Irish Recorded Music Association
| Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) |
|
|---|---|
| purpose | Collecting society |
| Chair: | Dick Doyle (Director General) |
| Establishment date: | 1997 |
| Number of members: | 48 companies |
| Seat : | Dublin |
| Website: | irma.ie |
The Irish Recorded Music Association ( IRMA for short ) is the association of the Irish music industry. It is a non-profit organization that manages and controls this industry in Ireland .
Goals and Activities
- IRMA is committed to promoting and protecting the Irish music industry and its interests. In particular, it lobbies to represent its member companies and to take action against illegal music downloads. She not only supports local, but also international artists.
- The official Irish music charts are also recorded and published by the IRMA. These are divided into the categories Top 100 Albums , Top 100 Singles , Top 10 Classical Albums, Top 10 Dance Singles, Top 20 Multi-Artist Compilation Albums, Top 30 Videos, Top 20 DVDs and Top 10 Music DVDs.
- Only Irish companies can join the IRMA. All members pay an annual fee, which depends on the size of the company.
- Since April 12, 2005, the IRMA has been taking legal action against "serial filesharers " in Ireland who illegally publish or distribute music on the Internet. On November 15, 2005, "Phase II" of the fight against file sharing began.
- In the past, IRMA has organized The IRMA Honors , a music award in honor of the life's work of Irish musicians and personalities who have influenced the Irish music industry. The winners include Bob Geldof , Larry Gogan and Christy Moore .
- In the mid-1990s, IRMA presented the IRMA Music Awards , which were replaced in 2001 by the annual Meteor Ireland Music Awards .
Action against file sharing
The IRMA reached an agreement with Irish telecommunications company Eircom to use a third party to monitor Eircom users downloading pirated music . The " three strikes and you are out " system should be used in this system. However, the agreement met with criticism from Digital Rights Ireland and IrelandOffline.
The organization sent legal letters to various companies, including the web host Blacknight Solutions, whose managing director Michele Neylon published the letter on the company's website. Even though Blacknight Solutions is not an internet service provider, they then received a letter offering to negotiate an arrangement similar to that with Eircom.
Protests against the actions of the IRMA are organized by Digital Rights Ireland and Blackout Ireland.
Board
- Dick Doyle (Director General)
- Sean Murtagh (Anti-Piracy Dept)
- Gráinne Kavanagh (IRMA Administration)
- Alex Callow (IRMA Membership Services)
The member companies are represented by:
- Willie Kavanagh (EMI Music Ireland)
- Pat Creed (Warner Music Ireland)
- Mark Crossingham (Universal Music Ireland)
- Annette Donnelly (Sony Music Ireland)
- Peter Kenny (RMG Chart Entertainment)
- Elvera Butler (Reekus Records)
- David O'Grady (Independent Records)
Member companies
The IRMA website currently lists 48 member companies:
|
|
|
The IRMA Foundation
In 1997, IRMA and Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited established a foundation with the aim of improving the opportunities for young people pursuing a career in the music industry. The most important initiative of the Foundation is the "Instrument Bank", which provides musical instruments to young people, some of whom live in disadvantaged communities in Ireland.
Limits to the award of phonograms
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- List of number one hits in Ireland
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- Society for musical performance and mechanical reproduction rights (GEMA)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b IRMA Members. (No longer available online.) IRMA, archived from the original on January 25, 2013 ; Retrieved January 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ IRMA website (home page). Retrieved February 27, 2009 .
- ↑ Boran, Marie: Is censorship the order of the day in protecting the music industry? Independent.ie, February 26, 2009, accessed February 27, 2009 .
- ↑ IRMA TARGETS FILESHARERS. (No longer available online.) In: Member News. IRMA, November 22, 2005, formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 15, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The IRMA Honors. (No longer available online.) IRMA, archived from the original on January 9, 2010 ; Retrieved January 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Collins, John: Specialists to police music downloads. The Irish Times , February 6, 2009, accessed February 27, 2009 .
- ↑ Boran, Marie: Lobby group calls for stop to censorship plans. Silicon Republic, February 16, 2009; accessed February 27, 2009 .
- ↑ a b Averbuch, Ralph: IRMA warning letter goes public. (No longer available online.) ENN.ie, February 26, 2009, archived from the original on February 28, 2009 ; Retrieved February 27, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Music industry pushing for internet filtering as well as “three strikes” - what can you do about it? (No longer available online.) Digital Rights Ireland, February 26, 2009, archived from the original on February 28, 2009 ; Retrieved February 27, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Web presences of the board companies: