Sue Me, Sue You, Sue Everybody!

In addition to attending the Bandwidth Conference, I moderated a panel there on Saturday afternoon called "Sue Me, Sue You, Sue Everybody!" The topic was, of course, about the impact of the RIAA's rampant lawsuits against music fans who download illegally and, in a few cases, innocent people who somehow get swept up in the lawsuit spree. The panel featured three great intellectual property experts: Eric Steuer (Creative Commons, Wired, and Meanest Man Contest), Jason Schultz (Electronic Frontier Foundation), and Larry Feldman (DMusic and Boycott RIAA).

The panel was videotaped at the request of Larry Feldman. Here's a five minute clip featuring Larry and Jason. Larry talks about Boycott RIAA and explains why Fair Use should be a last-resort defense. Jason talks about the way the marketplace is changing to include new and different infrastructures outside of the major label system, possible payment systems for digital music, and the pitfalls of  tying a business model too tightly to technology.

Enjoy!