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The
Recording Industry Association of America
or
RIAA
is an
organization
that was created and paid for by large record companies. It is based in
Washington, D.C.
It symbolizes the entire recording industry of the
United States of America
. The RIAA also participates in the collection,
management
and distribution of music
licenses
and
royalties
.
The association is responsible for
certifying
gold and platinum albums and singles
in the U.S. Its goals are:
[1]
- to protect
intellectual property rights
worldwide and the
First Amendment
rights of artists;
- to perform research about the music industry;
- to watch over and review laws, regulations and rules that apply to the music industry.
The members of the RIAA are mostly record companies in the U.S.
The RIAA was created in 1952 to create technical standards for
vinyl records
so any record could play on any record player without difficulty. In today's times, the RIAA's goals is to prevent
piracy
of records. The RIAA says that the music industry loses nearly 4.2
billion
U.S.
dollars
a year because of this.
- ↑
"
Who We Are
". RIAA. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.