Cary Sherman, Recording Industry Association of America
Cary Sherman is the president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The trade group's member companies are responsible for creating, manufacturing, or distributing 90 percent of all legitimate sound recordings sold in the United States.
Mr. Sherman coordinates the $11.5 billion industry's legal, policy and business objectives and his responsibilities include technology, licensing, enforcement, and government affairs issues, among others.
National Journal has described Mr. Sherman as an "intellectual property guru" and "one of the top copyright attorneys in the country."
Before joining the RIAA as General Counsel of the organization in 1997, Mr. Sherman was a senior partner at the Washington, D.C. firm of Arnold & Porter, where he was the head of the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. One of his special areas of expertise during his 26 years at Arnold & Porter was reconciling developing technologies and intellectual property laws.
Mr. Sherman graduated from Cornell University in 1968, and Harvard Law School in 1971. A long-time musician and songwriter, Mr. Sherman is an officer of the board of the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. He also has served in advisory roles for the Anti-Defamation League, the Copyright Society, BNA's Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, The Computer Law Association, and The Computer Lawyer. Mr. Sherman is the co-author of a two-volume treatise published by BNA Books, Computer Software Protection Law.
Appearances
- 2008 State of the Net Conference January 30, 2008
Biography last updated January 14, 2008