The Artist Rights Symposium returns for its fourth year on Wednesday (November 20) at a new location — American University's Kogood School of Business. This year's day-long event will include panels such as “The Ticket Problem,” “An Overview of Current Issues in AI Litigation,” and “Name, Image, and Likeness Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” In addition, the symposium will feature a keynote address by Digital Media Association (DiMA) chairman and chief executive Graham Davies.
Founded by University of Georgia professor, musician and activist Dr. David C. Lowery, the event has been held at the University of Athens, Georgia for the past three years. Now that the event has moved to Washington, DC, the Artists Rights Symposium can take advantage of the wealth of music professionals in the city. This includes DC-based panelists such as Davies, Stephen Parker (Executive Director, National Independent Venue Association), Ken Doroshow (Chief Legal Officer, Recording Industry Association of America), Jalyce E. Mangum (Attorney-Counsel, Office US Copyright Office), Jen Jacobsen (executive director, Artist Rights Alliance), Jeffrey Bennett (general counsel, SAG-AFTRA) and others.
The Artist's Rights Symposium is sponsored by the Artists' Rights Institute.
See the schedule of events below:
9:15-10:15 – THE TICKETING PROBLEM: Ticket resellers' challenges and legislative solutions
Kevin Erickson, Director, Future of Music Coalition, Washington DC
Dr. David C. Lowery, Co-Founder of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, University of Georgia Terry College of Business, Athens, Georgia
Stephen Parker, Executive Director, National Independent Venue Association, Washington DC
Mala Sharma, President, Georgia Music Partners, Atlanta, GA
Moderator: Christian L. Castle, Esq., Director, Artist Rights Institute, Austin, Texas
10:15-10:30: Presentation of NIVA Speculative Ticketing Project by Kogod students
10:45-11:00: OVERVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE ART JUDGMENT CURRENT ISSUES
Kevin Madigan, Vice President, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel, Copyright Alliance
11:00-12:00: SHOW ME THE CREATOR – Transparency requirements for AI technology
Danielle Coffey, President & CEO, News Media Alliance, Arlington, VA
Dahvi Cohen, Legislative Assistant, US Rep. Adam Schiff, Washington DC
Ken Doroshow, Chief Legal Officer, Recording Industry Association of America, Washington DC
Moderator: Linda Bloss-Baum, Director of the Business & Entertainment Program of the Kogod School of Business
12:30-1:30: KEYNOTE
Graham Davies, President and CEO of the Digital Media Association, Washington DC.
1:45-2:45: CHICKEN AND EGG SANDWICH: Bad Song Metadata, Unmatched Funds, KYC and What You Can Do About It
Richard James Burgess, MBE, President & CEO, American Association of Independent Music, New York
Helienne Lindvall, President, European Composer & Songwriter Alliance, London, England
Abby North, President, North Music Group, Los Angeles
Anjula Singh, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, SoundExchange, Washington DC
Moderator: Christian L. Castle, Esq, Director, Artist Rights Institute, Austin, Texas
3:15-3:30: OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ART LAW
George York, Senior Vice President of International Policy from the RIAA.
3:30-4:30: NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF AI: Current Initiatives to Protect Creator Rights and Performance
Jeffrey Bennett, General Counsel, SAG-AFTRA, Washington, DC
Jen Jacobsen, Executive Director, Artist Rights Alliance, Washington DC
Jalyce E. Mangum, Counsel-Attorney, US Copyright Office, Washington DC
Moderator: John Simson, Emeritus Program Director, Business & Entertainment, Kogod School of Business, American University
