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Cary Sherman

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The Resume

    (circa 1946- )
    President and General Counsel of the Recording Industry Association of America (1997- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a gap in his teeth.
    His lips are big and pink.
    He had no success winning cases against downloading sites such as Kazaa, so he went after people that use these online services.
    He is responsible for a subpoena issued to a 12 year old girl that downloaded music (September 2003).
    Many grandparents that don't know how to use a computer are being sued from their grand children's downloading activities.
    He and the R.I.A.A. are being sued over their Amnesty offer because it is 'hollow and deceptive' (September 2003).
    He settled illegal file sharing cases with college students for $12,500 to $17,000 each.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated Harvard Law School in 1971.
    He is an officer of the board of the Levine School of Music located in Washington, D.C..
    He is a member of the Copyright Society and BNA's Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal boards.
    He is a music song writer.

Credit: My Niece Alyse


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 62 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 84.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 66.18% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 80 Votes: 71.25% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 2091 Votes: 77.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 180 Votes: 78.33% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 369 Votes: 76.15% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 342 Votes: 69.01% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 534 Votes: 70.60% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1471 Votes: 69.75% Annoying