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Yesterday, we told you that FMC Education Director Kristin Thomson would be appearing on a “public interest panel” at as part of the FCC’s Media Ownership Workshops. And this morning, she did. As expected, Kristin’s presentation wentsmashingly.

The Critical Condition of Music Journalism: Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit - Blogcritics Mu
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Is it because you know who I am (hi mom!)? Is it because you assume I have something interesting to say? Are you looking for something to guide you? Inspire you? Entertain you?

Future of Music Coalition Watch it live at http://www.fcc.gov/live/ at 9AM EST, Nov. 3. . .
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Did you know that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the FCC to review its ownership rules every four years and “determine whether any of such rules are necessary in the public interest as the result ofcompetition?”

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Earlier today, FMC joined a conference call with Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) and bloggers on the subject of net neutrality. The purpose of the conversation was twofold: to thank online scribes for ...

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Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

Future of Music Coalition Reps. Cooper, Johnson, Wasserman-Schultz, Blackburn and Issa on compensating performers for terrestrial radio play.
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Congressman Jim Cooper

Future of Music Coalition Guest post from Brian McTear of Weathervane Music Organization on how actively support the music you love!
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Future of Music Coalition Garland to Hollywood:learn from music biz missteps or. . .
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CNET’s Greg Sandoval recently posted a fascinating interview with Eric Garland of Big Champagne — a California-based company that collects data on filesharing and sells it to the content industry (you know, like labels and film studios). ...

Future of Music Coalition Clear Channel President/CEO Randall Mays is stepping down.
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Future of Music Coalition Good times. Thanks for the larfs, Jon!
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John McCain fights net neutrality with the Internet Freedom Act of 2009. Airdate - 10/26/2009

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As fundamental as it is, net neutrality isn’t the easiest thing in the world to explain. That said, FMC has certainly its best to illustrate why the open internet is so important to artists and fans (check out our Rock the Net campaign and our body of articles, factsheets and blog posts).

Future of Music Coalition Interesting overview at AllOurNoise.com about the Future of Music Policy Summit.
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All Our Noise is a concerted effort amongst a small but integral collective of musicians, designers, writers and photographers to produce something that’s valuable for you the reader, and for all those involved.

Future of Music Coalition We liked what we heard at the FCC today.
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Today (Oct. 22), the Federal Communications Commission took affirmative steps in preserving the open internet for all. By approving a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Net Neutrality this morning, the Commission moved in a transparent manner to solicit public opinion about this crucialissue.
























