Live from London, we're liveblogging our own Mobile Music In The Dock event, for which we've gathered expert witnesses, canny prosecution and defence teams, and a raucous (we hope) jury to decide whether mobile music is living up to the industry's expectations. Read on, and refresh for the latest entries…18.35: We're about to get underway, but here's a rundown of who's who tonight. The prosecutor is Jeremy Silver QC from Sibelius Software, while the defence counsel is Ralph Simon QC from the Mobile Entertainment Forum.Expert witnesses include Paul Kenny (Global Head of Music, Vodafone), Tim Grimsditch (Global Product Marketing, Nokia Music), Mark Mulligan (Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research), Scott Cohen (Founder, The Orchard), Paul Lee (Deloitte) and Gary McClarnan (Sparklestreet).The judge? Our own Paul Brindley. No, he's not wearing a dusty wig. We did try to persuade him. Read on for the report of what happens, as it happens.18.40: Jeremy Silver kicks us off with a punchy introduction. Mobile music is letting down consumers, artists aren't happy with it, and it's generally not living up to expectations. To paraphrase him. He also has the legal lingo down pat, which may sway the jury either way.18.43: Ralph Simon with some opening remarks [...]
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