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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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Wanted: Music pirates
- 2007-03-04
The Recording Industry Association of America wants to find two UND students or employees who downloaded music illegally in the past few months, but UND officials said they no longer have records to identify who those two people are.The two UND computer users are part of a much larger case...
Stop the music: taking on the record industry
- 2006-01-01
SINCE 2003 THE Recording Industry Association of America RIAA has filed almost 15,000 lawsuits charging computer users with trading music online. Now one of its targets is suing back. Tanya Andersen, a 42-year-old disabled single mother, has filed a countersuit in Oregon alleging that the industry's practices violate, among other...
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...
RIAA targets Morrisville music pirates
- 2004-11-12
SYRACUSE - The music business wants to know who's stealing its Shaggy.Five recording companies have filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of New York against two "John Doe" music pirates the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA has tracked to Morrisville State College. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Virgin...
Cultures of Music Piracy: An Ethnographic Comparison of the US and Japan
BNET
- 2004-08-01
The battle over online music in the US turned ugly in the summer of 2003 when the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA initiated lawsuits against its own consumers. The RIAA hopes the dragnet, and ensuing publicity, will change the 'culture' of file-sharing online by convincing computer owners that using...
Music industry sues Net users
- 2004-06-23
LOS ANGELES -- The music industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 482 computer users Tuesday, the latest round of litigation by recording companies against suspected online music file- swappers. The cases were filed against 213 people in St. Louis, 206 in Washington, D.C., 55 in Denver and eight...
Recording industry sues computer users
- 2004-03-24
LOS ANGELES -- The recording industry sued 532 people Tuesday, including scores of individuals using computer networks at 21 universities, claiming they were illegally sharing digital music files over the Internet. This latest wave of copyright lawsuits brought by the Recording Industry Association of America on behalf...
Music Industry Sues 532 Swappers, Charges Illegal Downloading.
- 2004-03-24
By Tim Lemke, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24--The recording industry yesterday sued 532 persons -- including computer users at four area universities -- accusing them of illegally downloading music on the Internet. The Recording Industry...
Recording Industry Targets Music File Swappers at Colorado Universities.
- 2004-03-24
By Kirk Montgomery, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24--For the first time, the Recording Industry Association of America is targeting computer users who swap music files over university networks. Out of 532 people sued in federal...
New Mydoom worm targets music industry, Microsoft
- 2004-02-24
WASHINGTON AFP ? A new version of the Mydoom Internet worm is programmed to launch attacks from infected computers on Microsoft as well as the music industry's main US trade association, experts said. The MyDoom.F worm "contains a malicious payload which attempts to launch denial of service attacks against...
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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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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| The American Austrian Foundation Inc. | Founder and CEO Koch Entertainment | Current |
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