5.3.4 RE04 – Audio Release Record for communicating with The Mechanical Licensing Collective
This is the Record to describe audio Releases that have been used or sold in a sales report in accordance with the Basic Audio Profile to The Mechanical Licensing Collective. This specifically also includes music videos.
Cell Name | Field Definition | Data Type | M/O/C | Example | |
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1 |
| The Type of the Record; always to contain “RE04” | Fixed string | M | RE04 |
2 |
| The Identifier (specific to the Message) of the Block that this Record belongs to. All Records in a single Block shall have the same BlockId | String | M | 7 |
3 |
| The Identifier (specific to the Block) of the Record, that allows other Records to reference this Record. Within a Block, the ReleaseReference shall be unique across all Release Records. In the interest of keeping sales/usage reports as compact as possible, the ReleaseReference should typically be a short string, e.g. "1", "2", ... | String | M | 15 |
4 |
| The ProprietaryIdentifier of the Release assigned by the MessageSender | String | M | 12345678 |
5 |
| The ProprietaryIdentifier of the Release preceded by a namespace identifier in the syntax ns::id | Multiple String::String | O | myns::4534|ns2::4345 |
6 |
| The catalogue number of the Release assigned by the issuing record company | String | O | 123456 |
7 |
| The ICPN used as proxy for identification of the Release. An ICPN comprises 12 or 13 digits, depending on whether it is an EAN (13) or a UPC (12). 14 character ICPNs are also permitted. ReleaseICPN is mandatory when available to the MessageSender. This field is important for MessageRecipients for their processing and would ideally be mandatory in this Standard. However, as there are rare cases where licensees genuinely do not have this information, DDEX has decided to mark these Cells as “Conditional”. | String | C | 12345678904321 |
8 |
| The Name used by the DSP when presenting Artist details of the Release to a Consumer. ReleaseDisplayArtistName shall be provided if available. Information on DisplayArtistNames and DisplayArtists can be found on the DDEX Knowledge Base. | String | C | The Beatles |
9 |
| The PartyId of the DisplayArtist | PartyID | O | ISNI::0000000081266409 |
10 |
| The Title of the Release as displayed to the consumer. | String | M | Beatles for Sale |
11 |
| A Descriptor which is supplementary to, but not contained within, a ReleaseTitle | String | O | Live Version |
12 |
| The form in which a ReleaseCreator anticipates offering the Release to Consumers. | AVS | O | Album |
13 |
| The Name of the Label for the Release. | String | O | Apple Records |
14 |
| The PLine for the Release | String | O | ℗1970 Apple Records |
15 |
| The Name of the company that provided the Release information to the MessageSender. If the Licensee generated the data provided in this record, the DataProviderName shall contain the Name of the Licensee. | String | O | UMG |
16 |
| The date when the Release was first made available, whether for physical or electronic/online distribution. | ISO Date | O | 1969-08-26 |
17 |
| The ReleaseDisplayArtistName as received by the DSP. The ReleaseDisplayArtistNameAsReceived shall only be provided if it differs from the ReleaseDisplayArtistName reported in Cell 8. Information on DisplayArtistNames and DisplayArtists can be found on the DDEX Knowledge Base (http://kb.ddex.net ). | Multiple String | C | Coldplay vs Swedish House Mafia |
18 |
| The DisplayArtist information as received by the DSP. Information on DisplayArtistNames and DisplayArtists can be found on the DDEX Knowledge Base (http://kb.ddex.net ). | Multiple String | O | Coldplay|Swedish House Mafia |
19 |
| The ReleaseTitle as received by the DSP. The ReleaseTitleAsReceived shall only be provided if it differs from the ReleaseTitle reported in Cell 10. | Multiple String | C | Beatles for Sale |
20 |
| The ReleaseSubTitle as received by the DSP. The ReleaseSubTitleAsReceived shall only be provided if it differs from the ReleaseSubTitle reported in Cell 11. | Multiple String | C | Live Version |
21 |
| An alternative title of the Release | Multiple String | O | Beatles for Sale |
22 |
| The AlternativeReleaseTitle as received by the DSP. The AlternativeReleaseTitleAsReceived shall only be provided if it differs from the AlternativeReleaseTitle reported in Cell 21. | Multiple String | C | Beatles for Sale |