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[FYI] RIAA Unveils Digital Music ID Plan
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- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:50:17 +0200
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RIAA Unveils Digital Music ID Plan
By Lori Enos
E-Commerce Times
October 13, 2000
With an eye toward improving its ability to monitor online music
downloads, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
announced Thursday that it is working with other industry groups to
develop a standardized system for identifying digital files of songs.
[...]
The new identification system will build on the International
Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that is currently embedded into CDs
and includes details about the manufacturer of the CD, the country
where the copyright resides, and other information.
Tracking Songs
The new system will not allow labels to determine who is downloading
what music, but the RIAA intends for it to be an expandable system
that will allow for different coding for different types of
downloads. For instance, purchased digital downloads would be coded
differently than music downloaded for a trial period or subscription-
based downloads.
The system could also be used to determine if digital files meant to
be sold are being freely traded through services such as Napster.
Internet Licensing Pact
On Tuesday, the RIAA and the National Music Publishers' Association
(NMPA) said that they had agreed on procedures for licensing
digitally distributed musical compositions and songs.
The procedures, to be implemented as transactions between RIAA member
labels and NMPA subsidiary the Harry Fox Agency, are designed to
streamline the licensing procedure for digital distribution. The RIAA
said the new procedures "will substantially reduce the time and
effort required to clear music publishing rights for the electronic
delivery of sound recordings to consumers."
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