One of the major hurdles in establishing any global seamless licensing system is the lack of a comprehensive registry of works. Part of the problem is a legacy publishing industry that relies on obscurity and segmenting markets. Another is the amorphous nature of content. Well-intentioned initiatives have foundered <http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/08/the-failure-of-the-global-repertoire-database-effort-draft.html>. The rise of blockchain has suggested transcendental alternatives <http://fortune.com/2016/09/22/blockchain-music-disruption/>. The US Dept of Commerce is slowly, but doggedly, exploring a fresh consensus, bolstered by the NTIA's multistakeholder philosophy. After a public comment period, one earlier meeting <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7671>was held in April 2015. joly posted: "On Friday December 9 2016 the US Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force will hold a meeting - Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works - at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The meeting" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/uspto/DigitalMarketplace16>On *Friday December 9 2016* the *US Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force <https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/copyright/internet-policy-task-force>* will hold a meeting - *Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works <https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/public-meeting-developing-digital-marketplace-copyrighted-works-dec> *- at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The meeting is convened to facilitate constructive, cross-industry dialogue among stakeholders about ways to promote a more robust and collaborative digital marketplace for copyrighted works. The meeting will focus on initiatives in this space that relate to standards development, interoperability across digital registries, and cross-industry collaboration, to understand the current state of affairs, identify challenges, and discuss paths forward. It will also be an opportunity to explore potential approaches to the future adoption and integration into the online marketplace of relevant emerging technologies, such as blockchain technology and open-source platforms. The goal is to provide a platform for discussion, and to determine in what ways government can be of assistance. One outcome could be to establish working groups to tackle specific issues through a multi-stakeholder process. Plenary sessions will be webcast via the *USPTO Livestream Channel <http://livestream.com/uspto/DigitalMarketplace16>* with *live text transcription <http://www.captionedtext.com/client/embed.aspx?EventID=3128722>*. *What: Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works <https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/public-meeting-developing-digital-marketplace-copyrighted-works-dec> Where: USPTO HQ, Alexandria VA When: Friday December 9 2016 8:30am-3:45pm EST | 13:30-20:45 UTC Agenda: http://bit.ly/2h9Avdt <http://bit.ly/2h9Avdt> Webcast: http://livestream.com/uspto/DigitalMarketplace16 <http://livestream.com/uspto/DigitalMarketplace16> Transcript: http://www.captionedtext.com/client/embed.aspx?EventID=3128722 <http://www.captionedtext.com/client/embed.aspx?EventID=3128722> Twitter: uspto + copyright http://bit.ly/2h9zMZP <http://bit.ly/2h9zMZP>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8857#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8857#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8857 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -