- Riaa Wants Israel Cited For "rampant' Music Piracy
WASHINGTON, D.C.‹Sound recording piracy in Israel has increased to such a level that the Recording Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) has recommended that the U.S....
- Iipa Calls For Increase In Malaysian Anti-piracy Action
The Malaysian music industry is on the brink of collapse, according to the latest International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) report. The report states that the ......
- Riaa To Cooperate With U.s. Probe Of Entertainment Biz Marketing Tactics
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Despite a vitriolic reaction to President Clinton's June 1 announcement of a federal probe into the entertainment industry's marketing practices, the Recording Industry Assn....
- RIAJ Appoints Sato Chairman
The Recording Industry Assn. of Japan (August 2) today confirmed Osamu Sato as its new chairman. Sato, 62, is president of leading Japanese label Pony ......
- Japanese Market Continues Decline In 2004
The Japanese music market -- the world's second-biggest -- continued to contract last year, according to sales data published today (Feb. 8) by the Recording ......
- RIAA Files New Round Of Lawsuits
The Recording Industry Assn. of America announced Sept. 30 that it has initiated a round of copyright-infringement lawsuits against 762 file sharers, including 32 individuals ......
- Japanese Market Decline Continues In 2004
The Japanese music market, the world's second-largest, continued to decline in 2004, according to preliminary year-end shipment data from the Recording Industry Assn. of Japan.
- RIAA Files New Round Of Suits
Expect the Recording Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) to continue filing lawsuits against filesharers in the near future. On May 24, RIAA announced that the ......
- RIAJ Launches Master Ringtone Chart
Labels trade group the Recording Industry Assn. of Japan (RIAJ) today (Sept. 20) introduced a monthly master-ringtone chart as well as gold and platinum certifications ......
- RIAJ Appoints Kobayashi To Board
Toshio Kobayashi has been named to the board of directors of Japanese labels group the Recording Industry Assn. of Japan (RIAJ).
- Riaa, Soundscan: Latin Sales Up
For the first time in two years, the growth in Latin music sales reported by Nielsen SoundScan is mirrored by shipment numbers from the Recording ......
- Japanese Production Down In First Nine Months
The Japanese music market -- the world's second-biggest -- continued its decline in the first three quarters of 2004, based on production data released by ......
- Riaa Suits To Hit Students
As if the Internet wasn't enough of a piracy challenge for the record business, now the Recording Industry Assn. of America has to turn its ......
- Aussies Set Record In Year-End Charts
The Australian Recording Industry Assn.'s end of year albums chart shows domestic acts claimed a record 30 of the top 100 positions. Furthermore, the top ......
- Burn And Get Burnt
Like every other music market in the world, New Zealand has been hit hard by piracy, the unauthorized duplication of music via downloads, file- sharing ......