CI SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon is a songwriter and artist. He is the son of the Beatles’ phenomenal John Lennon.A rather daunting act to follow.Nevertheless, Julian burst upon the music scene in 1984 with two Top-Ten singles, “Valotte” and “Too Late f … Read More...
CI SPOTLIGHT: An Interview With Cary Sherman – Part 1

RIAA’s Cary Sherman talks the Industry, Piracy, the DMCA, Google, Internet Radio, Terrestrial Performance Right in Sound Recordings, the Cultural Divide, and more.Recording Industry Association of America CEO Cary Sherman has been in the … Read More...
CI SPOTLIGHT: Intelligentsia Round-Up › Net Neutrality

Should ISPs like Verizon and ATT be able to command price-tiering of online services, as well as other types of discriminatory and blocking behavior? Would the results be helpful or hopeless for the creative community?A Federal Court very … Read More...
CI SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with Garry Schyman

Award-winning game composer Garry Schyman began his scoring career with hit TV series such as “Magnum, P.I.” and “The A-Team.” He went on to score more TV, feature films, and, of course, video games, most recently garnering critical acclaim fo … Read More...
CI SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with Alfons Karabuda

Alfons Karabuda is the President of ECSA (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance), which is comprised of 40 organizations representing professional composers and songwriters of all genres in 22 European countries. ECSA’s principle mission i … Read More...
CI SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with Blake Morgan

Blake Morgan is a New York-based songwriter/artist/label owner who gained additional attention when his pointed email exchange with Pandora CEO Tim Westergren, published in the Huffington Post, went viral. MI sat down with Morgan to discuss … Read More...
CI SPOTLIGHT: Kids, Copyright, and Conversation

A periodic series just talking with kids to see where their interests, behaviors, and understanding intersect or diverge. No judgments, but perhaps some insights into where opportunities to connect and educate might be… Elliott is 10 years o … Read More...
Latest Content Policy Reports

900 19th Street NW | 8th Floor | Washington D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 327-8100 | Fax: (202) 327-8101 “Weekly copyright related summary of issues, including congressional, judicial, administration, international and industry updates, p … Read More...
An Interview with David Israelite

“While there is a lot of talk right now about a broad copyright modernization, I’m not optimistic it can get done any time in the near future, just because there are so many diverse interests and very dug-in positions about copyright.” David … Read More...