Artist Rights Symposium V

Learn more about the realities facing artists today. This free conference will feature panels covering Data Centers, AI, Streaming, & more!
About this Event

The fifth Artist Rights Symposium will be held on Monday, October 19 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording (131 E Clayton St, Athens, GA 30601).

There is no cost to attend and lunch is provided.

Panels include:

• In Our Own Backyard: Data Centers, AI Infrastructure, and the Creative Communities That Pay the Price — A View from Coweta County
• Ghost Busters: How Fans, Artists, and Venues Are Fighting Back Against Speculative Tickets — From the World Cup to the RESALE Act
• The 39 Steps: Is It Time to Scrap the Section 115 Streaming Mechanical Formula in Favor of a Fixed Per-Stream Penny Rate with a COLA?
• Beware the AI Opt-In: Hidden Right of Publicity Waivers

Learn more about each panel (including descriptions, panelist bios, and more) here.

Sponsored by Artists Rights Institute and University of Georgia Music Business Certificate Program at Terry College and the School of Public and International Affairs.

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Coffee
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
🕑: 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel 1: In Our Own Back Yard

Info: Data Centers, AI Infrastructure, and the Creative Communities That Pay the Price
Panelists:
Ansley Brown, Coweta County Data Center Opposition Activist
State Senator Sonya Halpern
Dr. Moiya McTier, Executive Director, Human Artistry Campaign
Moderator: Chris Castle, Artist Rights Institute

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel 2: Ghost Busters

Info: How Fans, Artists, and Venues Are Fighting Back Against Speculative Tickets
Panelists:
Randy Nichols, National Independent Talent Organization
Jay Gilbert, Label Logic
Ashley Rollins, AXS
Moderator: Mala Sharma, Georgian Music Partners

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel 3: The 39 Steps

Info: Is it time to ditch the streaming mechanical rev share for a penny rate?
Panelists:
Tim Kappel, Wells Kappel
Gwendolyn Seale,
Shannon Sorensen, National Music Publishers Association
Moderator: Dr. David C. Lowery, Terry College of Business Music Certificate Program

🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Panel 4: Beware the AI Opt-In

Info: Hidden Right of Publicity Waivers
Panelists:
Jen Jacobsen, Artist Rights Alliance
George Zelcs, Korein Tillery

Gwendolyn Seale,
Tim Kappel, Wells Kappel
Moderator: Chris Castle, Artist Rights Institute