NARM is leading an industry-wide effort to re-energize the 30-year old “Give The Gift Of Music” (GTGOM) campaign and remind consumers that they can give the gift of music today in so many more ways than ever; via physical, online and mobile options. We need to remind the world that music is an affordable holiday gift that resonates with everyone that lasts a lifetime!
For more on how you and your artists can get involved in the campaign, please contact the NARM office, hennessey@narm.com.
Posted in Member Services, Members Only, Special Offers by A2IM
Our friends at NARM are generously offering A2IM members a 50% discount off of registration for their upcoming Webinar (Online Seminar) on September 30.
Posted in Advocacy, Events, Uncategorized by A2IM
What
NARM Entertainment Law Conference
Where
Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, New York City
When
September 28, 1-5:30 PM EST
Discussion Topics & Speakers
After YouTube and Veoh: Have Courts (or Congress) Failed Creators or Struck the Right Balance?
Prominent lawyers will debate recent judicial decisions interpreting the DMCA’s notice-and-takedown safe harbor, and discuss business, enforcement and legislative options for all stakeholders.
The Developing Storm of Copyright Termination: Who Wins, Who Loses, and How Will it Really Work?
This panel will discuss the policy rationale underlying copyright termination, the practical challenges and costs of exercising termination rights, and the business opportunities that termination creates.
The Digital First Sale Doctrine: Who Owns — or Licenses — Digital Products and Content?
This panel will debate several ongoing cases that may define whether purchasers of games, music and business software are “owners” or merely licensees, and whether the first sale doctrine has any continuing viability.
Registration
NARM Members $249, Non-members: $299
This is members only content.
Register at: http://musiclaw0928.eventbrite.com/
Other Notes
Application for accreditation of this course or program in New York is currently pending.
Application for accreditation of this program in New Jersey is currently pending.
A2IM is proud to join with our friends NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers; www.narm.com) in support of the “Give The Gift Of Music” campaign and the unveiling of a refreshed logo, a design used within the industry for the past 30 years to communicate to consumers that music is a particular means of personal expression, thoughtfulness and consideration when given as a gift.
The new logo was chosen by a panel of representatives from members of various music industry trade groups and marketing and design specialists from outside of the industry.
NARM’s president Jim Donio says, “We encourage the industry to use this new ‘Give The Gift Of Music’ branding on in-store promotions, on web sites, and in advertising and social media initiatives. Studies show that there continues to be extraordinary potential in the gifting of music and this is a great time to educate consumers of the ways that music products — whether physical, digital, or mobile — can be gifted.”
Currently in the process of design is a branded interactive web site that will serve as a B2B and B2C site for the Give The Gift Of Music campaign. The B2C site will have a “wish list/gift registry” function, artist testimonials, a place where consumers can share their greatest music gifting memories, etc. The web site should launch by the end of September and will coincide with a social media campaign to spread the word.
The new logo can be downloaded here
Posted in Education, Events by A2IM
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Posted in Press Releases by A2IM
Marlton, NJ – March 1, 2010 – NARM, the music business association, announces that Tom Silverman, the founder, chairman and CEO of Tommy Boy Entertainment, will be honored with the organization’s Independent Spirit Award at the Annual NARM Convention in Chicago on Monday, May 17.
The NARM Independent Spirit Award was established in 2009 to recognize a music industry executive who embodies the spirit of new thinking, entrepreneurship and success in the industry. The first Award was given to Don VanCleave, the founder and former president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS).
