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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

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News & Analysis

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  • RIAA Lawsuits - Will Suing College Kids "Save" The Music Industry

    BNET - 2007-07-18

    The Recording Industry Association of America recently targeted illegal file sharing on 19 more campuses. It is sending "Pre-litigation" letters to universities, asking them to pass them on to students. These letters offer the chance for students to buy themselves out of lawsuits at a reduced rate. Essentially, they're telling...

    Tags: Associated Content, Lawsuit, Management, Music, RIAA, Strategy

  • Digital Freedom Campaign Responds to Recording Industry Lawsuits

    - 2007-03-30

    To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: Jake Ward, +1-202-448-3156, jward@qorvis.com, for Digital Freedom Campaign WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Digital Freedom Campaign DFC today released the following statement in response to the Recording Industry Association of America's RIAA distribution of pre-litigation letters to college students throughout the country. "In response to...

    Tags: lawsuit, RIAA

  • Canadian Entertainment at a Glance.

    - 2006-01-31

    Winnipeg, MB, Jan 31, 2006 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The following is a quick look at the Canadian entertainment news making headlines. ARTISTS BACK COMPANY'S FIGHT TORONTO - A prominent Canadian record executive who has taken the unusual step of helping...

    Tags: cage, lawsuit, music, RIAA, Texas

  • Recording Industry Association of America expands copyright

    - 2005-06-03

    The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA, on behalf of the major record companies, announced a second wave of copyright infringement lawsuits against abusers of the university computer network known as Internet2. By adding 20 new schools to the list of those with students...

    Tags: lawsuit, RIAA, University of California

  • RIAA decries souped-up file swapping

    - 2005-04-18

    Wednesday, April 13 RIAA Decries Souped-Up File Swapping: The recording industry's newest crackdown on music-file sharing extended to UC San Diego. The Recording Industry Association of America filed suit against 25 UCSD students who allegedly shared songs using Internet2, a high-capacity telecom network linking research institutions. The group...

    Tags: file-swapping, 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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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
The American Austrian Foundation Inc. Board of Directors Current
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