ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Effect of Internet File-Sharing on Recording Industry.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: During a hearing to investigate piracy, media analyst Eric Garland advised the recording industry to welcome, instead of fight, digital distribution, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . More than 61 million Americans and millions of people worldwide take advantage of free downloading for music and movies, the article says. Records sales plummeted from 785 million CDs and cassettes to 681 million in 2002. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: David Hyman joined Gracenote (formerly CDDB (CD DataBase) An online music database service from Gracenote, Emeryville, CA (www.gracenote.com). Developed in the mid-1990s by Ti Kan and Steve Sherf and officially known as MusicID, the CDDB is widely used to find album and song titles for the tracks on a CD. ) as its President in May, 2000, and was named CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. in October of 2001. In this role, he is responsible for insuring the execution of corporate revenue, operational and strategic objectives as well as setting the strategic direction for the company in the evolving Internet and music market spaces. Prior to joining Gracenote, David served as senior vice president of marketing for MTVi Group, the online venture of MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Inc. While at MTVi Group, he was responsible for all online and offline marketing for the Web's largest music destination, MTV.com. Prior to that, as senior VP of sales and marketing for SonicNet.com, David developed some of the Web's first rich-media sponsorships with the biggest names in brand marketing, such as the Gap and Levi's. Hyman's Internet career began in 1994 at HotWired, Wired magazine's online partner and the Internet's first commercial Web site, where he placed some of the Web's first banner ads. He also developed a method for measuring the effectiveness of online advertising. In 1996, David joined the online music magazine Addicted to Noise, which was ultimately acquired by SonicNet.com. PR: Ross Blanchard, 510-849-2332 x304, ross@gracenote.com Michael Morin's practice, Margolis & Morin LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , includes state and federal court litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , including class actions, and particularly matters relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc unfair competition, entertainment, intellectual property, real estate, and general business litigation. He is an active member of local bar associations and has served on the Board of Editors of Los Angeles Lawyer, the magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. PR: Diane Rumbaugh, 805-493-2877, rumbaugh@earthlink.net M. Fletcher Reynolds, Attorney at Law, is an expert regarding law and copyright infringement. 214-220-2111 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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