MP3.com Sponsors New York Music and Internet Expo at Madison Square Garden.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 3, 2001 "In the digital music rebellion, the New York Music and Internet Expo is its Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party, 1773. In the contest between British Parliament and the American colonists before the Revolution, Parliament, when repealing the Townshend Acts, had retained the tea tax, partly as a symbol of its right to tax the colonies, partly to aid the ." - John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, political activist and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. Biography Born in Sublette County, Wyoming, Barlow attended elementary school in a one room schoolhouse. , EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, www.eff.org) A non-profit civil liberties organization founded in 1990 by Mitchell Kapor and John Perry Barlow. It works in the public interest to protect privacy and freedom of expression in the arenas of computers and the Internet. .org New York Music & Internet Expo announced today that MP3.com (Nasdaq: MPPP) has signed on as the lead sponsor of the third annual event taking place at the Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference Expo Center on April 21 and 22, 2001. Madison Square Garden's famous marquis, witnessed by more than 1.6 million people weekly, will feature MP3.com's logo as part of the promotional pact between MP3.com and the Expo (www.newyorkexpo.com) An anticipated audience of thousands of musicians and artists, producers, record industry executives and new media and multimedia leaders will return this year to the leading event committed to artist empowerment lauded by the The New York Times as "Revolutionary" and considered by PC Magazine to be the "Woodstock of the I.T. World." Industry rebel-rouser Ian Clarke will deliver one of many keynotes. Clarke will make a presentation on freedom of speech and copyright. He noted, "You cannot have free speech and copyright since enforcement of copyright in the digital age means monitoring all communications -- and that isn't free speech. My company, Freenet, tries to ensure freedom of speech, and thus it must prevent enforcement of copyright." The Expo's private VIP Party being held on Saturday night, April 21 will honor IUMA Founder Jeff Patterson -- who founded the first website for bands and performing artists (IUMA) -- and John Perry Barlow, co-founder of EFF.org for his outspoken efforts in regards to artists rights. Keynotes Ray Kurzweil's demo of the first live virtual performing and recording artist "Ramona;" Carole Bayer Sager, songwriter and co-founder of Tonos.com; Grammy/NARAS 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. Michael Greene on Artists' Rights; Freenet creator and founder Ian Clarke on the future of file sharing; and Interscope recording artist Fisher on how they used the Internet to secure a recording contract. Featured Panels and Workshops Rocket Network Presents: The Internet as a Recording Studio; DJ Culture and the Internet; The Recording Academy Presents: Grammy Soundtable featuring Phil Ramone, Nile Rodgers, Teddy Riley, Rhett Lawrence, Todd Shoemaker and other award winning producers; The Digital Media Association Panel; Electronic Frontier Foundation See EFF. (body) Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF) A group established to address social and legal issues arising from the impact on society of the increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution. Presents; SPARS PRESENTS: The future of the home and project recording studio; Utilizing the net as an artists collaboration network; Electronica on the Net; Creative Control for the artist; The Artists Panel; How are we getting the artist paid?; Songwriters workshops with BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ; Placing music in film and television; Legal Clinics; The Musicians Union Presents; Music Publishing workshops; ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers workshops, and much more. Sponsors MP3.com, BMI, Mix Magazine, Home Recording Magazine, ASCAP, Guitar One Magazine, SPARS, Jazziz, MusicVision, Electronic Musician Magazine, Collegiate Monthly 101, New York Press New York Press is a free alternative weekly in New York City. It is the main competitor to the Village Voice. , Music Business Registry, Good Times, DJ Times, Internet Audio Magazine, NARAS NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy awards) NARAS Navigation Aids, Radar and ARPA Simulation (UK maritime course) , HBPR, LLC, Digiwax, Discmakers, The Musicians Atlas, Alley Event, Soundload, CD Street, Digital Media on Demand, On Stage Magazine, Intermixx, Rioport, EQ Magazine, The American Federation of Musicians The American Federation of Musicians (AFM/AFofM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada. The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local , NuVisions Concepts, WWWAC, Discmakers, Nightlife Productions, University Magazine and Sam Ash Music Stores. Web cast provided by Showiz.com. A special invitation only VIP Party, produced by Nightlife Productions, will be held on Saturday night, April 21. For exhibitor and sponsor information, contact David Knight at 212/965-1222, Extension 223 or via e-mail at david@newyorkexpo.com. The New York Music & Internet Expo is produced by New Media Music (www.newmediamusic.com.) Tickets are available at the Madison Square Garden Box Office and Ticketmaster Outlets (www.ticketmaster.com) Tickets also available at the box office day of Shows. Tickets are $50 per person for the entire event. |
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