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*the recording Industry association of america (RIAA) is a ‘trade organization’ that represents the ‘recording industry’ in the ‘united states’*
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(its members consist of ‘record labels’ + ‘distributors’, which the ‘RIAA’ says “‘create’, ‘manufacture’, and/or ‘distribute’ approximately 85% of all ‘legally sold recorded music’ in the ‘united states”)
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(the RIAA headquarters is in ‘washington DC’)
(the ‘RIAA’ was formed in ‘1952’)
(its original mission was to administer recording ‘copyright fees’ and ‘problems’, work with ‘trade unions’, and do research relating to the ‘record industry’ and ‘government regulations’)
(early ‘RIAA standards’ included the “RIAA equalization curve”, the format of the ‘stereophonic record groove’ and the dimensions of ’33 1/3 rpm’, ’45 rpm’, and ’78 rpm’ records)
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(the ‘RIAA’ says its current mission includes…)
“to protect ‘intellectual property rights’ + the ‘1st amendment’ rights of artists”
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“to perform ‘research’ about the ‘music industry’
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“to monitor and review relevant [‘laws’ / ‘regulations’ / ‘policies’]*
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(since ‘2001’, the ‘RIAA’ has spent ‘$2 million’ to ‘$6 million’ each year on lobbying in the ‘united states’)
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(the ‘RIAA’ also participates in the ‘collective rights management’ of ‘sound recordings’, and it is responsible for certifying ‘gold’ and ‘platinum’ albums and singles in the ‘united states’)
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