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MP3 Summit Agenda Burgeoning With Hot Trend-Setting Topics; Copyright Law and File Format Discussions Complement MP3 Summit Agenda
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SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MP3 Summit 2001: Mobilizing Your Music is less than two weeks away and as the time grows short to register, the agenda continues to grow with confirmed technology authorities who are slated to tackle digital music's toughest questions.

The MP3 Summit to be held July 12 and 13 in San Diego, is a two-day expo highlighting a variety of the latest technologies in the wireless delivery of digital music. Cutting-edge digital music products are scheduled to be displayed in the Summit's exhibit hall at the University of California San Diego. To register for the MP3 Summit, visit www.mp3.com/summit.

The first day of the MP3 Summit, Thursday June 12, will focus on timely and important digital music topics ranging from ``The Future of Wireless Music'' to looking back at last year's roller-coaster events of the digital music landscape. ``Ware It's At: No Wires Allowed'' is one of a series of promising demonstration segments to be held on Thursday that is expected to focus on the mobility of new wireless devices. To see the scheduled MP3 Summit agenda for Thursday, visit www.mp3.com/thursdaysummit.

The excitement continues on Friday, as Bill Patry, former copyright counsel to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, speaks on copyright law. Patry's topic ``Copyright as a Weapon to Hang on to Outdated Business Models'' will accompany other advanced topics such as ``Battle of the Formats'' where professionals can take a comparative look at the sound quality, promotional mechanisms and licensing issues related to different forms of music delivery. The panel is also expected to address the perennial ``streaming versus download'' question and what must be done for consumers to seamlessly interact with these file formats. Industry trendsetters will likely debate the comparative advantages and disadvantages of various secure music initiatives.

To see Friday's scheduled Summit agenda, visit www.mp3.com/fridaysummit.

Record labels, technologists, hardware and software developers interested in attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at MP3 Summit 2001 can register today at summit.mp3.com.

For the first time, MP3.com will offer a limited number of start-up companies the opportunity to exhibit before MP3 Summit attendees -- at no cost. Start-ups interested in exhibiting are encouraged to email [e-mail] with compelling reasons why they should have a presence at MP3 Summit 2001. Space is at a premium; interested companies are urged to react as soon as possible. Those selected by MP3.com will be notified by July 3.

Other companies that want to secure sponsorship opportunities at the Summit can visit www.mp3.com/summit.

In addition to MP3 Summit 2001, MP3.com offers a variety of innovative business-related offerings explained in greater detail at www.mp3.com/b2b. Among these offerings is Radio Services (www.mp3.com/mp3radio), a multitiered program designed to bring the power of digital music to traditional radio outlets. The company's Music Licensing Program (www.mp3.com/musicsupervisor) is comprised of various services intended to allow music supervisors to shop for talent from the vast pool of MP3.com's artist community.

MP3.com's Mobile initiative (www.mp3.com/mp3mobile) continues to help shape the future of music distribution via wireless devices. And Audio Hosting (www.mp3.com/audiohosting) is designed to empower companies that want to add the magic of music to their offerings with access to the same high- quality technology that MP3.com relies on to deliver more than 1 million songs a day to music fans. Businesses also can take advantage of Business Music Services (www.mp3.com/bmscentral), which provides the music backdrop for retail environments.

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