[ecrea] CFP: The Digital Nation: Copyright, Technology and Politics

The open access and peer-reviewed journal of the International 
Association for the Study of Popular Music, /IASPM Journal/ 
<http://www.iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal/index>,  is 
currently seeking papers that address various current technological, 
legal and cultural issues related to music copyright.  Details below.

Our Hong Kong conference featured  presentations that related to the 
topic of music and copyright, so I thought it would be useful for ACS 
members to receive an alert. The journal is open for publication by 
members of IASPM - it does not cost much to join the association, either 
your local branch or as international member <http://www.iaspm.net/>

Wishing you a wonderful 2012!

Hillegonda
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Dr Hillegonda Rietveld, Reader in Cultural Studies
London South Bank University, UK
Editor, /IASPM @ Journal:/ 
<http://www.iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal/index>

PG Study at London South Bank University:
http://www.youtube.com/londonsouthbankuni#p/c/32A3E1D4B39F141F/5/tm9Ijm-o3uE


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*CFP: The Digital Nation: Copyright, Technology and Politics
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Copyright debates continue to be interesting in the popular music 
industries for many reasons. Copyright remains a chief mechanism by 
which the recording and related publishing industries derive income, 
status and wealth. Yet it is also increasingly an index of measurement 
of nations' viability as knowledge economies as much as an index of the 
tensions between producers and consumers of music.

The Journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular 
Music, /IASPM Journal/ <http://www.iaspmjournal.net/ >,  is seeking 
papers that address the various current technological, legal and 
cultural issues related to music copyright. We particularly welcome 
papers that frame these issues in specific national or regional 
contexts, to provide a distinctive overview of how nations are 
attempting to reconcile increasingly global trade and intellectual 
property structures with local practices, needs and histories.

This special issue seeks to capitalise on the breadth of IASPM national 
knowledge to present a diverse conversation about similarities and 
differences in copyright law, structures and practices. Possible topics 
can include, but are not restricted to:
· digital music distribution
· creative digital music production techniques
· open source and ‘copyleft’ music production
· music copyright issues in scholarly publications and research

Proposals of 250 words should be sent to Geoff Stahl 
((Geoff.Stahl /at/ vuw.ac.nz)) and Shane Homan ((Shane.Homan /at/ monash.edu)) by /1 
February 2012/.