Last week the IFPI issued their annual IFPI report giving a comprehensive overview and analysis of global developments in digital music. The Report also contains data on the effectiveness of national strategies in preventing copyright infringement promoted by search engines promoting infringing websites and discusses the effectiveness of ISP cooperation oriented graduated response programs and developing markets like India. As noted previously, A2IM members are participating in the U.S. Copyright Alerts Program, if you currently are not but want to participate please contact Sheryl Cohen at Sheryl@a2im.org We applaud the IFPI for their continued good work.
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This month the U.S. music creator community launched a consumer facing website, whymusicmatters.com, modeled after the website launched in the U.K. a few years ago, www.whymusicmatters.org. The goal is to continue to educate music fans about the many authorized and licensed digital music models and services available to consumers in today’s marketplace. Today there are some 26 million songs available across more than 50 authorized digital services in the United States, and growing. A2IM is adding a whymusicmatters.com badge link to our website and encourage our members and artists to do the same.
A study by A2IM associate member Musicmetric was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and A2IM President Rich Bengloff was quoted on the current state of play related to consumer’s digital music access.
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We have so many videos to share from Indie Week 2012 that they would just not fit on one post. Below is a continuation of the video series including Rich Bengloff’s A2IM State of the Union Address and Victoria Espinel’s Keynote Address.
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We have so many videos to share from Indie Week 2012 that they would just not fit on one post. Below is a continuation of the panels presented on Day 2 including the Digital Case Studies Panel and excerpts 1 thru 6 of the Annual Meeting.
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A2IM’s Indie Week 2012, which was held in NYC from June 19-21, was a huge success. Over 600 members were in attendance across the three days of events making this the largest gathering in A2IM history. In attendance were delegations from AIM in the UK and China as well as delegates from over 10 other countries around the world and our A2IM members from all across the United States. All the panels are available to watch now and other highlights, which include Rich Bengloff’s State of the Union address and the Obama Administration’s “IP Czar” Victoria Espinel’s Keynote address at the A2IM annual member meeting will be on the website later this week and highlighted in next week’s RoundUp Newsletter
Indie Week 2012 was capped off by the Inaugural A2IM Libera Awards. The Libbies, hosted by John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory), were held at Le Poisson Rouge on June 21, 2012. In attendance was a veritable who’s who of the Independent Music Community. A2IM extends a warm THANK YOU to the A2IM Awards Committee for a fantastic event.
Below is a compilation of the press which Indie Week 2012 has received as well as pictures and videos of the panel presentations and annual meeting.
A2IM extends a BIG thanks to our member volunteers (Jeff Kent/Sound Performance, Anna Siegel/7digital, Stacy Karp/A to Z Media, Kyle Olesen/OEM, Jim Logrando/Redeye Distribution, Andrew Keyes/Robot of the Century, Judith Govey, Lara Baker, James Farrelly/AIM, Christina Zafiris, Louis Joachim and Tara Frank) who gave of their time to make Indie Week 2012 run smoothly.
The A2IM staff offer a heartfelt “THANKS!” to our Indie Week 2012 sponsors:
Billboard.Biz (recap of Day One)
Billboard.Biz (recap of Day Two)
Obama Administration’s “IP CZAR”, Victoria Espinel: Indie Week 2012’s Keynote Speaker
Victoria Espinel’s Keynote Address Transcribed
Below are the videos of the panel discussion and annual meeting. Please note, the videos are password protected for A2IM members only. Please contact Sheryl Cohen if you have any difficulties logging in. (sheryl@a2im.org)
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