Fireside Chat with Merck Mercuridias and Nile Rodgers of Hipgnosis
Fireside Chat with Merck Mercuridias and Nile Rodgers of Hipgnosis Merck Mercuridias, CEO, Founder, & Managing Partner, Hipgnosis Songs Ltd Nile Rodgers, Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Songwriter,... Read More
Show Me the Money: Bringing Transparency to Residuals and Royalty Payments
The music business has its notorious “black box” money problem, but creators and licensors in many rights-based industries lack effective tools to track the money... Read More
Mixes, Mashups and UGC
Many users of copyrighted works in mixes, mashups and user-generated content go uncounted and uncompensated. Others never happen because they can’t be licensed. This panel... Read More
A.I.: What to Make of Machine-Made Art?
Courts say monkeys can’t own copyrights, but what about machines? As artificial intelligence systems increasingly are used to create music, photographs, news articles, and artworks,... Read More
One of a Kind: Engineering Digital Scarcity with Blockchain
Digital technology did away with scarcity, upending many media industry business models. But the economics of scarcity may be poised for a comeback thanks to... Read More
DIY Tools and Financing for Artists
Artists and entrepreneurs discuss how technology is enabling creators to manage and finance their own careers and retain control of their work. PANELISTS: G. Thomas... Read More
What’s it Worth? Investing in Rights and Royalties
Leaders from the worlds of finance, startups, and venture capital provide an overview of the M&A and investment climate for rights management companies, and discuss... Read More