CNBC SquawkBox: Amazon is trying to delete the copyright law
In the wake of my op-ed piece in the NY Times and forthcoming appearance tomorrow night on a panel at the New York Public Library, SquawkBox invited me to discuss the book industry's concerns with Amazon's market power. CNBC made available a 2-minute version of the segment here. In her questions, the reporter, of course, repeated Amazon's carefully orchestrated mantra: Low prices are good for consumers, so what's wrong with Amazon's actions to force prices down? My challenge
Copyright Office Music Licensing Study & Roundtable
Earlier this week, I participated in a two-day roundtable on music licensing conducted by the United States Copyright Office held at New York University Law School. We had a full agenda and all the usual stakeholders attended, including ASCAP, BMI, the Harry Fox Agency, the National Music Publishers Association, and many on the receiving side of licensing, including most notably a representative from Spotify. The Copyright Office is undertaking a study to evaluate the effecti
NY Public Library Hosts "Amazon: Business as Usual?
I look forward to participating in a panel moderated by literary agent Tina Bennett (William Morris) to be joined by author James Patterson and Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu. Should be fun! A complete description of the panel, with bios, is on the New York Public Library website, but here's a quick summary version: In April 2014, Amazon and Hachette locked horns in what has become a very public, and still ongoing, battle over contract negotiations. After the online retailer r
