JONATHAN POTTER
Executive Director, Digital Media Association (DiMA)
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Jonathan Potter is Executive Director of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for DiMA’s public policy and industry advocacy activities in the United States and internationally, and has served as an expert witness and speaker on policy-related issues affecting the technology and entertainment industries, including copyright, competition and antitrust, digital rights management and broadband adoption. Additionally, Mr. Potter was actively involved in the creation of EDiMA, the European Digital Media Association. Since forming DiMA in 1998 Potter was designated by Interactive Week Magazine as one of 25 “Unsung Heroes of the Internet,” and by Tech Counsel magazine as one of the six most influential high-tech lobbyists in Congress. He is a frequent public speaker, and is often a guest on National Public Radio and quoted in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and other major newspapers. Prior to DiMA, Mr. Potter was a Washington, D.C.-based consultant and attorney, focused largely on intellectual property and technology-oriented public policy issues. During the 1990s he represented and advised clients on the development of several significant legislative accomplishments, including the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, the Audio Home Recording Act and the Fairness in Musical Licensing Act. His clients included computer and consumer electronics companies, cable and satellite interests, and background music providers. Mr. Potter is a graduate of New York University School of Law and the University of Rochester. While in school he consulted to several members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, as well as several non-profit organizations.