The RIAA..we'll call it represents a wealth of music information. It stands for the Recording Industry Association of America. You can find artist of any genre's information on latest news, top selling songs, who's record went gold or platinum, even links to other musical sites that would be of help to you.
There was a section on piracy that in simple terms spoke to how one commits online piracy. Some of the statements shared how its ok to buy a cd and make a copy for yourself, but it becomes piracy if you make the songs mp3s and send them to your friends or placed them on online file-sharing sites. Even if you pay a fee to be on these file-sharing sites, you have to make sure that the sites has its licensing through the major record labels.
Their research information for parents and educators grabbed me as well. For parents who are concerned about what their children are listening to, they gave suggestions on instead of banning your children from listening to certain music, spend time with them teaching them the moral issues that are represented in your home while discussing the lyrics as well. Parents were also reminded of the Parental Advisory Label that are on cds that may not be appropriate for their children. As for educators, (which I will use), there is a component that gives a curriculum to help educators show students how to use the internet safely while surfing online.
So its safe to say that RIAA has a wealth of information concerning the music industry that I'll be able to use as a permanent resource for my company.
