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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
Recent Events
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U. campus targeted in music piracy
- 2008-05-24
The music industry is tightening its grips on University of Utah students who they believe have pirated songs. Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry, notified the university of its intent to sue individuals who it contends...
Lil' Kim to Reveal the "Naked Truth" on Sept. 13th
- 2005-07-26
Queen Bee/Atlantic recording artist Lil' Kim is set to reveal the "NAKED TRUTH" on September 13th, when her eagerly anticipated fourth solo album hits the streets. Lil' Kim has already given her fans a first look at "NAKED TRUTH" via the advance buzz track "Shut Up," which is lighting...
RIAA sees new threat on Internet
- 2004-09-06
As if it weren't paranoid enough about music piracy, the Recording Industry Association of America is fretting about technologies that let people record satellite and Internet radio broadcasts digitally, branding them as the newest threat to proprietary rights. At the center of the controversy is a hardware/software...
P-2-P faces court test in California
- 2004-02-09
The Recording Industry Association of America, backed by the National Music Publishers' Association and more than 20 film studios, is pleading its case before a California appeals court in Pasadena, hoping for a ruling that will end copyright infringement by outlawing file-sharing technology. The amalgam of groups...
She's beautiful but oh so deadly.(Through the Wire)(a discussion of the Weather Channel's coverage of Hurricane Isabel)
- 2003-09-22
For hurricane hunters, last week was like the Super Bowl and the Florida presidential elections, all rolled into one (and without those pesky hanging chads!). It just so happened that the period of Hurricane Isabel's gestation coincided with the active duty stint...
Universities Come under Increasing Pressure from Music Recording Industry.
- 2003-05-04
By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 4--Downloading free music from the Internet has become a popular pastime on midstate college campuses, where students live in bandwidth heaven. But the practice faces increasing legal pressure...
Newsbytes Top Stories 06/06/01
- 2001-06-06
Business Editors WASHINGTON, DC--BUSINESS WIRE--June 6, 2001 Newsbytes E-Letter - The highlights of today's Newsbytes news wire are:-- EFF Takes On RIAA Over Squelched Research -- Bulgarian Bugmeister Turns His Gaze To Sun -- 'Miss World' Virus Uses Sex Angle To Lure The Unwary --...
Webnoize Presents Landmark Discussion Featuring RIAA CEO Hilary Rosen, MPAA CEO Jack Valenti and Journalist Charlie Rose
- 2000-10-23
Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 23, 2000 Webnoize (http://www.webnoize.com), the leading authority on the digital entertainment economy, today announced a landmark event at its Webnoize 2000 conference in Los Angeles: a discussion of the state of the entertainment industry featuring Hilary Rosen, President and CEO of the Recording...
James Taylor Announces U.S. Summer Tour Dates; Columbia Recording Artist is Recipient of RIAA Diamond Award & Billboard Century Award
- 1999-06-11
NEW YORK--ENTERTAINMENT WIRE--June 11, 1999-- Columbia Recording artist James Taylor will be performing six special U.S. shows this summer beginning July 3 in Lenox, Mass., and ending July 10 in Scranton, Pa. In addition to Lenox and Scranton, Taylor will play concerts in Darien Lake, N.Y.; Hershey, Pa.; and...
Digital Media Wire Launches Free Daily Email Service
- 1970-01-01
Digital Media Wire is a free daily email briefing on entertainment, the Internet and technology. The daily email briefing has quickly become an important independent news source for thousands of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, professionals and others interested in the convergence of technology and entertainment. Tuesday's edition of Digital Media Wire...
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Decision Makers
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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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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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