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# Webgui

## Artist (Author/Performer)

- wants to register works for copyright ownership.

- wants an easy way to report writer splits and compensation splits early on in the process.

- wants transparent reporting of royalty streams.

- wants to track derivative works, and also benefit if successful.

- wants an easy and standard way to report which songs I am performing live to all interested parties.

- wants a method to authenticate the information credited to their work submitted by additional creators, collaborators, or other third parties.

- wants the ability to update ownership information changes over time.

- wants to know, if a song can be covered for free (e.g. creative commons or public domain)

- wants to know the conditions about licensing a sample from another's creation

- *(Later)* wants public and private methods to contact other creators.

- *(Later)* wants to have an complete view of all their metadata.

- *(Later)* wants a simple overview of the music industry.

- *(Later)* wants easy payment distribution between musicians.

- *(Later)* wants to export his/her repertoire to switch collecting society.

- *(Later)* wants to import his/her repertoire from music directories (e.g. Musicbrainz).

## Publisher

- *(Later)* wants to administer the repertoire of its clients.

## Visitor

- wants full internationalization and localization support.

## DJ

- wants Music Recognition Tech for compiling playlists of originals used in DJ mix repertoire uploads.

# API

## Repertoire

### Potential Licencee

- wants to check via third party software, if a playlist can be played for free (e.g. creative commons or public domain).

### DSP

- wants to know the music owners and their % split (which must sum up to 100%) and have the most up-to-date information.

- wants to know the following Info for licensing, registration and reporting:

    - Track Title

    - Track Version

    - Track Artists

    - Album Title

    - (Parent) Label

    - Track Timing

    - Date of Recording

    - Authors

    - Publishers

    - *(Later)* Administrators

    - *(Later)* Splits (Publisher/Administrator)

- wants to know the following Catalog/Rights Info for each Sound Recording:

    - Title

    - Artist

    - ISRC

    - Label

    - Territory

    - *(Later)* Ownership Share %

- wants to know the following Reporting Info for each Sound Recording:

    - Title

    - Artist

    - ISRC

    - Label

    - Ownership Share

    - Territory

    - Usage

    - Revenue

- wants to know the following UX (listeners) Info for each Sound Recording:

    - Title

    - Artist

    - Album

- wants to know the following Catalog/Rights Info for each Composition:

    - Title

    - Writer

    - ISWC

    - HFA Song Code

    - Publisher(s)

    - Territory(s)

    - *(Later)* Ownership Share(s) %

- wants to know the following UX (listeners) Info for each Composition:

    - Title

    - Writer

- wants a catalog of recordings for copyright filtering service (e.g. UGC fingerprint) with identifiers of the same type used by the recording/work creators to accurately report usage information.

- wants to find the link between recordings and compositions, if it already exists.

- wants to find the interested parties that are the writers of a composition.

- wants to find the society affiliations of a writer.

- wants to find all the interested parties, both writers and publishers, that have a claim for a work.

- *(Later, Write)* wants to submit the link between recordings and compositions.

### Publisher

- wants to have a standardised way to access Composition Data:

    - Song Title

    - Composer(s)

    - Publisher(s)/Administrator(s)

    - ISWC

    - Copyright Year (optional)

- wants to have a standardised way to access Recording Data:

    - Song Title

    - Artist

    - ISWC

    - ISRC

    - Composer(s)

    - Publisher(s)/Administrator(s)

    - Release Date

    - Copyright Year

    - Lyrics (optional)

    - *(Later)* Language

- *(Later)* wants an easy way to identify other publishers contributing to a collaboration irregardless of which PRO or society they are with.

### Label

- wants to check right holders before publishing a foreign recording.

### Collecting Society

- wants to map between the same assets being reporting on from different sources *("rosetta stone")*.

- *(After API Implementation)* wants to get information about details of a creation represented by another collecting society (query forwarding).

- *(Later, Write)* wants automated notifications when certain data are missing from song registrations or when conflicting data is complied I need to identify an authoritative source.

### Playlist Creation Site 

*e.g. Jamendo*

- wants to reference creations in playlists of their users.

### DJ

- *(Later)* wants a complete database of all recordings with accurate and linked song metadata so all DJ performance music data can accurately be identified and reported to to PROs/NROs.

### Administrator

- *(Later, Write)* wants to import/export list and details of musicians' creations.

### Music Directory Service

- wants to verify/synchronize repertoire data.

## Licensing

### Potential Licencer

- wants to check via third party software the licensing conditions for an utilisation: Price, License, Licence Version, based on concrete tariff details.

### DSP

- needs to report the following Reporting Info for each Composition:

    - Creation ID

    - Usage

    - Revenue

    - Message ID (?)

### Label

- wants to license a new release

### Collecting Society

- *(After API Implementation)* wants to know the licensing conditions for an utilisation of a creation represented by another collecting society.

### DJ

- wants Music Recognition Tech for reporting playlists in DJ live events.

### Bar/Club Owner

- wants to register utilisations for playback via Black Box.

### Administrator

- *(Later)* wants to access the utilisation statistics of his/her clients.

### Radio Broadcaster

- wants to monitor the broadcast stream to register utilisation.

# File Processing

- DSPs want to obtain a copy of the audio file to be able to create an internal fingerprint for identification of usage or violation of copyright