of Houston; Lori Stiegel, senior attorney,
Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association; Holly Petraeus, Office
of Servicemember Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and Tahira
Hira, senior policy adviser to the president, Iowa State University

Conference sponsors include the Associated Students of the
University of Wyoming; UW Extension; College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources Academic Programs’ Office; President’s Office – UW
Foundation; College of Law Dean’s Office; College of Business; Department of
Management and Marketing; Department of Economics and Finance; Department of
Family and Consumer Sciences; UW Financial Management Association; Wyoming
Geriatric Education Center; and the Albany County Tourism Board.

For more information, contact Cole Ehmke at (307) 766-3782 or
by email at cehmke@uwyo.edu.Home streaming is 'killing music'

So why are big labels so keen on it?

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Two weeks ago a US market research company caused a panic in the music business when it reported sales of MP3s had declined. DRM has all but disappeared from digital music, while music catalogs and retailer choice have grown... and yet the volume of digital song sales fell. Ironically, it's the major labels' darling Spotify that's bearing the sharp end of the backlash.

Two thirds of people don't download unlicensed music at all, it's a minority pursuit. But that "honest" mid-market is not only losing the habit of buying CDs, it hasn't acquired the habit of buying digital songs either. NPD found that between 2007 and 2009, about 24 million Americans stopped paying for music in