BNET Industries
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
Recent Events
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Verizon tests sending RIAA copyright notices
Verizon customers who pirate music files may soon receive an unwelcome letter from the company.Verizon, the second largest phone company in the United States, is expected to begin issuing "copyright notices" on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America to those accused of illegally downloading songs from the Web,...
Beatles Label EMI Slaps former Huffington Post Blogger, BlueBeat Owner with Federal Lawsuit
Get your Beatles downloads from BlueBeat.com while they're hot--as in stolen, according to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the site and its owner by EMI records, which distributes the Beatles music, in Los Angeles Wednesday. On second thought,...
Four short links: 27 August 2009
Second Degree Murder and Six Other Crimes Cheaper Than Pirating Music -- I'm outraged that the Obama administration is supporting the RIAA on the case against Jammie Thomas, a single mother of four who has to pay them $1.92 million for downloading songs. That's more expensive than murder and six...
Tech Legal Week: 'Vista Capable' and Microsoft, RIAA Appeal, Facebook Sues, More
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...
Media Roundup: Universal's YouTube Profits, RIAA Stops Suing, and More
Today's roundup: Universal Music seeing tens of millions from YouTube, RIAA to stop suing users, Glam Media cuts salaries, and EA lays off 10 percent of its workforce. by Sean Blanda
Paramore Unveils "The Final RIOT!"; CD/DVD Set Features Explosive Live Recordings, Plus Exclusive Documentary, "40 Days of RIOT!"; New Single, "Decode," Electrifies Online in Advance of "Twilight" Soundtrack Album;
Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore has announced details of their upcoming CD/DVD set, "The Final RIOT!" Filmed and recorded during the band's blockbuster 2008 summer tour, the two-disc package arrives in stores on November 25th. Having traveled nearly non-stop since the release of last year's RIAA platinum-certified...
Media Roundup: MySpace Music Launches, the RIAA Loses in Court, Kinsey Wilson Joins NPR, and More
MySpace Music launches to great... underwhelm -- Consensus among critics is that MySpace Music, the much-awaited music-streaming site, is glitchy, poorly designed, and too difficult to navigate. But TechCrunch's Michael Arrington points out that it's an important step toward the inevitable future, i.e., free music online. (Sources: AVC, PaidContent, Idolator,...
Record Industry: The RIAA And Piracy Of Music
The music industry has come to the point where they either need to start charging less, or start paying artists more. The answer is not more Digital Rights Management DRM or watermarking, it's making music available to everyone. There will likely always be piracy, when you put a DRM on...
Music Piracy: Is Downloading Music Ethical?
The Recording Industry Association of America has been adamant in its attempt to curb peer-to-peer music downloading. In a rash of lawsuits against file-sharers, the RIAA claims to fight the noble fight, defending artists' revenue and intellectual property. The part that they leave out is that the only people who...
U. campus targeted in music piracy
The music industry is tightening its grips on University of Utah students who they believe have pirated songs. Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry, notified the university of its intent to sue individuals who it contends...
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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