MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Cheryl.Mendonsa 202-482-8321 Cheryl.Mendonsa@ta.doc.gov Majorie Weisskohl 202-482-0149 Majorie.Weisskohl@ta.doc.gov Brigid Quinn 703-305-8341 brigid.quinn@uspto.gov July 17, 2002 Technology Administration to Hold Second Workshop on Digital Content and Rights Management--Officials Joined by Representatives of the Entertainment and Tech Industries Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:00 PM 4:00 PM U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4830 14th and Constitution Avenues, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230 Phil Bond, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and Chief of Staff to Secretary Don Evans, and James Rogan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, will co-host a roundtable discussion on the subject of digital content and rights management. This roundtable discussion builds upon a December 17, 2001 Technology Administration workshop that took an in-depth look at both technical and policy questions standing in the way of widespread availability of legitimate digital content over the Internet. The focus of this event will include: progress toward technical standards that provide the framework necessary to enable legitimate digital media distribution, developments in the market for digital content as well as consumer perceptions and expectations, and the proper role for the government in facilitating solutions that are best for innovation and best for consumers. Forrester Research estimates that by 2003 the market for digital downloads will be worth $2 billion, and that by 2004 up to 25% of all online music sales will be downloads. Many business leaders and government officials believe the wide availability of high-quality, legal digital content remains a key to further expediting penetration of broadband Internet services in the U.S. and the expansion of important technology-based industries. Co-chairs Bond and Rogan will be joined by Jack Valenti, of Motion Picture Association of America; Rhett Dawson, of Information Technology Industry Council; Joe Tasker, of Information Technology Association of America; Mitch Glazier, Record Industry Association of America; Jon Potter, Digital Media Association; Stewart Vendery, Vivendi Universal; Preston Padden, Disney; Mike Miron, ContentGuard; Rick Lane, News Corp; Gordon Lyon, NIST; Rob Reid, Listen.com; Phillip Maggi, Computer Systems Policy Project; Tim Sheehy, IBM; Andrew Moss, Microsoft; Ted Cohen, EMI; Doug Comer, Intel and Bob Schwartz, McDermott, Will & Emery (representing CEA and the Home Recording Rights Coalition.) In preparation for this workshop, the Technology Administration invites public comment on the Website at: http://www.ta.doc.gov/comments/comments.htm. - # # # -