MUSIC & DIGITAL MEDIA (Spring 2018)

Chris Bavitz (Harvard Law School)

Clinical Professor Christopher T. Bavitz | Spring 2018 Seminar | Monday 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.

10 CHALLENGES TO THE PARADIGM: Law, Policy, and Business Transformations in the Digital Age (Spring 2018) 10 CHALLENGES TO THE PARADIGM: Law, Policy, and Business Transformations in the Digital Age (Spring 2018)

TOPICS Alternative approaches to artists’ financing / releasing music. Artist and songwriter royalties and digital services. Artist revenue streams. Proposed changes to the legal regime. Alternative compensation systems.

10.1 ONLINE ONLY (Spring 2018) 10.1 ONLINE ONLY (Spring 2018)

10.1.1. "Artist Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

"Artist Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

10.1.2. "42 Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

"42 Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

10.1.3. David Pakman, "The Price of Music," Disruption (David Pakman's Blog) (Mar 18, 2014) , read all

David Pakman, "The Price of Music," Disruption (David Pakman's Blog) (Mar 18, 2014) , read all

10.1.4. Kevin Gray, "Kobalt Changed the Rules of the Music Industry Using Data -- And Saved It," Wired.co.uk (May 1, 2015)

Kevin Gray, "Kobalt Changed the Rules of the Music Industry Using Data -- And Saved It," Wired.co.uk (May 1, 2015)

10.1.5. William Fisher, Promises to Keep, Stanford University Press (2004), Chapter 6: "An Alternative Compensation System," (CC BY 3.0), read pp. 1 - 22

William Fisher, Promises to Keep, Stanford University Press (2004), Chapter 6: "An Alternative Compensation System," (CC BY 3.0), read pp. 1 - 22

10.1.6. Amanda Palmer, "The Art of Asking," TED2013 (February 2013), watch

Amanda Palmer, "The Art of Asking," TED2013 (February 2013), watch

10.1.7. Amanda Palmer, "The Dirty Inbox of a Touring Musician, Revealed," blog.amandapalmer.net (May 15, 2010), read all

Amanda Palmer, "The Dirty Inbox of a Touring Musician, Revealed," blog.amandapalmer.net (May 15, 2010), read all

10.1.8. Jenna Wortham, "A Few Dollars at a Time, Patrons Support Artists on the Web," The New York Times (August 9, 2009)

Jenna Wortham, "A Few Dollars at a Time, Patrons Support Artists on the Web," The New York Times (August 9, 2009)

10.2 OPTIONAL (Spring 2018) 10.2 OPTIONAL (Spring 2018)

10.2.1. Lawrence Lessig, Free Culture, The Penguin Press (2004) (CC BY-NC 2.0), "Rebuilding Free Culture: One Idea," read pp. 282-286

Lawrence Lessig, Free Culture, The Penguin Press (2004) (CC BY-NC 2.0), "Rebuilding Free Culture: One Idea," read pp. 282-286

10.2.2. Amanda Palmer, "The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR," Kickstarter (Funding Ended May 31, 2012)

Amanda Palmer, "The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR," Kickstarter (Funding Ended May 31, 2012)

10.2.3. Creative Commons, "Defining 'Noncommercial': A Study of How the Online Population Understands “Noncommercial Use," "Executive Summary," pp. 10 - 13

Creative Commons, "Defining 'Noncommercial': A Study of How the Online Population Understands “Noncommercial Use," "Executive Summary," pp. 10 - 13