This report will look at each association and organisation in turn and assess their relevance to an artist/writer running their own record label. The report will discuss the various aims, functions, purpose, finances and structures of each organisation while also showing what interest they have in intellectual property.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) was formally incorporated in 1973 when initially its aims were to combat the growing problem of music piracy. Since then, the BPI has represented the views and concerns of British record companies not just in music piracy, but in aspects of the music industry such as Rights negotiations, promotion of the industry, and research and publication of key statistics. BPI has an interest in over 90 percent of music recorded and released in the United Kingdom (UK) due to the fact that the BPI represents over 300 record companies. The BPI endeavours to help record companies bring about better business even if the company is a......
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