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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world. RIAA members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States. In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conducts consumer, industry and technical research; and monitors and reviews state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA also certifies Gold , Platinum , Multi-Platinum , and Diamond sales awards, as well as Los Premios De Oro y Platino , an award celebrating Latin music sales. We are located at 1025 F ST N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20004. You can contact us at 202/775-0101. RIAA has implemented ACAP. For more information, please visit http://www.the-acap.org.
Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America
Mitch BainwolNumber of Employees 74
Contact Information
1025F St NW Fl 10
Washington, District of Columbia 20004
1 202 775 0101
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NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 339999
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Colleges offer music downloads to students in attempt to limit piracy.
- 2004-08-25
By William Glanz, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 25--An increasing number of colleges and universities are trying to curb music piracy by giving students access to digital music from ITunes, Napster and other legitimate sites. At...
Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
- 2003-09-09
By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--SIGN HERE, SAID THE SPIDER TO THE FILE SHARER: Millions of Americans who've shared music online got an unprecedented offer Monday from the Recording Industry Association of America: Turn yourself...
Truce Reached in Digital Piracy Battle.
- 2003-01-15
By Doug Bedell, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--In an agreement announced Tuesday, the music industry joined a group of computer and software companies in calling a partial truce in the battle over Internet trading of copyrighted material....
Recording, Computer Industries to Work Together to Fight Music Piracy.
- 2003-01-15
By Frank James, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--WASHINGTON--After clashing for years on how to best deal with illegally copying digital music, representatives from the recording and computer industries said Tuesday they would work together to fight the problem....
Recording, Technology Industries Reach Groundbreaking Agreement on Approach to Digital Content Issues
- 2003-01-14
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Representatives of the recording and technology industries today announced that they have reached agreement on a core set of principles to guide their public policy activities in the new Congress regarding the distribution of digital content. The landmark agreement, embodied in a document...
Landmark agreement reached in approach to digital piracy.(between recording and technology industries)
- 2003-01-14
TV MEETS THE WEB-C2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Representatives of the recording and technology industries announced yesterday what analysts are regarding as a 'landmark agreement' in the effort of corporations to regulate the distribution of digital content and counteract piracy. ...
Recording Industry Association of America and Kickworks Crank Up Internet Radio — Agreement Allows Legal Internet Broadcast of All RIAA Music
- 2001-04-17
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North American Free Trade Agreement: doors open on the Canadian front. (includes related article regarding Recording Industry Association of America Inc.'s opposition to North American Free Trade Agreement provisions)
- 1992-10-01
The recently forged North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA, which will eliminate trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico, will have mixed implications for audio and video duplicators both here and abroad. The Agreement, reached in August and supported strongly by ...
Manufacturers, publishers and record industry reach accord on digital media. (Industry News)
- 1991-08-01
MANUFACTURERS, PUBLISHERS AND RECORD INDUSTRY REACH ACCORD ON DIGITAL MEDIA On July 11th, the Electronics Industry Association EIA, The National Association of Music Publishers (NMPA, representing the Copyright Coalition) and the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA announced that they had reached an accord...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Jonathan Lamy | Senior Vice President, Communications |
| Rafael Fernandez | Vice President of Latin Music |
| Vox Lumania | Vice President Music Richter Records |
| Billy Corgan | |
| Edito Classica | |
| Elton John | |
| Garth Brooks | Artist |
| Prawn Song | |
| Red Seal | |
| Sparrow Kids |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mitch Bainwol | Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America |
| Glen Barros | Board of Directors |
| Jeff Harlestond | Board of Directors |
| Kevin Liles | Board of Directors |
| Lawrence Kenswil | Board of Directors |
| Mel Lewinter | Board of Directors |
| Michael Fleisher | Board of Directors |
| Michael Koch | Board of Directors |
| Zach Horowitz | Board of Directors |
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| Riaa | Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America | Current |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Former | |
| Rice University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Georgetown University | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
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| Riaa | Senior Vice President, Communications | Current |
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Garth Brooks is the highest-certified solo artist in U.S. music history according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With over 100 million albums certified since 1989, Mr. Brooks is the fastest-selling album artist in RIAA history and is the only male artist in RIAA history to have four albums top the 10 million mark. Mr. Brooks recently received the RIAA's newest honor, the Diamond Award, for albums selling over 10 million units in the U.S. The four titles earning this distinction are: No Fences, Ropin' the Wind, The Hits, and Double Live.
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| The American Austrian Foundation Inc. | Founder and CEO Koch Entertainment | Current |
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