BUT OF COURSE:

Bradley A. Buckles, who served ATF for 30 years and was named director in 1999, will come head of the Anti-Piracy Unit of the Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group announced Tuesday.

“Brad’s appointment should signal to everyone that we continue to take piracy (search), here and throughout the world, very seriously,” said Mitch Bainwol, RIAA’s chairman and chief executive officer.

No doubt he’ll bring the agency’s well-known expertise to bear on the RIAA’s affairs.