RIAA legal chief Ken Doroshow retires

Ken Doroshow's exit slams the brakes on a decade of RIAA legal battles just as streaming keeps reshaping everything.

RIAA leadership shakeup

• Ken Doroshow retires this month.
• Jacob Tracer takes over the acting chief legal officer spot.
• Doroshow guided the strategy through the streaming boom.
• His work tackled piracy plus platform crackdowns.

Ken Doroshow's background

• He led litigation and content protection efforts.
• Doroshow handled regulatory and tech legal headaches.
• Jenner & Block partner focused on IP battles earlier.
• The DOJ computer crime section shaped his early path.

Mitch Glazier's praise

• Glazier credits Doroshow with the creator rights wins.
• Resilience and humor defined his RIAA tenure.
• Retirement marks major music law contributions.
• Industry outlets repeatedly ranked him highly.

Industry context

• RIAA pushes copyright rules amid new tech tests.
• 2025 wholesale revenue hit 11.5 billion dollars.
• Anti-piracy work targets Discord and Telegram hubs.
• Bootleg vinyl surges flagged in Russia and China.