CISAC Understanding Metadata

Understanding Metadata and how it could Improve your BusinessFX NUTTALL CISACCOM10-0222 CISAC

MetadataDefinition: Data

describing resource (a Sound Recording, a Musical Work, a Film, a Performer..)

Usage:

Rights Management and royalty tracking Discovery and promotion

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Major changes of the digital market

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Major changes of the digital market

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Major changes of the digital market

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First conclusionMore tracks available + Usage is more diverse + Smaller royalties per usage = Tracking and reporting must be optimized

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What does metadata look likeThe worst case scenario

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Descriptive Metadata for MusicTraditional minimal metadata set for music: Title Main Artist duration Genre

Good, but not good enough !

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 1 An author and a composer create a Song (A Musical Work) The song is registered with a Collective Rights Organization (CRO)Resource Musical Work Author Composer Metadata

TIP 1: double-check the spelling and consistencyof your name!

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 1 In iTunes, Consuelo Velzquez Author of Besame Mucho has 10 different spellings..

C. Velazquez C. Velasquez Velazquez

Consuele Velazquez Consuleo Velsquez Velazquez, torres, Sylar

Sylar & Velazquez C. Velazquez / Sylar Consuelo Velazquez & S. Sylar

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 2 The CRO assigns an IPI (and/or an ISNI) to each Creator

Resource Musical Work Author

Metadata Composer

Identifier IPI / ISNI IPI / ISNI

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 2IPI: Interested Party Identifier00002961801for Michael Jackson.

ISNI: International Standard Name Identifier4353 3424 4968 1801

Will be ready in 2011

TIP 2: Check that your IPI Number is the right one! You can go on your CROs web site. CISAC

Life-Cycle of a song Part 3 The CRO assigns an ISWC to each Musical Work

Resource Musical Work Author

Metadata Composer

Identifier IPI / ISNI IPI / ISNI

Identifier ISWC

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 3

ISWC: International Standard Name IdentifierT-070.233.007-1 for Billie Jean by M. Jackson.

TIP 3: Make sure your Work has received anISWC ! (It is mandatory for all CISAC members..) You can ask your CRO or visit their web site.

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 4 A Record Label creates a sound recording with the minimum metadata set.Resource Musical Work Author Composer Title Sound Recording Artist (Performer) Duration Genre Label Metadata Identifier IPI / ISNI IPI / ISNI Identifier ISWC

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 3

TIP 4: Make sure the Name of the Performer/Bandis well registered Double Check with your Label.

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Screenshot from FreeDB.org

Life-Cycle of a song Part 5 A Record Label (will) assign an ISNI to the Performer

Resource Musical Work Author

Metadata Composer Title Artist (Performer) Duration Genre Label

Identifier IPI / ISNI IPI / ISNI ISNI

Identifier ISWC

Sound Recording

!! : ISNIs will only be available starting 2011 CISAC

Life-Cycle of a song Part 6 A Record Label assigns an ISRC to the Sound Recording

Resource Musical Work Author

Metadata Composer Title Artist (Performer) Duration Genre Label

Identifier IPI / ISNI IPI / ISNI ISNI

Identifier ISWC

Sound Recording

ISRC

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Life-Cycle of a song Part 3

ISRC: International Standard Recording CodeUS-SM1-99-02991 for Billie Jean by M. Jackson.

TIP 5 : SM1 is a Registrant Code for a Record label.It is easy to get your own Registrant code ! Goto: www.ifpi.org/isrc

TIP 6 : ISRC is mandatory for iTunes. Dont settle for the dummy MI-SC0-12-34567. It appears over 6000 times on certain stores !! CISAC

Exchanging MetadataBefore:

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Exchanging MetadataNow:

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ConclusionStupid Metadata: Track 01

Standard Metadata: Title / Artist / Duration / Author Smart Metadata: ISWC / ISRC / ISNI

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Conclusion

Smart Metadata = Accurate Tracking = Faster Royalty Payment

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Identifier interoperabilityOnline Stores sell compound objects: more and more

ITunes LP = 12 Music Tracks + 1 Music Video + Full Lyrics

Identifier Interoperability creates authoritative links between identifiers

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Identifiers

ISAN

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Identifiers

ISAN ISRC

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Identifiers

ISAN ISRC ISWC

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Identifiers

ISAN ISRC ISWC ISMN CISAC

Identifiers"Yellow Submarine" (Lennon/McCartney) In the town where I was born Lived a man who sailed to sea And he told us of his life In the land of submarines So we sailed up to the sun Till we found the sea of green And we lived beneath the waves In our yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine And our friends are all on board Many more of them live next door And the band begins to play We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine CISAC

ISAN ISRC ISWC ISTC ISMN

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ISAN ISNI ISRC ISWC ISTC ISMN CISAC

Discovery Services

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Identifiers for Discovery

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The Identifier Landscape

CSI

ISSN

IPI

ISWC

ISTC

ISNI

ISRC

ISBN

ISAN

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The Identifier Landscape

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ISSN

IPI

ISWC

ISTC

ISNI

ISRC

ISBN

ISAN

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Identifiers for Discovery

Actor Author Performer

Madonna Louise Ciccone

Director

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Thank You

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