Philippine Association of the Record Industry

The Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PHIL Music) or PARI^[1] is the Philippine equivalent to the American RIAA.

The Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), a non-profit, non-stock, purely private industry organization, was organized in 1972.^[2]

Objectives

To promote and develop a legitimate and viable music industry
To promote and develop Filipino music to world class status and to penetrate the world market
To protect copyright owners against the unauthorized use, reproduction and sale of music and sound recordings
To maintain musical sound recordings as a medium that provides wholesome entertainment and positive values to the public
To liaise, work and help the government for the betterment of the country in general and of the music industry in particular, such as in legislation^[3]

Years	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Before 2003	20,000	40,000	400,000
2003 - October 2008	15,000	30,000	300,000
November 2008 - March 2009	12,500	25,000	250,000
April 2009 - present	10,000	20,000	200,000

Promulgated a Code of Ethics to maintain harmonious relationships among various sectors of the industry and to protect the public welfare
Worked with the Legislative Branch of government to draft more sound copyright laws in line with GATT and the recent Trade-Related Issues on Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Conducted raids on and prosecuted music pirates in collaboration with the PNP, NBI, CIS and the EIIB in order to address the increasing piracy of music
Worked on a regular basis with the Executive Branch of government, such as the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Tourism and the Presidential Inter-Agency Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (PIAC-IPR) to attain government and industry objectives
Represented both the music industry and the country in world for an organized by the likes of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Organized local and international concerts, competitions and festivals to promote Pilipino music both here and abroad, such as:
- Awit Awards
- Philippine International Songwriting Competition