British Phonographic Industry
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The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is a music industry association, founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight unauthorised music copying, which is a growing problem for them.
It founded the annual Brit Awards for the British music industry, as well as the Mercury Prize for the Album of the Year.
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[edit] Sales Certificates
The British Phonographic Industry awards certificates for music releases in Britain. The level of the award varies depending on the format of the release and the amount sold. BPI certificates are not automatic; the record company must pay a fee to the BPI and they carry out an audit into the release in question. Certificates are usually awarded on the basis of the amount of units the release has shipped, rather than the amount it has sold.
| Format | Status [1] | ||
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| Silver | Gold | Platinum | |
| Album | 60,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 |
| Single | 200,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 |
[edit] BPI Council
- Peter Jamieson - BPI Executive Chairman
- Mike Batt - Dramatico Entertainment
- Paul Birch - Revolver Music
- Joe Cokell - Sanctuary Recorded Music Worldwide
- John Craig - First Night Records
- Clive Fisher - Universal Music UK
- Alasdair George - Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- David Joseph - Polydor Records
- Jeremy Lascelles - Chrysalis Group
- Korda Marshall - Warner Bros Records UK
- Nick Phillips - Warner Music UK
- Mark Richardson - Independiente
- David Steele - V2
- Rob Stringer - Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Tony Wadsworth - EMI Recorded Music UK & Ireland
- Pete Waterman - PWL Empire
- Keith Wozencroft - Capitol Music UK
[edit] Similar Organisations
- RIAA, the Recording Industry Association of America, is the United States' music industry association.
- IFPI, the International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers is the worldwide music industry group.
- FACT, the Federation Against Copyright Theft, is the UK anti-piracy organisation for the motion picture industry.
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