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Digital Music Stores/new distribution models (such as iTunes, Amie Street, Snocap)
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Transition to HD Radio (your FM dial might be going digital. In some cases, your local stations are already starting to broadcast multiple streams which you could hear if you had a special receiver. Regulations are still being developed for this new version of radio. Should there be increased localism and diversity requirements for that programming?)
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Payola on Radio
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Major Label Contracts/Contract Reform (contracts between artists and record labels)
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Touring/Tickets/Concerts
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Digital Rights Management (putting digital locks on music files so they can only be played legally or on certain players)
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Licensing and Getting Paid
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Media Ownership/Media Consolidation (Ownership refers to who owns the radio stations, newspapers, and television stations in your town. Consolidation refers to a single company owning hundreds of radio stations through the united states.)
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Low Power FM Radio (microradio stations serving a couple mile radius)
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Sampling and Remixing (the new legal implications of making music in the style of Public Enemy, De La Soul or the Beastie Boys)
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Peer to Peer filesharing (legal and illegal methods)
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Webcasting Licenses and Rates (new regulations and fees for people and companies broadcasting music online)
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Health Insurance for Musicians
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Network Neutrality (should the internet be treated as a public utility, or a private company's service?)
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Online Promotion and Distribution of Your Music
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