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profoundly sad at the loss, too soon, of a north star, and a teacher, a mentor, friend, co-worker and I dare say colleague, Jim Griffin, @Griffin747. I am inacapable of writing what Jim meant, what he means, to me and to this industry and to this world. Maybe at a later date.
in July 2000 Jim testified for the Sen. Judiciary Cmte on the Future of Digital Music, go to 1:11:55 to see Sen. Orrin Hatch throw to him c-span.org/program/senate-co…
he quotes Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab: “Things that think want to link.” He was of course right.
Enjoyed speaking with @TraceyOSh for this piece. She asks good questions. Left in the edit - physical is now merch, vinyl is $$$$, and the cost of CDs is very accessible, not to mention the youngsters can rip the music to digital and still “own” it.
Thx @marktavern
CD sales surged 16% in the U.S. this year, far outpacing vinyl’s modest 2.4 % growth. ctinsider.com/entertainment/…
I will admit to being a casual enjoyer of baseball these days I really don’t know much about teams or players and so I can’t hazard a guess who’ll win but I know that the Wisconsinites who are going to infiltrate Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater can’t possibly lose.
Long after products are consumed, culture remains. American IP has shaped language, entertainment, technology, fashion, and popular culture on a truly global scale.
Today, U.S. copyright industries contribute more than $2 trillion annually to the American economy, support 11.6 million jobs, and generate over $270 billion in exports and foreign sales. iipa.org/files/uploads/2025/…
Many of these industries either did not exist, were only in their infancy, or lacked any of the clear statutory treatment, and business certainty, that they'd need to scale into global markets.
Results speak for themselves.
50 years ago today the 1976 Copyright Act was signed into law. Looking back, its success is measured not just in doctrine, but in the trillions of dollars of economic value and immeasurable cultural influence generated by the creative works it protects. blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2026…
The 1909 Act struggled to address tv, sound recordings, movies, expression that had become central to modern life. The 76 Act broadened protection to all original works fixed in a tangible medium of expression, intentionally written to accommodate future technologies.
with @northmusicgroup I’m pleased to launch the HARP Coalition (Heirs & Artist Rights Protection), an initiative dedicated to helping protect the creative legacies of artists, composers, and songwriters for future generations.
Our Q3 newsletter is avail
harpcoalition.com/newsletter…
HARP was created to provide education, advocacy, and a community for heirs, estates, and the professionals who support them. things like IP beyond (c), royalty admin, likeness rights, and of course the proliferation if AI.