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20+ Music Organizations Encourage U.S. Trade Rep To Value Creators In New NAFTA; Reject Outside Groups’ Calls To Weaken Protections
September 19, 2017 | International
Read the letter for USAlliance For Music here: USAlliance For Music Letter To Ambassador Lighthizer…
USAlliance For Music Ad On NAFTA Runs In Major D.C. News Outlet Roll Call
August 1, 2017 | International
Check out the ad here: USAlliance For Music Roll Call Ad On NAFTA…
RIAA Slams Music’s ‘Value Gap,’ Offers Solutions to Help Modernize NAFTA In Comments to U.S. Trade Rep
June 19, 2017 | International
We recently filed a comment with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)…
RIAA Submission to U.S. Trade Rep On Modernizing NAFTA For the Digital Age
June 12, 2017 | International
Read RIAA’s filing here: RIAA.Comments.NAFTANegotiations.82FedReg23699.12June17.fin…
Read the IIPA letter here: IIPA Letter To USTR On NAFTA 2017…
U.S. Trade Representative Issues Special 301 Report, Cites Stream-Ripping As Key Industry Challenge
April 28, 2017 | International
WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today released its annual Special 301 Report on promoting strong intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in foreign countries.
RIAA Submission to International Trade Commission On Its Investigation Into Foreign Markets
April 21, 2017 | International
Read the filing here: RIAA Filing With ITC On Digital Trade…
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE CALLS OUT STREAM RIPPING IN NEW 'NOTORIOUS MARKETS' REPORT
December 21, 2016 | International
WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today released its annual ‘notorious markets’ report that lists various illicit online websites and physical markets that pose a significant threat to the U.S. creative communities. Specifically, the report calls out the emerging threat posed by…
RIAA NAMES GEORGE YORK SVP, INTERNATIONAL POLICY
December 19, 2016 | International
WASHINGTON – Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Chairman & CEO Cary Sherman today announced the hiring of veteran trade official George York as RIAA’s Senior Vice President, International Policy.
IFPI: WORLD'S LARGEST MUSIC STREAM RIPPING SITE FACES INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ACTION
September 26, 2016 | International
London and Washington, DC, 26th September 2016 – Organisations representing record companies in the US and UK took legal action today against Youtube-mp3.org, the world’s largest site dedicated to offering illegally “stream ripped” music. Both the site and its operator have generated millions of dollars without paying any remuneration to…