Mitch Glazier | |
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.jpg) Glazier in 2020 | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University (BS) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
| Occupation | Lobbyist |
Mitch Glazier (born 1966) is an American lawyer and lobbyist. He is the chairman and CEO of theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Glazier received a B.S. in social policy fromNorthwestern University in 1987 and a J.D. fromVanderbilt University Law School. He has been admitted to the Illinois and Washington, D.C., bars. He served as law clerk to the JudgeWayne Andersen of theUS District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Glazier practiced law at Chicago law firm Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg as a commercial litigator. He previously served on the boards of theAmerican Association of People with Disabilities, the Internet Education Foundation, and is Chairperson Emeritus of Musicians on Call.[1]
He was chief counsel to theUnited States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. He played a role in drafting theNo Electronic Theft Act, theDigital Millennium Copyright Act, and theCopyright Term Extension Act.
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.[2] 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.[3] The battle over the disputed provision led to the formation of theRecording Artists' Coalition, which successfully lobbied for repeal of the change.[4][5]
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.[6] In January 2019, he was named Chairman and CEO.[7]
In 2018, Glazier was appointed and presided over as the first Head of Jury for theCapitol Hill Film Classic, ashort film competition in Washington, D.C.