Music Industry Piracy Investigations
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Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) is an organisation backed by musical industry associations (in particular ARIA
), and record labels in Australia such as Sony BMG and MGM Records
for the purposes of enforcing copyright in music in Australia and for providing backing to investigative and preventative measures.
The website of MIPI (www.mipi.com.au) contains a comprehensive set of opinions on the legality of internet file sharing as well as its impact on recording artists and the recording industry in general. MIPI assert themselves as an authority capable of receiving "tip-offs" on copyright infringement and have contact details available. This type of assertion is more common in Australia than other parts of the world as copyright infringement is not a criminal offense.
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
), and record labels in Australia such as Sony BMG and MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
for the purposes of enforcing copyright in music in Australia and for providing backing to investigative and preventative measures.
The website of MIPI (www.mipi.com.au) contains a comprehensive set of opinions on the legality of internet file sharing as well as its impact on recording artists and the recording industry in general. MIPI assert themselves as an authority capable of receiving "tip-offs" on copyright infringement and have contact details available. This type of assertion is more common in Australia than other parts of the world as copyright infringement is not a criminal offense.