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RIAA

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

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 Bainwol
Number of Employees 74
Contact Information

1025F St NW Fl 10

Washington, District of Columbia 20004

www.riaa.com

1 202 775 0101

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 339999

Recent Events

  • Scribd sued over copyright... by Jammie Thomas lawyers

    9/21/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

News & Analysis

kazaa and riaa - All News and Analysis

  • I fought the law and the law won

    - 2007-12-01

    A Minnesota woman was found liable for copyright infringement by a federal jury in the first music piracy case to go to trial. Jammie Thomas was ordered to pay $222,000 ($9,250 per song) for illegally downloading 24 songs and making them available online through the file-sharing network Kazaa. Thomas denied...

    Tags: INTERNET, Kazaa, RIAA

  • Music industry sues 784 users of Kazaa, Grokster, LimeWire

    - 2005-06-29

    WASHINGTON AFP — The Recording Industry Association of America filed a new series of complaints against US-based users of peer-to-peer software distributors Kazaa, Grokster and LimeWire. The move came two days after the US Supreme Court ruled networks such as Grokster may be held liable for infringement if they...

    Tags: Grokster Ltd., INTERNET, Kazaa, LimeWire, Piracy, PRODUCTIVITY, RIAA

  • Charges of song swapping go global

    - 2004-03-31

    Following in the footsteps of the U.S. record industry, an international music trade group on Tuesday went after song swappers in four countries, announcing legal action against 247 individuals. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI blames unauthorized downloads from online networks like Kazaa and Morpheus for a...

    Tags: CD, Dixon, IFPI, Kazaa, lawsuit, RIAA, SALES, U.S.

  • Debate over Online Music Will Impact How Some Consumers Obtain Recorded Music.

    - 2003-12-28

    By Ryan Basen, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 28--James Wimmer of Stewartsville didn't buy music CDs for anyone this holiday season. And his family knew not to bother getting any for him, either. When it...

    Tags: CD, file-sharing, INTERNET, Kazaa, lawsuit, music, Music, RIAA

  • 41 more sued over music downloads

    - 2003-12-04

    Despite bad press for turning on its customers, the recording industry said Wednesday that it would sue 41 more people, alleging they illegally downloaded music from the Internet. Another 90 people were warned of pending copyright-infringement lawsuits. Since September, the industry has sued 341 U.S. consumers in a...

    Tags: Kazaa, lawsuit, RIAA

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
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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Riaa Vice President of Latin Music Current

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Riaa Vice President Music Richter Records Current

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Riaa 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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Touch Em All Foundation Co-Founder Current
Riaa Artist Current
Touch Em All Foundation Artist Former

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The American Austrian Foundation Inc. Founder and CEO Koch Entertainment Current
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