Mexican association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms

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Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, A.C. (English: Mexican association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A.C.) is a trade association of phonographic companies that represent more of the 70 percent of the market in Mexico. It is an organization without aims of profit integrated by multinational and national record companies. Established on April 3, 1963.^[1]

Associated member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) that is and organization that promotes the interests of the International Record Industry. Their members include more than 1,400 separate companies in more than 70 countries. Also it has national groups affiliated with the industry in 48 countries. IFPI's mission is to fight against the piracy; to promote right markets of access and laws of copyright; To develop the legal conditions and the technologies so that the recording industry prospers in the digital era; and to promote the value of music.

[edit] History

In need to create an organization to represent the rights and interests of the producers of phonograms in Mexico on April 3rd 1963, a Civil Association called Phonographic Discs Producers (AMPRODISC).

The members were:^[2]

Compañía Importadora de Discos, S.A.
CBS de Mexico, S.A.
Discos Mexicanos, S.A.
Fábrica de Discos Peerless, S.A.
GAMMA, S.A.
Panamericana de Discos, S.A.
RCA Victor Mexicana, S.A.

On July 26th 1971, the name was changed to Mexican Phonogram Producers Association (Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas), and, as a result of the music video releases, on May 3rd 1990 the name was changed to Mexican association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms (AMPROFON), its current name.