David O Carson Has Joined IFPI As Head Of Global Legal Policy
29 November 2012
David O Carson, general counsel at the US Copyright Office, has joined international recorded music industry association IFPI as head of global legal policy where he will help coordinate the organization’s outreach to policymakers worldwide.
Carson has been involved on behalf of the United States government in virtually every significant copyright law and policy matter in the past 15 years. Prior to working at the US Copyright Office, Carson spent 16 years in private practice in Beverly Hills and New York. At IFPI, Carson will coordinate the recorded music industry’s legal policy strategy worldwide, working with governments, lawmakers, other industries and international organizations on a wide variety of copyright issues, including the need to achieve robust legislation to help tackle online piracy and establish a sustainable digital music market.
