Discipline Global Mobile (DGM, or Discipline GM) is an independent record label that was founded in 1992 by Robert Fripp, who is known as a guitarist for King Crimson. DGM releases music by Fripp, KC, related acts, and other artists in compact discs and as downloadable files. A 1998 Billboard profile stated that DGM had ten staff members in Salisbury, England, and Los Angeles, California.
DGM aims "to be a model of ethical business in an industry founded on exploitation, oiled by deceit, riven with theft and fueled by greed," according to Fripp. Its policy is that its artists retain all copyrights; consequently, even DGM's "knotwork" corporate logo is owned by its designer. DGM's aims were called "exemplary", and DGM was credited with having expanded "the possibilities of experimental music" and having improved the environment for King Crimson.
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