Israelite Moves to NMPA

David Israleite, former head of the Department of Justice’s Task Force on Intellectual Property, was named President and CEO of the National Music Publisher's Associatipon on February 7, 2004. Prior to his appointment to the Department of Justice in 2001, Israelite served as the Director of Political and Governmental Affairs for the Republican National Committee. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is a trade association representing more than 800 American music publishers and is the parent of the Harry Fox Agency for mechanical licensing of copyrighted musical compositions for use on CDs, records, tapes, and certain digital configurations.