Richard Menta is an American journalist, and the publisher of MP3 Newswire. Known for over a decade of commentary that followed the evolution of digital media and intellectual property protection, Menta is also an information security professional. David L. Green, in his book iQuote: Brilliance and Banter From the Internet Age, wrote “Richard Menta is editor in chief of MP3 Newswire, founded in 1998.