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The IFPI, or International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers, is a worldwide trade organization for the audio and video recording industry.
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[edit] Brief history
The IFPI was formed in 1933 as the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in Rome, Italy. The IFPI was created to represent the recording industry in negotiations with BIEM (Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique) for the payment of royalties and to the promote the legal rights of recording producers. In 1974 IFPI changed the meaning of its name to International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers.
[edit] Origin of name
In the UK a phonograph refers to a machine that plays a cylinder recording roll, but in the USA it refers to a record player that plays flat discs. In the UK a gramophone refers to a machine that is also called a record player that is used for playing flat discs, while in the USA it refers to a machine for playing cylinder recording rolls. Because the IFPI was of American origin, American terminology was used.
[edit] Combining licenses
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[edit] Stations as locations
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[edit] Finger-pointing at the USA
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