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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
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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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Lawyers help consumers fight back against music industry
- 2006-04-01
This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication. BOSTON - Nobody likes to take on a losing battle. But for a handful of lawyers across the country, defending consumers sued by the music industry for illegal downloading has become more than just a case -...
Lawyers fighting back against the recording industry
- 2006-04-01
Nobody likes to take on a losing battle. But for a handful of lawyers across the country, defending consumers sued by the music industry for illegal downloading has become more than just a case - it's a cause. The music companies are engaging in gross and abusive behavior and the...
Lawyers help consumers fight back against music industry
- 2006-04-01
This article originally appeared in Lawyers Weekly USA, a sister publication.BOSTON - Nobody likes to take on a losing battle. But for a handful of lawyers across the country, defending consumers sued by the music industry for illegal downloading has become more than just a case - it's a cause....
Music industry, users reach deals on sharing
- 2003-09-30
WASHINGTON -- The recording industry on Monday announced settlements with 52 of the 261 Internet users it sued over allegations they illegally permitted others to download music from their computers using popular file-sharing software. The Recording Industry Association of America, which plans to file hundreds more lawsuits in...
RIAA settles with file sharers
- 2003-09-30
WASHINGTON -- The recording industry Monday announced settlements with 52 of the 261 Internet users it sued over allegations they illegally permitted others to download music from their computers using popular file-sharing software. The Recording Industry Association of America, which plans to file hundreds more lawsuits in...
12-year-old's mom settles with music industry
- 2003-09-10
WASHINGTON -- A 12-year-old girl in New York who was among the first to be sued by the record industry for sharing music over the Internet is off the hook after her mother agreed Tuesday to pay $2,000 to settle the lawsuit, apologizing and admitting that her daughter's actions violated...
261 sued over trading music online
- 2003-09-09
WASHINGTON -- The music industry's largest trade group filed 261 copyright lawsuits across the country Monday against Internet users who trade songs online, an aggressive campaign to discourage piracy through fears of expensive civil penalties or settlements. The Recording Industry Association of America warned it ultimately may file...
Music Industry Group Sues Song Swappers.
- 2003-09-09
By Chris Baker, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--The music industry's largest trade group filed 261 copyright lawsuits and threatened thousands more yesterday, part of an intensified campaign to discourage people from sharing songs over the Internet. ...
Greeley, Colo., Man Targeted by Recording Industry in Music Download Lawsuit.
- 2003-09-09
By Jesse Fanciulli, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--A Greeley man is among hundreds of Americans who are being sued for illegally downloading music from the Internet. The music industry's largest trade group filed 261 copyright lawsuits across...
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 is proof Internet law still
- 2003-08-29
In the world of digital intellectual property, the law still struggles to keep up with Internet technology. Precedents continue to be set based on the interpretation of 1998's Digital Millennium Copyright Act, creating a face-off between copyright and First Amendment protections and raising questions about just how far these interpretations...
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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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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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