Billboard reported on A2IM’s U.S. Trade Representative filing fairly noting the A2IM perspective that “we honestly feel there is no other industry that has embraced new forms of economic and delivery models as completely as the music industry. Our members also, on their own terms, give away free content to reward existing fans and cultivate new fans of their label’s artists,” but at the same time the Billboard article notes that “Big Music gets the attention because it often takes the lead in piracy issues — because it has the most resources. Smaller companies don’t have the same resources. They may differ on the finer points of addressing piracy, but they’re firmly in the fight. As A2IM put it, piracy is not ‘a fight between Silicon Valley technology and the unfortunately shrinking Big Media Content industry,’ but rather ‘a fight for (small- and medium-sized music enterprises) that want to create intellectual property artistry that creates cultural diversity, innovation, jobs and exports.’”
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2012
Each year the U.S. Trade Representative’s (‘USTR”) office in Washington D.C. solicits comments on which foreign countries deny adequate and effective protection of Intellectual Property Rights (‘IPR”) and the effects of these failures on creators. The A2IM filing highlights how we rely upon the Internet as the great equalizer for our community’s ability to market, promote, monetize and introduce new music but that A2IM member music labels as small and medium sized businesses simply do not have the financial means or resources to engage in widespread copyright enforcement on the Internet and need some form of government assistance. We believe our filing is in line what we are hearing directly from our members plus public statements of our members, like those in the recent Pitchfork item where six of the seven labels quoted are A2IM members and note the need for some level of support against unauthorized unpaid content distribution. As the Pitchfork item also fairly notes A2IM has consistently been on record since last year as saying “No legislation is perfect, and improvements should be made where appropriate. But let’s have a debate that genuinely acknowledges that the voices within our entertainment family are deep, broad and diverse. And let’s all agree that doing nothing is not an option any Intellectual Property creators can live with.” The full A2IM filing text is here. We always welcome member comments and calls on this or any issues of importance to our community.
Posted in Events, Member Services, Members Only by A2IM
On Monday, October 18, 2010 from 10AM-7PM at The Recording Academy NYC Chapter office (11 W. 42nd St, 27th Floor, NYC, map), A2IM will bring together our members for a full day of education and networking within the areas of Licensing, Publishing and New Media. At the end of the day, we segue to a beer & wine reception/networking event as our members arrive early in NYC for this annual chance to spend time together before the CMJ Music Marathon begins.
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Posted in Events, Members Only by A2IM
Agenda:
* Welcome, introductions including election results (Rich Bengloff, President A2IM)
* Discussion of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network organization and the worldwide music label movement and AIM/A2IM cooperation by Alison Wenham. Chair of AIM and WIN
* Presentation on EMI Label Services by Mike Harris, President EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution
* Discussion of Merlin by Charles Caldas, President Merlin
* Discussion of potential awards event by Portia Sabin, Kill Rock Stars and A2IM board
* Presentation on MS&K by Eric German/Russ Frackman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
* Presentation on Impala by Helen Smith, ED of Impala the European independent music label trade organization
* Presentation on Pandora by Pandora CTO Tom Conrad
* Closing comments and reflections on accomplishments and challenges
(Rich Bengloff)
2010
Posted in Press Releases by A2IM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2010
Once again hundreds of independent music community members will descend on New York City for Indie Week hosted by A2IM. The weeklong event features conferences, panels, meetings and sponsored events circling the main theme of how a music label business adapts to the evolving music market place. The annual event attracts international members from the World Independent Network, including the WIN chair Alison Wenham, president of the UK independent music label trade organization AIM, as well as an expected 300-plus person guestlist for the other events throughout the week.
