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The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in Ireland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IRMA - About Us )〕 ==Goals and activities== *On 12 June 2013, IRMA secured an Order of the High Court to block access to The Pirate Bay to all Irish internet users.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=High Court Gives Irish ISPs 30 Days To Block The Pirate Bay )〕 * IRMA operates to promote and protect the welfare and interests of the Irish record industry. Specifically, IRMA is involved in lobbying to protect and enhance the interest of member companies and lobby to prevent illegal downloading of music content from local and international artists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Is censorship the order of the day in protecting the music industry? )〕 *In the past IRMA have organised "The IRMA Honours," an awards ceremony which honours the life work of Ireland's leading musicians and people who have influenced the Irish music industry. Past recipients include Bob Geldof,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=>> IRMA << Welcome to our site >> )〕 Larry Gogan and Christy Moore. *IRMA also compile and manage the official music charts for Ireland. These include: Top 100 Albums, Top 100 Singles, Top 10 Classical Albums, Top 10 Dance Singles, Top 20 Multi-Artist Compilation Albums, Top 30 Videos, Top 20 DVDs and Top 10 Music DVDS. *On 12 April 2005, the association began to take legal action against "serial filesharers" in Ireland who illegally distribute music on the Internet. On 15 November 2005, the IRMA began "Phase II" of its plan to battle filesharing. * Only Irish companies can become members of the IRMA. All members pay a yearly fee based on company size. Currently, the IRMA has 51 member companies. *In the mid-1990s IRMA presented the IRMA Music Awards. These have been replaced by the annual music awards show Meteor Ireland Music Awards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irish Recorded Music Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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