, Public Knowledge
 * Emy Tseng - Project Director, San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
 * Joe Uehlein - Musician and Former Director of Strategic Campaigns, AFL-CIO
 * Siva Vaidhyanathan - Associate Professor of Media Studies and Law, University of Virginia
 * Don Van Cleave - Director, Coalition of Independent Music Stores
 * Fred von Lohmann - Senior Intellectual Property Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
 * Nan Warshaw - Co-Owner, Bloodshot Records
 * Josh Wattles - Entertainment and Copyright Lawyer
 * Brian Austin Whitney - Founder, Just Plain Folks

Contact

 * Web: http://www.futureofmusic.org

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