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national industry 512250

Record Production and Distribution

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in record production (e.g., tapes, CDs) and/or releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers, or directly to the public. These establishments contract with artists, arrange and finance the production of original master recordings, and/or produce master recordings themselves, such as audio tapes/cassettes and compact discs. Establishments in this industry hold the copyright to the master recording, or obtain reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings produced by others, and derive most of their revenues from the sales, leasing, licensing, or distribution of master recordings.

The immediate parent of national industry 512250 is international industry 51225: Record Production and Distribution

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Promoting and authorizing the use of musical works in various media--are classified in Industry 512230, Music Publishers;
  • Providing facilities and technical expertise for recording musical performances--are classified in Industry 512240, Sound Recording Studios;
  • Mass duplication of recorded products--are classified in U.S. Industry 334614, Software and Other Prerecorded Compact Disc, Tape, and Record Reproducing;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of blank audio cassettes, tapes, and discs--are classified in Industry 423690, Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of prerecorded audio cassettes, tapes, and discs--are classified in Industry 423990, Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Retailing records, tapes, and compact discs without producing recordings--are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade;
  • Managing the careers of artists--are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures; and
  • Producing albums on contract as independent producers--are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 512250 - Integrated record companies (i.e., releasing, promoting, distributing)
  2. 512250 - Integrated record production and distribution
  3. 512250 - Master recording leasing and licensing
  4. 512250 - Musical recording, releasing, promoting, and distributing
  5. 512250 - Prerecorded audio tapes and compact discs integrated manufacture, release, and distribution
  6. 512250 - Record producers (except independent)
  7. 512250 - Record production (except independent record producers) without duplication or distribution
  8. 512250 - Record releasing, promoting, and distributing combined with mass duplication
  9. 512250 - Sound recording, integrated production, reproduction, release, and distribution
  10. 512250 - Sound recording, releasing, promoting, and distributing

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 512210 512220
2007 512210 512220
2012 512210 512220
2017 512250
2022 512250

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 3652 - Phonograph Records and Prerecorded Audio Tapes and Disks
  2. 8999 - Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 512250, Record Production and Distribution:

  1. information
  2. integrated record production or distribution
  3. integrated record production or distribution naic
  4. media duplication
  5. motion picture and sound recording industry
  6. musical product manufacturing pre recorded
  7. musical product manufacturing prerecorded
  8. phonograph record and prerecorded audio tape and disk
  9. record production
  10. record production and distribution
  11. record production naic
  12. service not otherwise classified
  13. sound recording industry
  14. sound recording industry not otherwise classified naic

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