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SoundExchange, Regulation, and the Future of Internet Radio
Russell Rains
Russell Rains is an entertainment lawyer based in Austin, Texas who specializes in trademark and copyright law, especially as applies to digital and emerging media. He is currently serving as Director of the new MBA in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edward’s College in Austin, and is the former head of the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. |
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Description: Russell Rains, a lawyer and Director of the Digital Media Management MBA Program at St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX, discusses the motivations behind the creation of the entity that collects performance rights from music played on internet radio, SoundExchange, and addresses some of the controversies that have been shaking the foundations of the internet radio business. He also shares the results of some discussions he has had with senior record label executives in which they assert that online music is a passing fad.
Shoot Date: October 2007 |
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