APPROVED SCHEME OF GOLD/PLATINUM DISC STANDARDS EFFECTIVE FOR SOUND RECORDINGS OF MEMBER COMPANIES RELEASED
AFTER 1st OCTOBER 1998.
1. Sales of all types of carriers - whether LPs, Cassettes, CDs or any other existing or future type of carrier - will be considered on the basis of one unit equal to one piece of carrier.
2. If a sound recording contains a combination of two programmes, any programme over half of its total duration can be weighed at 50%, of the sales of the sound recordings of that programme. Any recording comprising less than half of the total duration of the sound recording will not be counted for the purpose of certification.
3. Sales in domestic markets only will be considered for the calculation of total sales of sound recordings.
AFTER 1st OCTOBER 1998.
1. Sales of all types of carriers - whether LPs, Cassettes, CDs or any other existing or future type of carrier - will be considered on the basis of one unit equal to one piece of carrier.
2. If a sound recording contains a combination of two programmes, any programme over half of its total duration can be weighed at 50%, of the sales of the sound recordings of that programme. Any recording comprising less than half of the total duration of the sound recording will not be counted for the purpose of certification.
3. Sales in domestic markets only will be considered for the calculation of total sales of sound recordings.