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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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Content and Consumer Electronics Industries Unite to Advocate Pro-International Trade Policymaking
- 2008-01-07
CEA, MPAA, RIAA Formally Ask Congress to Act LAS VEGAS -- The content and consumer electronics industries united around a policy issue driving both industries - international trade. Today, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA[R]), the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA and the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA...
CEA Responds to RIAA Letter Regarding So-Called Audio Flag; Recording Industry's Refusal to Participate in Open Forums Confirms No Technical Specification Exists for Flag
- 2006-08-07
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Concerns Over Disaggregation Is Cover Up for Efforts to Limit Technology and Consumer Rights
CEA Tells Court That Copyright Law Should Not Bar Google Search Feature; MPAA and RIAA Say Copyright Law Protects Pornographer
- 2006-07-24
ARLINGTON, Va. -- In an ongoing effort to defend fair use rights, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) Friday filed an amicus brief defending Google in its current U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case. The brief argues that the Court should uphold the principal that fair use allows Google to...
CEA, NMPA and RIAA Join Forces to Give 2007 International CES Attendees The Download; TechZone Featuring Legal File Sharing and Downloading Technologies Returns to the Sands
- 2006-07-11
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Collaboration and file sharing in a legal domain will be featured at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CESR) in The Download TechZone. This returning showcase will again be co-sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR), the National Music Publishers' Association NMPA and the Recording Industry Association...
COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES
- 2006-01-24
Statement of Gary Shapiro President & CEO, Consumers Electronics Association Committee on Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation January 24, 2006 On behalf of the Home Recording Rights Coalition and the Consumer Electronics Association, I appreciate the Committee`s invitation to appear today. At CEA, we have more than 2,000 members who...
2006 International CES Attendees Get the Download — New CES TechZone to Showcase Authorized Content Sharing Technologies; National Music Publishers Association and RIAA Partner with CEA at Sands Convention Center to Promote Permitted Online Services
- 2005-12-14
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The consumer technology and music industries come together to celebrate innovative and legal content sharing products and technologies at The Download - a new TechZone to be featured at the upcoming 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CESR). The International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, returns...
PROTECTING DIGITAL BROADCAST CONTENT
- 2005-11-04
Statement of Michael Petricone Vice President, Government Affairs Consumer Electronics Association CEA Committee on House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property November 3, 2005 On behalf of the Home Recording Rights Coalition and the Consumer Electronics Association, I greatly appreciate the subcommittee`s invitation to appear today. The...
RIAA, CEA play wait-and-see for future of Grokster decision.(PIRACY)(Recording Industry Association of America )(Consumer Electronics Association )
- 2005-10-03
WASHINGTON -- After months of anticipating a legislative showdown in the wake of the Grokster decision, the Supreme Court's 9-0 ruling in the case has left Congress with little to do for now. At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee ...
CEA To Recording Industry: Don't Get Burned Up Over CD Burning; Urges RIAA Not to Confuse CD Burning with Piracy
- 2005-08-19
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The following statement was issued today by Consumer Electronics Association CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro in response to recent media reports noting the recording industry's heightened focus on music copied onto blank recordable CDs:
HRRC Concerned Over RIAA Statement Debunking Fair Use: FCC Filing Betrays Motive to Attack Reasonable and Customary Consumer Practices
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- 2005-02-11
The Home Recording Rights Coalition HRRC today expressed concern over the Recording Industry Association of America's RIAA assertion to the Federal Communications Commission that home recordings made from digital audio DAB broadcasts for personal, private non-commercial use are not protected against a claim of infringement by the fair use defense...
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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 |
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| 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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| Riaa | Vice President Music Richter Records | 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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