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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
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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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Charter wins privacy verdict.(Peer-To-Peer)
- 2005-01-17
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. appeals court ruled recently that Charter Communications Inc. was served with illegal subpoenas as part of an effort by the music industry to obtain the names of high-speed data subscribers suspected of illegally swapping songs WASHINGTON -- A U.S. appeals...
Record firms lose Net case
- 2003-12-20
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court Friday ruled that Internet account providers do not have to give record companies the names of computer users who share songs online, dealing a sharp blow to the industry's efforts to crack down on illegal copying of digital music. The ruling throws...
Appeals Court Ruling Reins in Recording Industry's Ability to ID File Swappers.
- 2003-12-20
By Dan Thanh Dang, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--In a substantial setback for industry efforts to stop music piracy, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the Recording Industry Association of America cannot force Internet service providers...
Appeals Court Deals Blow to Music Industry's Crackdown on Illegal Downloads.
- 2003-12-20
The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--An appeals court dealt a setback Friday to the recording industry's campaign to sue people who illegally download music by making it harder to get their identities from Internet service providers. ...
Music File Swappers Prevail in Ruling.
- 2003-12-20
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--A federal court Friday blocked the recording industry from easily obtaining the names of music downloaders from Internet service providers. That means the secret identities of thousands of...
Central Florida Internet Users Face Possible Lawsuits Over Music Downloads.
- 2003-11-11
By Chris Cobbs, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 11--At least 40 Internet users in Central Florida face possible lawsuits for downloading and sharing copyrighted music files from the Web, as part of an ongoing crackdown by the recording...
Numerous Central Florida Internet Users May Face Lawsuits for Music Swapping.
- 2003-11-11
By Chris Cobbs, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 11--At least 40 Internet users in Central Florida face possible lawsuits for downloading and sharing copyrighted music files from the Web, as part of an ongoing crackdown by the recording...
Music Industry's Piracy Crackdown Targets Web Providers.
- 2003-11-06
By Will Rodgers, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 6--TAMPA, Fla.--The music industry picked up the pace this week of its fight to stop piracy of songs across the Internet, according to the two largest Internet service providers in the...
Recording-industry subpoenas spark online-privacy debate.(Recording Industry Association of America v. Jane Doe (a.k.a. nycfashiongirl))
- 2003-11-01
Exactly who is "nycfashiongirl"? One could assume that she is a girl, that she lives in New York City, and that she follows fashion. Some reports reveal that she enjoys a varied mix of popular music by artists such as the Rolling Stones, U2, and Michael Jackson;...
New Batch of Subpoenas Seeks Identifications of Online Music Sharers.
- 2003-09-26
By Peter Shinkle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 26--Psssst, ArchAngel! The music industry is hot on your trail. So hot, in fact, that a subpoena was filed Thursday seeking the identity of somebody who used the screen...
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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