FYI : RIANZ
Posted: Mon Apr 7, 2003 10:56 am

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The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand Inc. is a non-profit making incorporated society composed of over 40 record companies representing a broad spectrum of producers involved in the New Zealand recording field.

Its primary objective is to promote and strengthen the legal rights of the member companies and recording artists. It represents the recording industry with respet to governments and intergovernmental organisations and campaigns for the introduction and improvement of copyright and related right's legislation.

RIANZ is particularly concerned to ensure that effective legislation is in place, to protect the recording industry from unauthorised copying of its music. Other activities include the promotion and exercise of performance rights so that producers of recordings and recording artists are properly paid when their recordings are broadcast or performed in public.

RIANZ is involved in a number of areas:

THE TUIS:

The New Zealand Music Awards - 'The Tuis' are considered the most coveted honour in the recording field in New Zealand. These are given out annually by RIANZ for outstanding artistic and technical achievements.

Entry packs are distributed in November of each year. Non-members are welcome to enter on payment of a $112.50 (GST inc.) entry fee.

CHARTS:

RIANZ oversees the compiling and publishing of the weekly Top 50 National Sales Charts which measure the over-the-counter sales of albums and singles including an airplay component for the singles chart.

GOLD & PLATINUM ALBUMS/SINGLES:

RIANZ is responsible for issuing gold and platinum accreditation for sales of singles and albums.

MUSIC VOUCHERS:

Through Record Publications Ltd, RIANZ operates a nationwide redeemable music voucher scheme.

ISRC CODES:

RIANZ is also the New Zealand International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) National Agency and allocates the country and first owner codes to members for encoding on all audio, audio-visual recordings as a method of identification.

INFORMATIVE:

RIANZ provides a neutral ground of information and support to all aspects of the recording industry.

PPNZ:

Phonographic Performances (NZ) Ltd has assigned to it the rights of the members of RIANZ. It is a non-profit collection and distribution agent for the 120+ members.

This involves up-holding and acting within the 1994 Copyright Act by administering public performance licenses on behalf of those members. License fees, less administration costs, go back to record producer members and to recording artists.

This operation includes the RAP fund (Recording Artists and Producers). If you are a recording artist or a producer (producer meaning record label) and you have released material then the RAP fund is for you. Funds are distributed based on the radio airplay logs provided to RIANZ by APRA.

You need to be a registered PPNZ member to be eligible for payments. Membership for PPNZ is simple and you don't need to be signed to a recording label to be eligible. Registration for the RAP fund is free.

If you are interesting in acquiring further information on certain aspects of what RIANZ or PPNZ do, or are interested in membership, contact them at the address below:

RIANZ & PPNZ
11 York Street
PO Box 37-442
Parnell
AUCKLAND

Phone: (09) 308 0510
Fax: (09) 306 4977
E-mail: [email protected]
RIANZ: http://www.rianz.org.nz

RE: FYI : RIANZ
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