Senator Orrin Hatch, MP3.com's Michael Robertson, RIAA's Hilary Rosen, NARAS' Michael Greene and over 60 other leaders from the worlds of music, technology and law are set to address the 2001 Music/Tech Policy Agenda at the first annual Coalition for the Future of Music Policy Summit, Jan. 10-11 at Georgetown University's Gaston Hall.

The first day of the conference (Music/Tech 101) will address the nuts and bolts of music and technology. The conference will examine the landscape post-MP3 and Napster litigation, with a focus on the legislative efforts (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and the technical developments (SDMI) that are creating the structures that will influence intellectual property law.

The second day of the conference (Looking to the Future of Music) will take a visionary look at broader questions impacting the music/tech space, including fair use, work for hire, telecommunications regulation, digital royalties and emerging business models.

As part of the conference, there will be concerts both evenings at Gaston Hall. Jan. 10 will feature the Rosenbergs and Kristin Hersh, while Jan. 11 will feature Danielle Howle and Ida. These concerts are open to the public, with tickets available at the door for $5.

The Future of Music Coalition is a not-for-profit, grassroots collaboration between leading independent musicians and experts from the worlds of technology, public policy and intellectual property law. The Coalition seeks to educate the media and policymakers about music/technology issues, while also bringing together key stakeholders in an effort to come up with creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space.

The Washington, D.C.-based organization also aims to identify and promote innovative business models that will help independent musicians benefit from new technologies, and to work to organize underrepresented musicians from the independent music community to speak out on issues that impact the value of their labor.

Registration for the conference costs $600 for the full event, or $350 for either day. An earlybird discount is available for attendees who register for the conference by Jan. 2. Conference registrants can also qualify for up to ten hours of Continuing Legal Education Credits.

Further information about the conference can be found at http://www.futureofmusic.org.

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