Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
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The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) (English
: Brazilian Association of Record Producers) is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.
. The priorities of the ABPD are to develop conditions to assist the industry in preserving the music market and developing new markets and music marketing technologies, as well as fighting online piracy and promoting appropriate legislation in the areas of copyright and neighboring right, in addition to promoting awareness of music as a cultural and economic value. Furthermore, the ABPD is engaged in conciliating the interests of the companies it represents with those of other title-holders in the area of copyright, as well as gathering statistical data and conducting market research and surveys. The ABPD is affiliated to the umbrella association, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), with over 1,400 member companies in 66 countries.
The ABPD is also responsible for the issuance of certification awards authorized by recording companies, in recognition of the work of performers, through the awarding of "special discs", i.e. Gold
, Platinum
and Diamond
Discs, for units sold. In the anti-piracy area, the ABPD established the "Association for the Protection of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Phonographic Industry", APDIF, in 1995, and this body is involved since then in the fight against music piracy in their operational, logistic and legal aspects.
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English language
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: Brazilian Association of Record Producers) is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.
About
The Brazilian Association of Record Producers, ABPD, was set up in April 1958 and represents the largest phonogram producers established in BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The priorities of the ABPD are to develop conditions to assist the industry in preserving the music market and developing new markets and music marketing technologies, as well as fighting online piracy and promoting appropriate legislation in the areas of copyright and neighboring right, in addition to promoting awareness of music as a cultural and economic value. Furthermore, the ABPD is engaged in conciliating the interests of the companies it represents with those of other title-holders in the area of copyright, as well as gathering statistical data and conducting market research and surveys. The ABPD is affiliated to the umbrella association, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), with over 1,400 member companies in 66 countries.
The ABPD is also responsible for the issuance of certification awards authorized by recording companies, in recognition of the work of performers, through the awarding of "special discs", i.e. Gold
Gold
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, Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
and Diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
Discs, for units sold. In the anti-piracy area, the ABPD established the "Association for the Protection of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Phonographic Industry", APDIF, in 1995, and this body is involved since then in the fight against music piracy in their operational, logistic and legal aspects.
Affiliates
All companies associated with ABPD- EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
- Microservice Tecnologia Digital
- MK Music
- Paulinas
- Record Produções e Gravações, Ltda.
- Line RecordsLine RecordsLine Records is a Brazilian gospel record label and it belongs to Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Was founded in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992 with the intent to tend the gospel music demand.-Artists:*Adilson Silva*Adriana Ferreira*Adriana Marques...
- New Music
- Line Records
- Som LivreSom LivreSom Livre is a Brazilian record company that was founded by Rede Globo in 1969 to commercialize its soap opera soundtracks, later expanding to record studio albums....
- Sony MusicSony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
- Universal Music GroupUniversal Music GroupUniversal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
- Walt Disney RecordsWalt Disney RecordsWalt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
- Warner Music GroupWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
Sales certification
Before 1990, there are no music certification award, in Brazil. Following that, the certification levels were:Brazilian (domestic) artists
CD| Certification | Until 2003 | 2004-2005 | 2006-2009 | Since 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 100,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 40,000 |
| Platinum | 250,000 | 125,000 | 100,000 | 80,000 |
| Double Platinum | 500,000 | 250,000 | 200,000 | 160,000 |
| Triple Platinum | 750,000 | 375,000 | 300,000 | 240,000 |
| Diamond | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 300,000 |
DVD
| Certification | Until 2005 | Since 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Platinum | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Double Platinum | — | 100,000 |
| Triple Platinum | — | 150,000 |
| Diamond | 100,000 | 250,000 |
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- Gold: 50,000
- Platinum: 100,000
- Diamond: 500,000
International Artists
CD| Certification | Until 2000 | 2001-2005 | 2006-2009 | Since 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 100,000 | 50,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 |
| Platinum | 250,000 | 125,000 | 60,000 | 40,000 |
| Double Platinum | 500,000 | 250,000 | 120,000 | 80,000 |
| Triple Platinum | 750,000 | 375,000 | 180,000 | 120,000 |
| Diamond | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | 250,000 | 160,000 |
DVD
| Certification | Until 2005 | Since 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 25,000 | 15,000 |
| Platinum | 50,000 | 30,000 |
| Double Platinum | — | 60,000 |
| Triple Platinum | — | 90.000 |
| Diamond | 100,000 | 125,000 |
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- Gold: 50,000
- Platinum: 100,000
- Diamond: 500,000