MusicTank

MusicTank is pleased to be active at MidemNet 2009, presenting both its Filesharing Report following its recent discussion strand, "Let's Sell Recorded Music!", AND the first post-Millennials conference road-mapping brainstorm update at which Terry McBride will discuss progress with James Yuill's manager, Amul Batra and others.

Please Note:  Entry to this event is for registered MidemNet conference delegates only.  Please use the link below to purchase a delegate pass and for event updates, timings and location details.

The Big Issue:

How Can The Music Industry and ISPs Work Together? Part II - The Debate

Part of this session will see MusicTank will present a summary of its recent discussion strand, "Let's Sell Recorded Music!" - a high level series looking at alternatives to illegal filesharing, during which it considered what consumers want, where technology is headed, plausible new models, and how new services might be licensed.

MusicTank members will be able to access this report ahead of its official launch in January '09 by logging-in to the Reports section of this website.  Further announcements will be made shortly.

This MidemNet session - The Big Issue Part 2 - gives attendees the chance to share their perspectives on how the music industry and the ISPs might work best with each other and debate directly with key industry experts including Feargal Sharkey (UK Music); Geoff Taylor (BPI); Peter Jenner (IMMF); Nicholas Lansman (ISPA), Gerd Leonhard (Media Futurist) and Kenth Muldin (STIM).

Catch MusicTank at it's other MidemNet outing: MusicTank @ MidemNet on...Millennials

LINKS:

"LET'S SELL RECORDED MUSIC!"

21 Oct '08: Part 1-  'HERE WE ARE NOW, ENTERTAIN US'
What music consumers actually want and how this tallies with the status quo and raft of new services in various stages of development or launch.    Outline summary is now available (MusicTank members should log-in to access the full event transcript and podcast).

04 Nov '08: Part 2 - 'WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?'
The second in a four-part series, this panel will look at what is becoming technically feasible and what might be the best blue-sky model for the UK,  while considering the needs and perspective of ISPs and mobile platforms.  Outline summary is now available (MusicTank members should log-in to access the full event transcript and podcast).

18 Nov '08: Part 3 - 'COALITION OF THE BILLING'
This session considers what might be the best way to license these new services and whether or not a collective approach is indeed desirable or plausible?

02 Dec '09: Part 4 - 'SQUARING THE CIRCLE'
The grand finale of the series cuts to the main issue to surface throughout this discussion strand: at the heart of the future of digital music sales, does the future lie in licensing proprietary, closed music services or open systems that somehow utilise P2P?