The term piracy is generally used to describe the deliberate infringement of copyright on a commercial scale.
The problem of piracy has arisen with the rapid advance of technology. New techniques of printing, recording and fixation of broadcast or recorded programmes have emerged, making it easy for the pirates to carry on their illegal.
Activities. Piracy is an illegal and criminal activity.
Cassettes sales of pirate recordings in 1997 were estimated at 174 million units with a value of some 83 million Dollars making India the World's third largest pirate market in volume and sixth in value. Pirate sales in India account for nearly 30% of total unit sales. There has been substantial improvement compared to the eighties when piracy levels were over 80%. Nevertheless, it is still quite high and calls for effective enforcement measures. Piracy of Compact Discs is also becoming a problem.
In 1994, the association changed its name to The Indian Music Industry (IMI). It is a non-commercial and non-profit making organisation affiliated to the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IMI is registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act.
IMI members include major record companies like Saregama India Ltd.(HMV), Universal Music (India), Tips, Venus, Magnasound, BMG Crescendo, Sony Music Entertainment (India), Virgin Records, Milestone, Times Music and several other prominent national and Regional labels representing over 75 % of the output in legitimate recordings and a wide range of musical repertoire.
IMI has its registered office in Kolkata, and administrative office in Mumbai. IMI also has an office in New Delhi and additional anti-piracy offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and several other cities and towns all over India.
IMI has started implementing since 1986 a formal certification process to recognise the sales success of the audio releases of its member companies.
The problem of piracy has arisen with the rapid advance of technology. New techniques of printing, recording and fixation of broadcast or recorded programmes have emerged, making it easy for the pirates to carry on their illegal.
Activities. Piracy is an illegal and criminal activity.
Cassettes sales of pirate recordings in 1997 were estimated at 174 million units with a value of some 83 million Dollars making India the World's third largest pirate market in volume and sixth in value. Pirate sales in India account for nearly 30% of total unit sales. There has been substantial improvement compared to the eighties when piracy levels were over 80%. Nevertheless, it is still quite high and calls for effective enforcement measures. Piracy of Compact Discs is also becoming a problem.
In 1994, the association changed its name to The Indian Music Industry (IMI). It is a non-commercial and non-profit making organisation affiliated to the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IMI is registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act.
IMI members include major record companies like Saregama India Ltd.(HMV), Universal Music (India), Tips, Venus, Magnasound, BMG Crescendo, Sony Music Entertainment (India), Virgin Records, Milestone, Times Music and several other prominent national and Regional labels representing over 75 % of the output in legitimate recordings and a wide range of musical repertoire.
IMI has its registered office in Kolkata, and administrative office in Mumbai. IMI also has an office in New Delhi and additional anti-piracy offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and several other cities and towns all over India.
IMI has started implementing since 1986 a formal certification process to recognise the sales success of the audio releases of its member companies.