Recording+Industry+Association+of+America+(RIAA)

Recording Industry Association of America Click [|here] to visit RIAA's Official Website "Piracy is bad news"
 * **Who are they?**
 * Established in1952, RIAA is a **trade organization** who represents major record labels, and **promotes the success of the music industry**. The members of the RIAA manufacture and/or distribute 85% of all genuine recorded music marketed in the USA.
 * **What do they do?**
 * The RIAA works to protect intellectual property and [|First Amendment] rights of recording artist and record labels. They perform research on the music industry. They monitor and examine federal laws, regulations and policies.
 * They have commenced high profile lawsuits against file sharing service providers. They have also started filing lawsuits against individuals suspected of file sharing. These individuals are mainly college students and parents whose children get their music illegally.
 * **Piracy: Online and on the Street**
 * ** The word "piracy" is not sufficient to describe what music theft does to numerous artists, songwriters, musicians, record labels and those who have help to create such wonderful music. **
 * ** Piracy happens online, where individuals illegally upload and download music, online businesses that are based on theft and encourage users to break the law. **
 * Because of music theft, artists are finding it harder to establish record deals and make it big in the music industry.
 * A study carried out by the Institute for Policy Innovation states that global music piracy causes $12.5 billion of economic losses every year, 71,060 US jobs lost and a loss of $2.7 billion in workers' earnings.
 * **Their Approach to Fighting Piracy**
 * Along with investigators across the USA, the RIAA works with the law enforcement to get pirate products off the street. They demonstrate that the consequences for piracy are real.
 * The RIAA continue to educate fans about the value of music and the right ways to get hold of it.
 * Record labels have licensed many digital partners that offer a range of legal methods to the fans:
 * Download and subscription services
 * Cable and satellite radio services
 * Internet radio webcasting
 * Legitimate P2P services
 * Video-on-demand
 * Podcasts
 * CD kiosks
 * Digital jukeboxes
 * Mobile products
 * **Their Goal**
 * Their goal is to protect the ability of record labels to invest in new artists and new music. Digitally, they aim to give legal online services the chance to thrive.

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