No Award for Taking Back Sunday?

As a poor loser, the small independent label Victory Records is taking on Warner Music and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The background is the rock band Taking Back Sunday switching to the major label, which Victory Records apparently did not appreciate. Shortly after signing the contract with Warner, the RIAA awarded the band a gold album for their album "Where You Want To Be." This requires at least 500,000 records sold. How the RIAA arrived at these numbers is inexplicable according to Tony Brummel from Victory Records. They, as the responsible party for this album, never provided the sales figures. Strangely, the evaluation is based on numbers from Warner, even though they hold all the rights to it. Legal action against the band and the new label is currently being considered. The band has since stated through their manager that they do not understand what reasons there could be for wanting to revoke such an award.