The Washington Post’s Rob Pegoraro filed an interesting dispatch from the Future of Music Coalition’s annual policy summit, held this week at George Washington University. The meeting offers musicians, industry analysts, and fans a chance to chew on many of the issues that matter to college music listeners — like copyright law, the rise of satellite radio, and the impact of technology on the music industry.
The recent flap over Internet-radio royalties — which caused a good deal of consternation among college-radio Webcasters — was a hot topic at this year’s summit. SoundExchange, the group that collects royalty payments, “has burned up a lot of credibility,” according to Mr. Pegoraro, “by pushing so consistently for high royalty rates for Webcast radio.”
Also on the docket was net neutrality, an issue that seems to have faded from view lately. Tim Wu, a professor of law at Columbia University, made an argument in favor of the principle that likely struck a chord with many summit attendees: Legislation was needed, he said, “to save the Internet from being like commercial radio.” —Brock Read
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