FUTURE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY READING LIST Steve Gordon, Esq. I. COPYRIGHT LAW BASICS Overview Title 17 - Copyright Law of The United States: http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/title17/ Fair Use/First Amendment Section 107 at: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fairuse.html II. MUSIC LAW Overview Music Law Primer III. DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT NPR: Internet Music Licensing at: http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1143658 Michael Einhorn DRM Paper at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/conferences/2001/pres_einhorn.doc NY Times Article: "Studios Using Digital Armor to Fight Piracy" IV. DIGITAL MUSIC STATUTES AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (summary): http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf Audio Home Recording Act: http://www.virtualrecordings.com/ahra.htm Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c107:1:./temp/~c107nr2qDC:: "Examining Arguments In Controversy Over Webcasting Royalty Rates" By Steve Gordon Entertainment Law & Finance, September 2002. V. DIGITAL MUSIC LICENSING "Clearing Music Recordings and Compositions for Use in Digital Music Services" Part I By Steve Gordon Entertainment Law & Finance, February 2002. "Clearing Music Recordings and Compositions for Use in Digital Music Services" Part II By Steve Gordon Entertainment Law & Finance, March 2002. VI. DIGITAL MUSIC LAW CASES UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. MP3.com, Inc. at: http://www.gigalaw.com/library/umg-mp3-2000-05-04-p1.html The Race To Kill Kazaa: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.02/kazaa.html VII. ISP's VERSUS CONTENT OWNERS Internet, Music Firms Face Off In Court: http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/021005/tech_verizon_1.html CNET News.com Article: "Verizon's Copyright Campaign" AOL's Jekyll and Hyde Act: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/10/aol_file_sharing/index.html VIII. ELECTRONICS BUSINESS VERSUS CONTENT PROVIDERS The Civil War Inside Sony: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.02/sony.html IX. THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS The Year The Music Dies: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.02/dirge.html Technology Repaves Road to Stardom: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59753-2004May1.html PBS Frontline: The Way The Music Died http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music X. FILE SHARING CONTROVERSY File Sharing: It's Music To Our Ears: http://eff.org/share/