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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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Tech Legal Week: 'Vista Capable' and Microsoft, RIAA Appeal, Facebook Sues, More
BNET
- 2009-01-05
Microsoft makes an estimated $1.5 billion off XP licensing on "Vista Capable" machines, and sees a Chinese court sentence 11 software pirates; RIAA won't get to appeal mistrial on suit against Minnesota woman and drops MediaSentry, which used to get the evidence for its lawsuits against consumers; Facebook sues Power.com...
Statement from Theresa Bourgeois, Director of Media Relations, regarding Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Policy on Electronic Citizenship.
- 2005-04-18
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 April 2005-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Statement from Theresa Bourgeois, Director of Media Relations, regarding Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Policy on Electronic CitizenshipC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18042005 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI has been notified that the Recording Industry Association of America...
The Washington Times On Technology Column.
- 2004-03-04
By Fred Reed, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 4--INTERNET PIRACY LIKELY TO INCREASE: Everyone has heard of downloading copyrighted music and other intellectual property from the Internet, which music labels and software houses say costs them millions. ...
Wall of No Sound
- 2004-03-01
I am a criminal. At least, according to the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA I am. This is how it happened. A friend told me to check out a fairly new group, My Morning Jacket, a country-rock band that sounds a bit like the Allman Brothers. But...
"Don't Shoot The Messenger: Copyright Infringement In The Digital Age".
- 2003-11-24
Music Industry Lawyer and Senior Lecturer in Law, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK From the humble VHS machine to Internet file swapping, the issue of hardware and software - which has both infringing and non-infringing uses - has long troubled the courts on a...
Florida University Programmers Develop Software to Block Illegal Music Sharing.
- 2003-11-18
By David Damron, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 18--GAINESVILLE, Fla.--As campuses nationwide crack down on students illegally downloading music off the Internet, two University of Florida programmers may have created a force field that stops thievery. ...
Music swappers seeking secrecy
- 2003-08-18
LOS ANGELES -- As the recording industry prepares hundreds of copyright lawsuits against online music swappers, the makers of file- sharing software are fortifying their programs to try to mask users' identities. Some of the upgrades reroute Internet connections through so- called proxy servers that scrub away cybertracks....
Brawl over online music spawns secure software
- 2003-07-24
LOS ANGELES -- As the recording industry prepares hundreds of copyright lawsuits against online music swappers, the makers of file- sharing software are fortifying their programs to try to mask users' identities. Some of the upgrades reroute Internet connections through so- called proxy servers that scrub away...
Truce Reached in Digital Piracy Battle.
- 2003-01-15
By Doug Bedell, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--In an agreement announced Tuesday, the music industry joined a group of computer and software companies in calling a partial truce in the battle over Internet trading of copyrighted material....
The Next Piracy Panic: Software - Industry Trend or Event
- 2000-08-28
Music swappers and online software pirates find themselves in Microsoft's sights. BILL GATES IS WATCHING A COURT case closely these days, and for once it's not his own. If Napster prevails in appealing the court order effectively shutting it down, and the courts rule that online music swapping is...
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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 |
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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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