| EXPERIENCE: Gary Greenstein is Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on intellectual property, licensing, and commercial transactions, with specialized expertise in the digital exploitation of intellectual property. He regularly represents companies in transactions with record labels, music publishers, and program suppliers. He advises companies on complex intellectual property matters and frequently assists in the development of new business models. In addition, Gary advises investors on due diligence in the digital media area and companies in all stages of their development cycle. Prior to joining the firm, Gary served as the first general counsel at SoundExchange, Inc., the sole entity designated by the Copyright Royalty Board to collect and distribute statutory performance royalties for sound recordings. Gary previously was the vice president of business and legal affairs at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In this role, he negotiated and drafted licensing agreements for webcasters and satellite radio services, managed complex arbitrations before Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels, and prepared proposed legislation, regulations, and congressional testimony. Before joining the RIAA, Gary was an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, where he represented Major League Baseball on numerous matters before the U.S. Copyright Office, with a particular focus on satellite and cable television statutory licensing matters. He also served as outside counsel to the RIAA and Universal Music Group, specializing in statutory and non-statutory licensing matters for the use of sound recordings through new digital media. Prior to his legal career, Gary was the director of planned giving at The Wilderness Society and a fiduciary real estate asset manager at The Boston Company.
EDUCATION: - J.D., George Washington University Law School, 1996
With High Honors; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, The Environmental Lawyer; Member, Moot Court Board - B.A., History, University of Pennsylvania, 1987
Cum Laude  Gary R. Greenstein
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ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: - Member, State Bar of California
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Broadcasting, Sound Recordings & Performing Artists Committee, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
SELECT PUBLICATIONS: - "President Signs Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 Enabling Alternative Rate Negotiations for Internet Webcasters," Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Alert, October 21, 2008
- Co-author, "District Court in California Rules in Favor of DMCA Safe-Harbor Defense for Video-Hosting Site," Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Alert, September 9, 2008
- Co-author, "Second Circuit Reverses Cablevision Case; Holds Remote DVR Service Not Directly Infringing," Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Alert, August 5, 2008
- "Trade Group Seeks Ruling That On-Demand Streams Are Not Distributions of Underlying Musical Works," Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Alert, January 14, 2008
SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: - Panelist, "Consumer Protection: Best Practices - Functionality and Communications," P2P Media Summit at CES, Distributed Computing Industry Association Conference & Exposition, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2010
- Moderator, "But How Will I Get Paid? – Reimbursement in a Digital World," CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival, New York, New York, October 2009
- Guest Lecturer, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, May 2009
- Moderator, "What the Obama Administration (Plus Larger Democratic Majorities) Means for Copyright Owners, Broadcasters, Technology Companies, and Consumers," Third Annual National Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium, Virginia State Bar, Alexandria, Virginia, April 2009
- Panelist, "The Music Industry in the Digital Age: New Business Models & Legal Issues," Third Annual National Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium, Virginia State Bar, Alexandria, Virginia, April 2009
- Moderator, "Is Copyright Broken?: Can the Law Keep Up with Music on the Internet?" Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, April 2009
- "Clearances & Rights in a 360 World," Canadian Music Week, Toronto, Canada, March 2009
- Moderator, "The Digital Copyright Debate," Digital Music Forum East, New York, New York, February 2009
- Guest Lecturer, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, November 2008
- Panelist, SanFran MusicTech Summit, San Francisco, California, October 2008
- Moderator, "The Digital Copyright Debate: Is the System Broken? If So, How Do We Fix It?" Digital Music Forum West, Los Angeles, California, October 2008
- Harvard Law School Career Forum on Law, Technology & IP, Journal of Law & Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, September 2008
- Moderator, "Terrestrial Radio: What Does the Future Hold?" ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, Washington, D.C., June 2008
- Guest Lecturer, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, May 2008
- "Marketing and New Media," New Music West, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2008
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continued | - "Resolving Webcasting Fees," South by Southwest, Austin, Texas, March 2008
- "The Evolution of Peer-to-Peer & Music: From Enemy to Business Partner," Canadian Music Week, Toronto, Canada, March 2008
- Moderator, "The Copyright Debate: Is the System Broken? If So, How Do We Fix It?" Digital Music Forum East, New York, New York, February 2008
- Moderator, "The Digital Music Industry: Where Are We? How Did We Get Here? Where Are Things Going?" ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries Annual Meeting, New York, New York, October 2007
- "Entertainment Law 202: Digital Media in the Age of YouTube, iPods, and Cell Phones," Chicago Bar Association and ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, Chicago, Illinois, May 2007
- "CRB Decision #1: Participants Explain How It Happened," Radio and Internet Newsletter (RAIN) Summit 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2007
- "Reinventing Payment Models for Digital Music," South by Southwest, Austin, Texas, March 2007
- "Music Industry: Sound Recordings and Public Performance Rights," District of Columbia Bar Panel Discussion, Washington, D.C., November 2006
- "Webcasting Legal Issues Update," National College Media Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, October 2006
- Digital Music Forum West, West Hollywood, California, October 2006
- International Federation of the Phonographic Industries Performing Rights Committee, May 2006
- "Music Performance Rights, SoundExchange, and Issues in Statutory Licensing," The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.- Northern California Chapter, March 2006
- "State of Impact of Technology on Music Industry," Maryland State Bar Association, June 2005
- Washington Digital Media Conference, McLean, Virginia, June 2005
ADMISSIONS: - Bar of the District of Columbia
- State Bar of California
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