The International Recording Media Association (IRMA), previously known as the International Tape Association (ITA), was an international
trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
association dealing with every facet of recording,
media and related industries. Their membership includes raw material providers, manufacturers, replicators, duplicators, packagers,
copyright
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, education ...
holders, and others.
Founded in 1970 by
media pioneer
Larry Finley
Larry Finley (May 14, 1913 – April 3, 2000) was an American late-night broadcast pioneer, as well a leader in the audiotape (I.T.C.C. - International Tape Cartridge Corporation and NAL - North American Leisure Corporation) and videotape business ...
, IRMA today counts such recording media giants as Sony, Panasonic, JVC, BMG, Universal, Fuji, Eastman Kodak, Warner, and EMI among its member companies.
According to their official website:
:''IRMA has been around more than 30 years. Beginning with the introduction of the
audiocassette
The Compact Cassette or Musicassette (MC), also commonly called the tape cassette, cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Otten ...
, through the home video revolution, and right up to the current digital and electronic delivery era, IRMA has always been the organization companies have turned to for news, networking, market research, information services, and leadership."''
With the advent of digital delivery IRMA evolved into the CDSA, the Content Delivery & Security Association. Their aim IP protection. The CDSA merged with the MESA (Media & Entertainment Services Alliance) by bringing additional aspects of digital delivery, fulfilment and distribution in a single organization.
References
External links
International Recording Media Association official websiteContent Delivery & Security Association IRMA rehashed
Media & Entertainment Services Alliance
Music industry
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