Press Release

MEDIA ADVISORY:
NMPA’s Jay Rosenthal to appear at
Annual Digital Media Wire Forum in NYC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2009

WASHINGTON— Jay Rosenthal, General Counsel of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), will speak at the Digital Media Wire forum, which will be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, February 25-26.

Digital Media Wire offers networking sessions regarding digital distribution and topics specific to the industry. Jay Rosentahl, along with music and copyright experts will engage in a panel discussion entitled: What Changes Are Needed to Reform the Digital Copyright System. Other panelists include: Jim Cooperman, COO, Wind-up Records; Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association; and Michael Petricone, SVP, Government Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association.

What: Digital Media Wire Forum
Where: Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, New York, NY
When: February 26, 11:40am – 12:30am (Panel)

Digital Media Wire is an annual forum that brings together top music, technology and policy leaders for high-level discussion and debate about the future of digital media. The keynote speakers for the event include: Dalton Caldewll, CEO of Imeem; George Searle, CEO of LimeWire; Jim Griffin, Advisor/President Warner Music; and Celia Hirschman, Host of KCRW’s On The Beat.

About the NMPA
Founded in 1917, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is a trade association representing American music publishers. The NMPA’s mandate is to protect and advance the interests of music publishers and their songwriter partners in matters relating to the domestic and global protection of music copyrights.