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Opening Speeches Authorship & Culture Brazil, the Free Culture Nation Keynote: The Read-Write Society Netlabels: Niche, Long Tail, Blueprint? Art & Copyright Quality Management in Free Content Economy & Labour Information Freedom Rules Business and the Commons Paris Accord: Composers, Performers and the Public Open Source Biotechnology Rules & Tools of Freedom EU Copyright Directive, Review and Implementation The Future of Free Software Open APIs Freedom Expanded Open Spectrum Closing Ceremony by SimSullen CC BY-NC-SA Netlabels: Niche, Long Tail, Blueprint? Thursday, 14 September 2006, 15:00, Columbia Club During the last five years a new form of music distribution has emerged online. Netlabels make use of liberal licenses to distribute their music freely and generate exposure for their artists. The phenomenon has especially flourished in the electronic music scene, with literally hundreds of labels releasing electronica, house and IDM tracks and many artists gaining international recognition. At the same time, the adoption of the netlabel idea has been slow when it comes to other genres and the traditional music industry in general. Some netlabels want to change that by embracing download stores, viral e-commerce and a more professional approach to promotion and events. Others instead celebrate the artistic and commercial independence of a not-for-profit model. What does this mean for the future of netlabels? Will they remain a niche phenomenon? Or are they part of a long tail industry that is gaining strength as physical distribution fades? Chair: Janko Röttgers Lowpass.cc / P2P-Blog.com, Los Angeles John Buckman CEO Magnatune.com, Berkeley Moritz "mo." Sauer Founder Phlow.net, Netlabels.org, Author of "Websites für Musiker, Djs und Netlabels" (O'Reilly), Cologne Olivier Schulbaum Platoniq.net, Burn Station, Barcelona Sebastian Redenz Thinner.cc, Mannheim

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