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ReportonCrossIndustryProject–PublisherFocus

PUB-XXXXDeclanRUDDEN(SaorServices)SocietyPublisherForumNashville,26/10/2017Sourcelanguage:English

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Cross-IndustryTools:AnOverview

IPILookup

• TogetanISWCforaworkyourequireIPInumbersforallcreators.

• UseIPILookuptosourcethese

ISWCAllocationService

• ISWCaidsfullregistrationofawork

• Viayoursociety,requestanISWCforanew workpre-registrationfromtheISWCAllocationService

• DisseminatethisISWCtoDSPs,RecordLabelsandSub-Publishers

CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

• CheckthataworkisregisteredcorrectlyonsocietydatabasesandthattheISWCisincludedontheworkbyusingtheMWIelementofCIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess

ISWCResolutionService

• UsetheISWCResolutionServicetorequestandobtainexistingISWCsforworks

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CrossIndustryProjectAnOverview• FormedinJune2015followingapprovalfromtheCISAC&FastTrackboard,theprojectisbasedonthefollowingprinciples:

− Abusiness-ledsponsorship toensureawideadoptionofagreedidentifiers,standardsandrules

− Across-industrycollaboration frameworkwithanequalrepresentationoftheSociety,PublisherandCreatorcommunities

− Theuseandrationalizationofexistinggroupstoavoidduplicationofeffort

ApproachtoTaskforces− Timebound− Createdforspecifictasks− Leverageoffexpertisefromexistinggroups− TaskforcesreporttotheJPL− Canbesuspendedandre-convenedasnecessary

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Cross-IndustryProject:PublisherFocus

• Therearecurrently3activeprojects:

− ISWCAllocationService− ISWCResolutionService− CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(IPI+MWI)

Report

• PublishersinputtodatetoeachTaskforce/Group

• RequiredinputfrompublisherstoeachTaskforce/Groupinthecomingmonths

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IPILook-UpService

IPILookup

• TogetanISWCforaworkyourequireIPInumbersforallcreators.

• UseIPILookuptosourcethese

ISWCAllocationService

• ISWCaidsfullregistrationofawork

• Viayoursociety,requestanISWCforanew workpre-registrationfromtheISWCAllocationService

• DisseminatethisISWCtoDSPs,RecordLabelsandSub-Publishers

CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

• CheckthataworkisregisteredcorrectlyonsocietydatabasesandthattheISWCisincludedontheworkbyusingtheMWIelementofCIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess

ISWCResolutionService

• UsetheISWCResolutionServicetorequestandobtainexistingISWCsforworks

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IPILook-UpServiceObjectiveTocreateasecureonlinesearchfacilityforRightholders(CISACCreatorsandPublishers)tosearchandretrieveIPIinformation

• Theprimarypurposeforthisaccessistoimprovedocumentationintegrity:

o IncreasethesubmissionofIPInumbersinWorks

o FacilitateearlierassignmentofISWCs

o IncreasethesubmissionofIPInumbersinAgreements

• ThiswillbedeliveredamoduleofCISNetRightsholdersAccessinQ12018

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IPILook-UpServicePublisherinvolvementtodate

• TheproposaloriginatedattheIPITaskforcewheremanypublisherscontributed

• FollowingapprovaloftheprojecttheCISNetRHAProjectTeamhavetakenresponsibilityforitsdeliveryandpublishershavebeenfullyinvolvedinpreparingthefunctionalspecifications

Publisherinvolvementinthecomingmonths

• AsecondroundofUserAcceptanceTestingoftheIPImodulewilloccurinNovember

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ISWCAllocationService

IPILookup

• TogetanISWCforaworkyourequireIPInumbersforallcreators.

• UseIPILookuptosourcethese

ISWCAllocationService

• ISWCaidsfullregistrationofawork

• Viayoursociety,requestanISWCforanew workpre-registrationfromtheISWCAllocationService

• DisseminatethisISWCtoDSPs,RecordLabelsandSub-Publishers

CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

• CheckthataworkisregisteredcorrectlyonsocietydatabasesandthattheISWCisincludedontheworkbyusingtheMWIelementofCIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess

ISWCResolutionService

• UsetheISWCResolutionServicetorequestandobtainexistingISWCsforworks

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ISWCAllocationServiceObjectiveTodeliversameday/nextdayISWCfornew worksoncethemandatorydatarequirementsareprovided

• Oncedeliveredtheservicewillsupport2keyprocesses:

o SeparateProcess (independentofworkregistration)thatallowssubmitterstoreceiveanISWCforaworkpriortosubmittingafullworkregistration.AsubmitterwillrequestanISWCfromtheserviceviaasocietybyprovidingdefinedISWCMeta-Datainanagreedformat

o EmbeddedProcess.Asubmitterprovidesaworkregistrationtoitssocietyintheusualmanner.AsocietycanthenextractoutworksthatmeettheISWCMetaDatarequirementsandsubmitthosetotheISWCAllocationService.CruciallythesequalifyingworkscanbeallocatedanISWCpriortobeingfullyreconciledbythesociety

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ISWCAllocationServicePublisherinvolvementtodate

• TheproposaloriginatedattheWorkRegistrationTaskforcewheremanypublisherscontributed

• FollowingapprovaloftheprojecttheWorkRegistrationTaskforcehaveoperatedastheProjectTeamandpublishershavebeenfullyinvolvedinpreparingthefunctionalspecifications

Publisherinvolvementinthecomingmonths

• ReviewofdraftEDIspecificationsforuseinthe‘SeparateProcess’

• ContributiontobusinessrulesofISWCAllocationServicetoensuredata-integrityinmaintained

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CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

IPILookup

• TogetanISWCforaworkyourequireIPInumbersforallcreators.

• UseIPILookuptosourcethese

ISWCAllocationService

• ISWCaidsfullregistrationofawork

• Viayoursociety,requestanISWCforanew workpre-registrationfromtheISWCAllocationService

• DisseminatethisISWCtoDSPs,RecordLabelsandSub-Publishers

CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

• CheckthataworkisregisteredcorrectlyonsocietydatabasesandthattheISWCisincludedontheworkbyusingtheMWIelementofCIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess

ISWCResolutionService

• UsetheISWCResolutionServicetorequestandobtainexistingISWCsforworks

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CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)Objective• ProvideCreatorsandPublisherswithsecureaccesstoCISNet(thesocietiesnetworkofmusicalworksinformation);andallowthoseCreatorsandPublisherstoverifydocumentationrelevanttotheirmusicalworksacrossmultipleterritories

Benefits

• Helppublisherstoresearchduplicateclaims

• Helppublisherstoconfirmworkregistrations

• Providegreatertransparency

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CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)Refinedapproach

• Targeted‘SoftLaunch’inQ12018throughselectedsocieties

• ThisapproachwillhelpsocietiestobetterunderstandthevolumeofqueriesthatmayariseasaresultofopeningCISNettoRightsholders

• Assesstheimpactonsystemperformanceasthenumberofusersgrows

• SimplifytheDataAccessRules

• Deliverthe‘OpenPlus’ model

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CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)OpenPlusModel

• InsummarytheDataAccessRulesforOpenPlusmodelareasfollows

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CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)Publisherinvolvementtodate

• Thisprojectpre-datestheCross-Industryinitiative.Itslatestincarnationdatesbackto2015butcanbetracedbackto2008

• SeveralpublishershavebeeninvolvedontheProjectTeamsince2015

Publisherinvolvementinthecomingmonths

• AsecondroundofUserAcceptanceTestingoftheMWImodulewilloccurinDecember/January(basedontheOpenPlusapproach)

• Specificationofthe‘PublisherGrouping’mechanismandassociatedbusinessprocess(tobedeliveredJuly2018)

• Discussionsonnecessityforpublisherstoseesharesonworksinwhichtheydonothaveaninterest

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ISWCResolutionService

IPILookup

• TogetanISWCforaworkyourequireIPInumbersforallcreators.

• UseIPILookuptosourcethese

ISWCAllocationService

• ISWCaidsfullregistrationofawork

• Viayoursociety,requestanISWCforanew workpre-registrationfromtheISWCAllocationService

• DisseminatethisISWCtoDSPs,RecordLabelsandSub-Publishers

CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

• CheckthataworkisregisteredcorrectlyonsocietydatabasesandthattheISWCisincludedontheworkbyusingtheMWIelementofCIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess

ISWCResolutionService

• UsetheISWCResolutionServicetorequestandobtainexistingISWCsforworks

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ISWCResolutionServiceObjectiveTocreateanautomatedserviceinbulktoreturnISWCsforexistingworksviafileexchangebasedonthestrictestmatchingcriteria

• AllowspublisherstoreceiveISWCsviafileexchange,inbulk,automatically.

• ApublisherrequesttheISWCfromtheFastTrackservicebyprovidingafilemeetingminimumcriteria

• Incertaincasesmultiplematchesmightoccur– inthiscasenoISWCwillbereturned

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ISWCResolutionServiceBenefits• ImprovesdisseminationofISWCtolicensees(DSP/labels)– hencehelpinDSPmatchingagainstISRC

• ToensurepublishersuseauthoritativeISWCindataflow

• Allowsdisseminationinpublishers-societiesdataexchange– hencehelpinreconciliationofmultiplepartialregistrationsonearlystageofregistration– newworks

• Helpincataloguesre-registration– existingworks;

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ISWCResolutionServicePublisherinvolvementtodate

• Publishershavebeeninvolvedindefiningthedatarequirementsfortheflatfile

• Publishershavebeeninvolvedintestingtheservice

Publisherinvolvementinthecomingmonths

• Thisserviceislivebutlimitedpublishertake-upsofar

• ClarifytheT&Cs

• Publishersareencouragedtosign-uptotheservice

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ISWCResolutionService• ResolutionServiceofficiallyopenedon5th ofApril2017

• 25Societiessigned-offISWCAddendummaking78%oftheCISACworldrepertoireavailable

• 9Publisherswithset-upaccess

• Thefirstsubmissiontest(fromonePublisher)hasbeenprocessed

• Nextstep:productiondatatobedisseminatedbacktoPublisher

• Fortoobtainaccess,IMPFmemberspleasecontact:TeresaAlfonsotalfonso@teddysound.com

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Cross-IndustryTools:AllLivein2018

IPILookup

• TogetanISWCforaworkyourequireIPInumbersforallcreators.

• UseIPILookuptosourcethese

ISWCAllocationService

• ISWCaidsfullregistrationofawork

• Viayoursociety,requestanISWCforanew workpre-registrationfromtheISWCAllocationService

• DisseminatethisISWCtoDSPs,RecordLabelsandSub-Publishers

CIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess(MWI)

• CheckthataworkisregisteredcorrectlyonsocietydatabasesandthattheISWCisincludedontheworkbyusingtheMWIelementofCIS-NetRights-HoldersAccess

ISWCResolutionService

• UsetheISWCResolutionServicetorequestandobtainexistingISWCsforworks

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Thankyou!

talfonso@teddysound.com