Music Copyright as Intellectual Property on the Information Infrastructure (Second Edition)

Starting Date of Project: August 1997
Estimated ending date of project: September 1999 or earlier

Priority importance of project for me (as of 01/16/99) is: 8 (1 = high | 10 = low)

Classification: Music Business - degree emphasising in new music multi media technologies
Sub Classification: Computer Science - degree emphasising in telecommunications

Related Projects: Project 2; The First Edition | Project 3; implementation
Classification: Computer Science - degree emphasising in telecommunications

About the Project

This is an extended research study from my first research study report Music Copyright as Intellectual Property on the Information Infrastructure; (research, technology solution and implementation proposal on music copyright issues, protection and procedures on the International Information Infrastructure.). Thus this is the second edition.

I've been collecting as much research and statistics as possible putting together plausable findings to base my studies on. One that I have come directly in contact with is the MP3 situation. I have directly conversed with the president of the MP3 consortium who is also one of the leaders of the Anti-RIAA campaign, and in fact have gotten a personal response from the president of the RIAA about the anti-RIAA campaign at the last Canadian Music Week conference. It was a well staged answer prepared for on-the-spot questions that were broadcasted over the airwaves, but a good answer none the less.

Some other subjects I want to cover and have been colleting information on are international relations and treaties that affect this matter, as well as information on international organizations that aid in resolving this situation accross national boundries. I also want to continue in depth research into ASCAP, BMI and SESAC to see what they have planned or are currently doing. In this second edition, I want to do wider research into other organizations like copyright collectors and publishing firms, instead of just sticking with the performing rights.

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