<P> The South African Copyright Act of 1978 states: "You may not make a copy of a sound recording without the permission of the author ." This has been interpreted to mean that it is illegal to convert a CD to MP3 in South Africa . Legal proceedings have never been instituted against a party in South Africa who converted a CD to MP3 format for personal and private use . </P> <P> RiSA is recognised by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry as the official national group for the recording industry in South Africa, protecting all artists in the country . </P> <P> Since August 2006, albums were required to sell 20,000 copies to be certified gold, and 40,000 copies to be certified platinum . These requirements were later adjusted for albums released from 1 December 2015; albums would need to achieve sales of 15,000 to be certified gold and 30,000 to be certified platinum . </P> <P> A weekly top 20 album chart is aired every Saturday by Radio Sonder Grense, based on CD sales figures compiled by RiSA . </P>

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