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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Associação
Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) (English: Brazilian
Association of Record Producers) is an official representative body of
the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market. The Brazilian
Association of Record Producers, ABPD, was set up in April 1958 and
represents the largest phonogram producers established in Brazil. The
priorities of the ABPD are to develop conditions to assist the industry
in preserving the music market and developing new markets and music
marketing technologies, as well as fighting online piracy and promoting
appropriate legislation in the areas of copyright and neighboring right,
in addition to promoting awareness of music as a cultural and economic
value. Furthermore, the ABPD is engaged in conciliating the interests of
the companies it represents with those of other title-holders in the
area of copyright, as well as gathering statistical data and conducting
market research and surveys.
