This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America 00:02:09 1 Company structure and sales 00:06:24 2 Sales certification 00:08:31 2.1 "Digital" single certification 00:11:03 2.2 Album certification 00:12:09 2.3 Video Longform certification 00:13:00 3 Efforts against infringement of members' copyrights 00:13:13 3.1 Efforts against file sharing 00:14:38 3.1.1 Selection of defendants 00:16:51 3.1.2 Settlement programs 00:25:07 3.2 The "work made for hire" controversy 00:26:22 4 Executive leadership of RIAA 00:27:08 5 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.7160957960722432 Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-D "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA says "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States." The RIAA headquarters is in Washington, D.C.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.The RIAA says its current mission includes: to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists; to perform research about the music industry; to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations and policies.Since 2001, the RIAA has spent upwards of six million dollars annually on lobbying in the United States. 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.

• published: 03 Jan 2019
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