MUSIC & DIGITAL MEDIA (Spring 2016)

Chris Bavitz (Harvard Law School)

Mr. Christopher Bavitz Spring 2015 Seminar | Tues 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Room TBD | 2 Credits This course explores legal issues relating to the creation, exploitation, and protection of music and other content. It focuses on traditional regimes and models and the ways new technologies have affected strategies involved in making and distributing content. The seminar balances doctrinal and policy concerns with day-to-day legal and business practices and skills relevant to practitioners.

8 DIGITAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (1 OF 2): Streaming Media, New Digital Services, and Emerging Digital Business Models (Spring 2015) 8 DIGITAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (1 OF 2): Streaming Media, New Digital Services, and Emerging Digital Business Models (Spring 2015)

DIGITAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (1 OF 2): Streaming Media, New Digital Services, and Emerging Digital Business Models (Spring 2015)

8.1. United States Copyright Office, "Copyright and the Music Marketplace" (February 2015) , read pp. 133-202

United States Copyright Office, "Copyright and the Music Marketplace" (February 2015) , read pp. 133-202

8.2 ONLINE ONLY (Spring 2015) 8.2 ONLINE ONLY (Spring 2015)

8.2.1. Lee Knife, "Statement on Copyright Office Music Licensing Report," Digital Media Association (February 5, 2015)

Lee Knife, "Statement on Copyright Office Music Licensing Report," Digital Media Association (February 5, 2015)

8.2.2. Ben Sisario, "Investors are Drawn Anew to Digital Music," The New York Times (February 28, 2011)

Ben Sisario, "Investors are Drawn Anew to Digital Music," The New York Times (February 28, 2011)

8.2.3. Ed Christman, "Rate Court Judge Rules Pandora Will Pay ASCAP 1.85% Annual Revenue," BillboardBiz (March 14, 2014)

Ed Christman, "Rate Court Judge Rules Pandora Will Pay ASCAP 1.85% Annual Revenue," BillboardBiz (March 14, 2014)

8.3 OPTIONAL (Spring 2015) 8.3 OPTIONAL (Spring 2015)

OPTIONAL (Spring 2015)

8.3.1. In re Petition of Pandora Media, Inc., Case 1:12-cv-08035-DLC, Order (March 18, 2014)

In re Petition of Pandora Media, Inc., Case 1:12-cv-08035-DLC, Order (March 18, 2014)

8.3.2. Laura Sydell, "Pandora Buys a Radio Station, Songwriters' Group Calls it a 'Stunt'," The Record, NPR.org (June 15, 2013)

Laura Sydell, "Pandora Buys a Radio Station, Songwriters' Group Calls it a 'Stunt'," The Record, NPR.org (June 15, 2013)

8.3.3. R. Anthony Reese, "Copyright and Internet Music Transmissions: Existing Law, Major Controversies, Possible Solutions," 55 Univ. of Miami Law Rev. 237 (2001) (.pdf)

R. Anthony Reese, "Copyright and Internet Music Transmissions: Existing Law, Major Controversies, Possible Solutions," 55 Univ. of Miami Law Rev. 237 (2001) (.pdf)

8.3.4. "IFPI Digital Music Report 2013: Engine of a Digital World" (February 26, 2013), read pp. 6-10; skim remaining pages

"IFPI Digital Music Report 2013: Engine of a Digital World" (February 26, 2013), read pp. 6-10; skim remaining pages