Because few people in the music business actually have formal business training, the way that many executive stay abreast of industry trends and the latest business models is to attend music business seminars. These seminars usually last between one and four days and are hosted by business schools or major record labels. They are a time for the industry to come together to explore new ways to make money by making music.
Today, many music biz seminars are focused on the changes that electronic distribution has brought on the music industry. Labels are always looking for ways to protect their copyrights from pirating, either through right-protecting their disks or making it impossible to share electronically downloaded copies. Copyright law in general has been the major focus of music business seminars during the past ten years.
