Recording Industry Association off America

The Recording Industry Association off America (or RIAA ) is an interprofessional association which defends the interests of the industry of the disc to the the United States.

In fact the RIAA ensures certification gold or platinum of the " singles" and albums in the United States.

The RIAA is a group of exchange representing the industry of the music in the United States. Its principal members are in parts of private resulting from labels and recording company. Approximately 90% of the existing recording companies belong to the RIAA.

It was formed in 1952, mainly to manage and manage all that occurs during creation and the recording from vinyls. The RIAA then continued, the following years, to take part and manage the technical standards for the recording of the music, and the reproduction, this being valid for the magnetic bands, the cassettes, the cds and the computer programs based on digital technologies.

It is occupied what relates to the collection, the administration and the distribution of the musical licenses, as well as the royalties. It is also responsible for certification gold or platinum for the " singles" and albums in the USA.

The main aims of the RIAA consist in protecting the rights of the personal property as well as the rights of the artists, according to the First Amendment.

The December 7th 1999 the RIAA with continues Napster because of the remote loadings of file Mp3.

RIAA Certificates

RIAA certificate for the sales of albums to US are:

500,000 units: Gold album , Album Gold
1,000,000 units: Platinum album , Album Platinizes
2,000,000 units: Multi-Platinum album , Album Multi-platinum
10,000,000 units: Diamond album , Album Diamond

Record of sales by Artists

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External bonds

the official site of the RIAA

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