Canada. Ringtones now qualify for 'gold' and 'platinum' status

FP Post reports that the Canadian Recording Industry Association has started issuing "gold" and "platinum" designations for downloads of songs as ringtones.

"The first awards were announced on Tuesday, with 43 tunes certified as platinum and 17 noted as gold.

In Canada, 40,000 downloads qualifies a ringtone for platinum status, with 20,000 needed for gold.

As a point of comparison, unit sales of 50,000 of a CD or vinyl album are needed for an album to be deemed gold, with 100,000 required for platinum."

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