some people believe that it has no meaning.
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Well, according to the RIAA's website [Recording Industry Association of America] It is on their site of legal programs. But, some and most of this files shared are illegal to share for they are copy-righted. But, the RIAA's website states that bearshare V6 and above is legal.
Elvis Aron Presley has the most certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.
This is a very tricky question. It depends on the website in question and whether not they have been authorized by the RIAA to do business. To put it simply, when a music site launches they are supposed to ask the RIAA if they can do business, then they purchase licenses or rights to make the songs available for purchase. A lifetime membership fee music download site would probably not make the RIAA very happy because say you pay $1 or $1,000, over the LIFE of the membership, the profit the RIAA and its labels make per song would probably be very, very, little.
The RIAA is responsible to its customers. They are an investment association in Australasia and act as an ethical bank. They take into account factors such as the environment and social issues.
I asked iMesh by e-mail and got no answer.
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There really isn't that much of a difference. Just the whole structure system.
RIAA is responsible from all Gold, Platinum and Diamond recording awards, based completely on sales. Actually RIAA awards are not based on sales - they never have been. They are based on royalties paid to the performer. ANY record company will say that their performer sold 10,000,000 copies - as several companies have done this! But when it comes to paying for those royalties - they provide NO proof whatsoever!!!
(Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com.) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. Spanning decades, RIAA's Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond awards for successful albums are coveted marks of achievements by musical artists. The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) is the European affiliate to RIAA (www.ifpi.org). http://www.answers.com/topic/riaa?cat=technology
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56 in the US according to RIAA
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