RIAA Announces Effort To Develop New ID System For Sound Recordings

25-Oct-00

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that it has launched a new project to develop a standardized system for identifying digital files of sound recordings. This identification system, to be used in sound recordings worldwide, will build on and integrate with identification systems already in use. A primary benefit of the project will be to facilitate and accelerate the growth of digital delivery of music on the Internet. Because the identification system is intended to be available for worldwide use, RIAA will be working in close cooperation with IFPI and the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) and their member companies during the course of the project. To manage the project, the RIAA has selected Rightscom Ltd, a U.K.-based consultancy with specialist skills in the design and development of identification systems and information management. The project will determine the requirements for a new identification system for sound recordings which is fully compatible with existing identification systems such as the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC). The project will seek to involve other music industry interests, including, among others, distributors and retailers (both traditional and Web-based). The design of this new system will build on existing practices as far as practicable and incorporate features that support the range of sale, licensing and tracking activities that will be vital in future online music commerce. ""The record industry world-wide needs an infrastructure that will facilitate new digital delivery systems for music systems,"" said Cary Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of RIAA. ""An effective identification system for digital files, that is capable of specifying each unique sound recording, in all its forms, is a key element of this infrastructure."" Mark Isherwood, lead consultant for Rightscom, commented, ""We are pleased to have been selected to conduct this effort in support of the RIAA, IFPI, and RIAJ, so we can bring to it our unique skills and experience related to identification systems and metadata management, along with our in-depth knowledge of the music industry structure and its processes. This project sets the pattern for a new generation of identification systems for the creative industries."" For more information about the RIAA, visit www.riaa.com. For more information about Rightscom Ltd, visit www.rightscom.com.

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