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 In 2003, world wide sales of legitimate sound recordings produced by the major record companies and leading independent labels reached $32 billion US. In contrast, pirate sound recordings were estimated to account for sales of approximately $4.5 billion US. An estimated 35% of music CDs sold in 2003 were pirate products. Total sales of pirate CDs, including CD-Recordables, topped 1.7 billion units... |
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| Standard Recording Codes (ISRC) |
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The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is the international identification system for sound recordings and music video recordings.
Each ISRC is a unique and permanent identifier for a specific recording which can be permanently encoded into a product as its digital fingerprint. Encoded ISRC provide the means to automatically identify recordings for royalty payments. |
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and to apply for ISRC codes, click here
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Platinum
100,000 Units |
Mariah Carey
"E=MC2"
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Island / Universal Music
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Johnny Reid
"Kicking Stones"
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Open Road Recordings / Universal Music
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Gold
40,000 Units |
Great Big Sea
"Fortune's Favour"
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Warner Music / Warner Music Canada Ltd
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New Kids On The Block
"The Block"
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Interscope / Universal Music
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Month |
Year To Date |
| Units Shipped |
| Grand Total |
6630 |
7365 |
-10% |
37627 |
45139 |
-17% |
| Net Value of Sales |
| Grand Total |
70554 |
84416 |
-16% |
382424 |
476343 |
-20% |
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