On June 19 2018 the Technology Policy Institute presented a panel The AT&T/Time Warner Decision: What it Means for Technology and Media Mergers in Washington DC. A panel of experts provided insight and answers into what Judge Richard Leon’s AT&T/Time Warner decision means to the merger and antitrust landscape moving forward. Speakers: Tim Brennan, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, UMBC School of Public Policy; William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, George Washington University Law School; Diana Moss, President, American Antitrust Institute; Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science; Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition, University of Pennsylvania. Moderator: Thomas Lenard, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Technology Policy Institute. Video is below.
Roundtable 1: How do we structure a modern digital music distribution music-licensing ecosystem to be more competitive and work efficiently and fairly for all stakeholders?
Moderator: Larry Miller, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt; Panelists: Michael Katz, Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership and Professor, Economics Department and Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; David Levin, Vice President, Digital Licensing, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI); Steven Marks, Chief, Digital Business & General Counsel, Recording Industry Association of America; Katherine Oyama, Senior Policy Counsel, Google, Inc.; Daniel Rubinfeld, Robert L. Bridges, Professor of Law and Professor of Economics Emeritus, UC Berkeley; Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Christopher Sprigman, Professor, NYU School of Law.
Moderator: Christopher Sprigman, Professor, NYU School of Law. Panelists: Jacqueline Charlesworth, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights, United States Copyright Office; Mark Eisenberg, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, SoundExchange, Inc.; Andrea Finkelstein, EVP Global Business Affairs Operations, Sony Music Entertainment; James Griffin, Managing Director, OneHouse; Casey Rae, Director of Music Licensing, Sirius XM; Lawrence White, Robert Kavesh, Professor of Economics and Deputy Chair, Economic Department, NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Roundtable 3: What Changes to the Current System Are Feasible that Would Facilitate a Transition to a More Competitive Market?
Moderator: Thomas Lenard, President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute. Panelists: Dale Collins, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP; Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Lee Knife, Executive Director, Digital Media Association; Richard Masio, Director of Music Licensing, Pandora; Brad Prendergast, Senior Counsel, Licensing & Enforcement, SoundExchange, Inc.; Tim Quirk, Founder/CEO, Freeform Development; David Wolfert, Songwriter and Producer; Co-Founder, Council of Music Creators and Music Answers; Songwriting Faculty, NYU Steinhardt.
On June 19 2018 the Technology Policy Institute presented a panel The AT&T/Time Warner Decision: What it Means for Technology and Media Mergers in Washington DC. A panel of experts provided insight and answers into what Judge Richard Leon’s AT&T/Time Warner decision means to the merger and antitrust landscape moving forward. Speakers: Tim Brennan, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, UMBC School of Public Policy; William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, George Washington University Law School; Diana Moss, President, American Antitrust Institute; Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science; Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition, University of Pennsylvania. Moderator: Thomas Lenard, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Technology Policy Institute. Video is below.
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