Recording Industry Association of America
Trade organization in the U.S.
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| February 4 2022 | RIAA President Mitch Glazier took swift action against HitPiece, an NFT scam site that allegedly stole music to mint and host unauthorized NFTs. The site's only response was 'We Started The Conversation And We're Listening', and their website remained unchanged following the intervention. |
| 2020 | RIAA filed briefs in the Supreme Court case Allen v. Cooper, arguing against the ruling that ultimately found the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act unconstitutional. |
| October 23 2020 | RIAA submitted a DMCA takedown request to GitHub targeting the open-source software project youtube-dl, claiming copyright violations under Title 17 U.S.C. ยง1201. The request led to the removal of the project's code repository, sparking controversy among digital rights activists who argued the software was valuable for archival purposes. |
| 2019 | Mitch Glazier became the RIAA's chairman and CEO, continuing his long-standing involvement with the organization after 20 years of service. |
| 2016 | Estimated retail revenues from recorded music in the United States grew by 11.4% to $7.7 billion, indicating a potential recovery in the music industry. |
| 2013 | RIAA began counting streams from audio and video streaming services like Spotify, Napster, and YouTube towards certification, using a formula of 100 streams equaling one download. |
| 2013 | RIAA introduced the Latin Digital Award for digital recordings in Spanish. |
| 2011 | Cary Sherman succeeds Mitch Bainwol as chairman and CEO of the RIAA |
| 2011 | Mitch Glazier was promoted to senior executive vice president of the RIAA, a role he held until becoming chairman and CEO in 2019. |
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