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Attorney Jay Cooper is Chair of the Los Angeles Entertainment Practice of Greenberg Traurig. In addition to his decades-long career representing some of the biggest names in rock and pop, Cooper is a former president of NARAS, a noted author in the fields of intellectual property and contract negotiation, and an in-demand guest lecturer. He is also a musician who, early in his career, made the decision to abandon a professional music career for one in entertainment law.
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Jay Cooper, a music lawyer based in Los Angeles, discusses what the RIAA does, how their current relationship with the artists' community stands, and what the real motive behind all those music-downloading lawsuits is.



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November 2007
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Advocacy | File Sharing | Music Industry

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