Microsoft will be at the 7th annual FMC in Washington DC (Future of Music Policy Summit) on September 17-18. Its representatives will discuss their opinions in two panels, one about Online MP3 Stores and one about Wifi Media Players now that iPod goes wireless too. Microsoft sponsors a cocktail party at the end of the summit...
The two panels Microsoft's employees will be part off, both on Tuesday September 18th:
4:45 PM- | Room 301 | Finding Music: discovering, cataloging and increasing access to culture How can we use digital technology to not only preserve music, but also catalog them in a way that facilitates discovery? Panelists will discuss the new ways that institutions are using technologies -- meta-tagging, MP3 stores, streaming radio -- to increase access to our cultural heritage. David Beal President, National Geographic Music & Radio David Freedman General Manager, WWOZ New Orleans Robert Kaye Mayhem & Chaos Coordinator, MusicBrainz Jon Kertzer Senior Music Producer, Zune/Microsoft Atesh Sonneborn Associate Director, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
4:15 PM - | Betts Theatre | Wireless Media and Super-Portability: what will ubiquitous wifi mean for the music industry? iPods revolutionized the music industry, making it possible to carry hundreds or thousands of songs in your pocket, but emerging technologies are now promising to serve up your complete personal music library, wirelessly. What will this new level of portability -- or place-shifting -- mean for the consumption of music, and how will it affect artist compensation? Whitney Broussard Owner, Whitney Broussard Consulting Bryan Calhoun Owner and Founder, Label Management Systems Jim Griffin Chief Executive Officer, Onehouse Skip Pizzi Manager, Technical Policy, Microsoft Corp. |
Read more about the FMC 2007 Schedule
[via GenerationZune ]