The music industry announced an agreement to launch albums globally on Fridays, in an attempt to prevent the differences between regions help the piracy of products in an era of instant music.
Important groups representing the retail market of music, record companies and artists said they aim to coordinate the releases of albums and singles worldwide on Fridays at 0h01 local.
The decision, after nine months of consultations, should enter into force on the northern summer (winter in Brazil), according to Frances Moore, CEO of IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry).
“What is absolutely clear is that there is virtually unanimous agreement that a global release date is a good thing,” said Moore told AFP.
By tradition, the albums are usually released on Mondays in the UK and in France, Tuesday in the United States, Wednesdays in Japan and Fridays in Australia and Germany.
Different dates have become anachronistic given the rapid growth of the digital download, and more recently, streaming, contributing to a black market of albums that have been released in a region.
Moore believes that a global release date will help industry to create more enthusiasm.
“Let’s say the Daft Punk, for example, make an announcement that album will be released today, but in the United States, while in Germany only on Friday. There is a gap of three or even four days.”
“As a consumer, you can not find, even if the artist says it was released So now they will not need to look for in a pirate site -. Our focus is the legitimate market,”
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The IFPI said it consulted the International Federation of Musicians, which represents several unions around the world, as well as major retailers and streaming services, including Spotify.
One of the opposition sources as are the independent stores in the United States, the largest music market in the world, supporting a global release date, but not Friday.
US retailers usually bet on Tuesday, which would otherwise be a day of weak motion and allowing time for the albums from reaching the weekend.
In recent years, artists such as Beyonce and Madonna have released albums including without prior notice, in some cases to respond to leaks or to try to avoid the problem.
Moore said the global date has broad support, but there will be no legal problem for those who insist on another date.
The music industry has gone through an earthquake since the market began to enter the digital age, just over 15 years.
The global sales fell 3.9%, to $ 15 billion in 2013, according to IFPI, but the decline was led by Japan – where sales of physical discs still dominate the market – digital sales grew in several countries
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