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B: Webnoize Sparking in-Depth Discussion of Internet Music Issues at MIDEM;
Music Industry's Top Authority Co-Presents Timely Panel Series, MidemNet
CANNES, France, Jan 20, 2000 (ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) -- On January 22,
Webnoize (http://www.webnoize.com), the top authority on music and the
Internet, is bringing together high-ranking representatives from
worldwide music companies - including EMI Recorded Music, Universal
Music Group, British Telecom, Microsoft, Lucent Technologies,
RealNetworks and others - to address current issues relevant to the
Internet, emerging technologies and the music industry.
MidemNet, taking place this Saturday and billed as an Internet Music
Summit, is being co-presented by Webnoize and MIDEM as part of Midem
2000, which runs January 23-27, in Cannes, France.
Topics scheduled for discussion during the Webnoize-programmed day
include: "Music in the 21st Century: New Distribution Models,"
"Broadband: The Next Revolution?" and "Intellectual Property Rights:
Legislation, Protection and Management in the Digital Reality."
Each business day, Webnoize provides the music and new technology
industries with in-depth coverage of time-critical events and
evolutions brought on by by the emergence of digital media and the
Internet.
In just the last two weeks, Webnoize reports have provided premier
analysis of America Online's surprise takeover of Time Warner; the
drastic realignment of electronic commerce initiatives at Universal
Music Group; and Microsoft's plans to make online music distribution a
new profit center for the company.
Current features online include "Jacks of All Trades: The Music
Swapping Tech Trend," "e.Digital and the Portable Player Market" and
the comprehensive "Webnoize Year in Review - 1999," featuring links to
200 articles and a complete overview of music industry ecommerce,
media, technology, business and trade news.
In a Webnoize NEWS Interview to be published January 31, Jay Samit,
senior vice president of EMI Recorded Music, and a MidemNet panelist,
addressed the importance of music to the emergence of digital
entertainment.
"Why are there so many front page stories about everything happening in
this space? It's because railroad tracks being laid today are going to
affect video, broadcast, pay-per-view, feature films, news - all
intellectual property," Samit said.
About Webnoize
Webnoize (http://www.webnoize.com/) is the most trusted authority on
music and new media. Focused exclusively on the music industry's
relationship with the Web, new media, cross-markets and emerging
technology, Webnoize provides daily news, in-depth market reports and
invaluable context about the digital music revolution.
Webnoize operates four separate divisions, Webnoize NEWS, Webnoize
LIVE, Webnoize EVENTS and Webnoize INSIDE - all dedicated to assisting
music industry organizations and artists to understand the developing
landscape of the new media music industry.
Webnoize reaches 75,000 monthly readers representing leaders across the
music, technology and new media industries. Webnoize is a property of
Digital Music Network, Inc. (DMN), a leading member of the Web's music
community since 1994.
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