Mitch Glazier (born 1966) is an American lawyer and lobbyist. He is the Chairman and CEO of the
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and ...
(RIAA).
Education and career
Glazier received a B.S. in social policy from
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
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in 1987 and a J.D. from
Vanderbilt University Law School
Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as Vanderbilt Law School or VLS) is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consis ...
. He has been admitted to the Illinois and Washington, D.C., bars. He served as law clerk to the Judge
Wayne Andersen of the
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Glazier practiced law at Chicago law firm Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg as a commercial litigator. He is on the boards of the
American Association of People with Disabilities
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which advocates for the legal rights of people with disabilities.Imparato, Andrew J. 2005. "AAPD In Its Second Decade," ''AAPDnews'' (Spring 2005), p ...
, the Internet Education Foundation, and Musicians on Call.
Chief Counsel to House Judiciary
He was chief counsel to the
. He played a role in drafting the
No Electronic Theft Act, the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a 1998 United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or s ...
, and the
Copyright Term Extension Act
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act – also known as the Copyright Term Extension Act, Sonny Bono Act, or (derisively) the Mickey Mouse Protection Act – extended copyright terms in the United States in 1998. It is one of severa ...
.
Work for hire
In 1999, Glazier, a Congressional staff attorney, inserted, without public notice or comment, substantive language into the final markup of a "technical corrections" section of copyright legislation, classifying many music recordings as "
works made for hire", thereby stripping artists of their copyright interests and transferring those interests to their record labels. Shortly afterwards, Glazier was hired as Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel for the RIAA, which vigorously defended the change when it came to light. The battle over the disputed provision led to the formation of the
Recording Artists' Coalition, which successfully lobbied for repeal of the change.
RIAA
In 2000, Glazier was hired by the Recording Industry Association of America where he handled the organization's government relations. In August 2011, he was named senior executive vice president. In January 2019, he was named Chairman and CEO.
The Capitol Hill Film Classic
In 2018, Glazier was appointed and presided over as the first Head of Jury for the
Capitol Hill Film Classic, a
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
competition in Washington, D.C.
References
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1966 births
Living people
American lobbyists
Copyright activists
Northwestern University alumni
Vanderbilt University Law School alumni