The Digital Age and the Future of The Business of Music

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Jay Cooper
Attorney Jay Cooper is Chair of the Los Angeles Entertainment Practice of Greenberg Traurig. In addition to his decades-long career representing some of the biggest names in rock and pop, Cooper is a former president of NARAS, a noted author in the fields of intellectual property and contract negotiation, and an in-demand guest lecturer. He is also a musician who, early in his career, made the decision to abandon a professional music career for one in entertainment law.

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Jay Cooper, a music lawyer based in Los Angeles, reviews the history of previous shifts in how recorded music was distributed to consumers (piano rolls, LP, CD, DVD, etc.) and shares his thoughts on how the fundamental difference of digital distribution from all prior models and media will change the nature of how the music business sells, distributes, and collects revenue for recorded music.

Shoot Date: November 2007