<s>
Music	B-Application
Rights	I-Application
Australia	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Music	B-Application
Industry	I-Application
Piracy	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
organisation	O
that	O
protects	O
the	O
creative	O
interests	O
of	O
artists	O
within	O
the	O
Australian	O
music	O
community	O
through	O
educational	O
initiatives	O
,	O
government	O
lobbying	O
and	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
artists’	O
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	B-Application
Rights	I-Application
Australia	I-Application
represents	O
over	O
2,000	O
songwriters	O
and	O
music	O
publishers	O
through	O
their	O
association	O
the	O
Australasian	O
Mechanical	O
Copyright	O
Owners	O
 '	O
Society	O
(	O
AMCOS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
125	O
record	O
labels	O
–	O
both	O
independent	O
and	O
major	O
,	O
including	O
Sony	O
Music	O
,	O
Universal	O
and	O
Warner	O
Music	O
–	O
through	O
the	O
Australian	O
Recording	O
Industry	O
Association	O
(	O
ARIA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	B-Application
Rights	I-Application
Australia	I-Application
(	O
)	O
aims	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
works	O
created	O
by	O
its	O
music	O
industry	O
stakeholders	O
are	O
respected	O
and	O
appropriately	O
rewarded	O
and	O
protected	O
.	O
</s>
