
On this brief video, Gwendolyn Seale and Artist Rights Institute Director Chris Fortress preview “The 39 Steps,” a Symposium V panel asking whether or not Part 115’s complicated streaming mechanical components ought to give option to a hard and fast per-stream penny fee with a COLA.
Gwen joins fellow attorneys Tim Kappel and Shannon Sorensen—all three characterize purchasers earlier than the Copyright Royalty Board in Phonorecords V. ARI Director and UGA professor David C. Lowery moderates. David teaches on the Terry Faculty of Enterprise Music Certificates program. He led the category motion in opposition to Spotify over nonpayment of streaming mechanical royalties and is a category consultant within the Isbell v. Suno class motion.
Be part of us October 19, 2026, on the College of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, for Artist Rights Symposium V hosted by Terry Faculty of Enterprise and the UGA College of Coverage and Worldwide Affairs.


