• GUI Web
  • Artist (Author/Performer)
  • Publisher
  • Visitor
  • DJ
• API Repertoire
  • Potential Licencee
  • DSP
  • Publisher
  • Label
  • Collecting Society
  • Playlist Creation Site
  • DJ
  • Administrator
  • Music Directory Service
• API Licensing
  • Potential Licencer
  • DSP
  • Label
  • Collecting Society
  • DJ
  • Bar/Club Owner
  • Administrator
  • Radio Broadcaster
• File Processing
  • DSP

GUI Web¶

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.

API 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¶

DSP¶

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