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Incoming Recording Industry Chief Targets Piracy
In September, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) gets a new leader, with Mitch Bainwol stepping down after eight years as CEO to make way for Cary Sherman, who has been the group's president for the past 10 years after serving a previous stint as its general counsel. In this Q&A with Internet Law & Strategy's ALM affiliate The Am Law Daily, Sherman ' a former partner and head of the intellectual property and technology practice at Arnold & Porter ' discusses what lies ahead for the famously litigious organization as it continues its fight against widespread copyright infringement.
Q: As CEO, what initiatives are you most excited about?
A: One of the things that has excited me is that intermediaries in the “Internet value chain” have been willing to step up and play their part in doing something about the common problem that we all share, which is the illegal use of networks for piracy. We used to be in litigation with ISPs and now we are collaborating with them. Payment processors are beginning to take steps to ensure that their payment systems and their good will aren't misused by pirate sites to encourage illegal activity. We're talking with advertisers to discourage them from advertising on pirate sites because when they do so, they are basically making piracy more attractive. By getting all of those intermediaries to assist in a constructive way in the fight against online theft, we're actually making a difference in the marketplace. That's a sea change in attitude from the situation 10 years ago.
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