5.5.1 MW01.03 — Basic musical work Record

This is the Record to communicate data about a musical work that is embodied in a sound recording or music video and is contained in a DSR message created in accordance with the Basic Audio Profile, the UGC Profile, the Royalty Reporting Profile, the Radio Broadcast Reporting Profile and the Masterlist Profile.

Cell Name

Definition

Data type

M/O/C

Example

1

RecordType

The type of the Record which shall always contain the value MW01.03.

Fixed string

M

MW01.03

2

BlockId

The identifier of the Block that this Record belongs to, which shall be specific to this DSR message. All Records in a single Block shall have the same BlockId.

String

M

7

3

DspMusicalWorkId

The proprietary identifier of the musical work assigned to it by the licensee.

String

M

12345678

4

MusicalWorkISWC

The International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) as defined in ISO 15707 identifying the musical work embodied in the resource. 

An ISWC comprises three parts: the letter 'T', followed by nine digits and then one check digit. ISWCs have no dashes.

A value in the MusicalWorkISWC Cell is mandatory if available to the licensee. This field is important for licensors for their processing and would ideally be mandatory in this part of the DSR standard. However, as there are rare cases where licensees genuinely do not have this data, the Cell is conditional.

String

C

T0030749586

5

MusicalWorkTitle

The title of the musical work as displayed to end users.

String

M

Bohemian Rhapsody

6

MusicalWorkSubTitle

A string which is supplementary to, but not contained within, a MusicalWorkTitle.

String

O

Live version

7

MusicalWork ComposerAuthorName

The name of composer(s) and/or author(s) of the musical work embodied in the resource. 

A value in the MusicalWorkComposerAuthorName Cell is mandatory if available to the licensee. This field is important for licensor for their processing and would ideally be mandatory in this part of the DSR standard. However, as there are rare cases where licensees genuinely do not have this data, the Cell is conditional. 

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkComposerAuthorName and MusicalWorkComposerAuthorPartyId Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Strings

C

Ed Sheeran

8

MusicalWork ComposerAuthorPartyId

The identifier(s) of the party(ies) identified in the MusicalWorkComposerAuthorName Cell.

A maximum of one value in the MusicalWorkComposerAuthorPartyId Cell can be provided for each value in the MusicalWorkComposerAuthorName Cell.

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkComposerAuthorPartyId and MusicalWorkComposerAuthorName Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Party Identifiers

O

ISNI::0000000081266409

9

MusicalWork ArrangerName

The name of any arranger(s) of the musical work embodied in the resource. 

A value in the MusicalWorkArrangerName Cell is mandatory if available to the licensee. This field is important for licensors for their processing and would ideally be mandatory in this part of the DSR standard. However, as there are rare cases where licensees genuinely do not have this data, the Cell is conditional. 

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkArrangerName and  MusicalWorkArrangerPartyId Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Strings

C

August Wilhelmj

10

MusicalWork ArrangerPartyId

The identifier(s) of the party(ies) identified in the MusicalWorkArrangerName Cell.

A maximum of one value in the MusicalWorkArrangerPartyId Cell can be provided for each value in the MusicalWorkArrangerName Cell.

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkArrangerPartyId and MusicalWorkArrangerName Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Party Identifiers

O

ISNI::0000000081266409

11

MusicalWork PublisherName

The name of the music publisher(s) of the musical work embodied in the resource. 

A value in the MusicalWorkPublisherName Cell is mandatory if available to the licensee. This field is important for licensors for their processing and would ideally be mandatory in this part of the DSR standard. However, as there are rare cases where licensees genuinely do not have this data, the Cell as conditional.

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkPublisherName and MusicalWorkPublisherPartyId Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Strings

C

UMP

12

MusicalWork PublisherPartyId

The identifier(s) of the party(ies) identified in the MusicalWorkPublisherName Cell. 

A maximum of one value in the  MusicalWorkPublisherPartyId Cell can be provided for each value in the MusicalWorkPublisherName Cell.

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkPublisherPartyId and MusicalWorkPublisherName Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Party Identifiers

O

ISNI::00000000111111111

13

MusicalWork ContributorName

The name of any other contributor(s) to the musical work embodied in the resource.

This Cell shall only be used if the licensee does not know whether the contributor is a composer and/or author or an arranger, or if the contributor played a role other than as a composer and/or author or arranger.

A value in the MusicalWorkContributorName Cell is mandatory if available to the licensee unless the contributor has already been included as a composer and/or author, arranger or music publisher. This field is important for licensor for their processing and would ideally be mandatory in this part of the DSR standard. However, as there are rare cases where licensees genuinely do not have this data, the Cell is conditional.

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkContributorName and MusicalWorkContributorPartyId Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple Strings

O

UMP

14

MusicalWork ContributorPartyId

The identifier(s) of the party(ies) identified in the MusicalWorkContributorName Cell.

A maximum of one value in the MusicalWorkContributorPartyId Cell can be provided for each value in the MusicalWorkContributor Cell.

The order of the values in the MusicalWorkContributorPartyId and MusicalWorkContributorName Cells shall be the same so that the licensor is able to link names and identifiers correctly.

Multiple PartyIds

O

ISNI::0000000081266409

15

MusicalWork DataProviderName

The name of the entity that provided the musical work data to the licensee.

If the licensee generated the musical work data provided in this Record, the MusicalWorkDataProviderName Cell shall contain the name of the licensee.

String

O

UMG

16

Proprietary MusicalWorkId

Any proprietary identifier(s) of the musical work. To identify the assignee the identifier is preceded by a namespace identifier in the syntax ns::id.

Multiple String::String

O

myns::4534

17 (up-dated)

ResourceReference

The resource within a release for which additional musical work data is provided.

When this MW01.03 Record is being used in the Masterlist Profile a ResourceReference must be provided when resources are reported as part of a release.

Within a Block, the ResourceReference shall be unique across all resource Records contained in that Block. In the interest of keeping DSR messages as compact as possible, the ResourceReference should typically be a short string, such as 1, 2, etc.

String

M

6

18

ParentLicensor DataRecordId

The identifier for the LI01.03 Record which is specific to the DSR message, for which this musical work Record provides additional data.

A value in the ParentLicensorDataRecordId Cell is mandatory if this musical work Record provides additional data to an LI01.03 Record, when used in a DSR message created in accordance with the Masterlist Profile. 

String

C

123

19

ParentMasterlistId

The identifier for the ML01.01 Record which is specific to the DSR message, for which this musical work Record provides additional data.

A value in the ParentMasterlistId Cell is mandatory if this musical work Record provides additional data to an ML01.01 Record, when used in a DSR message created in accordance with the Masterlist Profile. 

String

C

123