How to Code Your Music Like The Pros
The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is a unique and permanent identifier for a sound or music video recording that remains the same regardless of the format in which it appears or the rights holders involved. ISRCs are used in digital commerce and can be encoded into a product as its digital fingerprint. They provide a means to automatically identify recordings for royalty payments, making it the key to royalty collection for recordings in the digital information age. Recording owners can obtain ISRCs in two ways, either by applying for a Registrant Code or through an ISRC Manager. ISRCs consist of four segments: country code, registrant code, year of reference, and designation code. The ISRC system is a unique, reliable, and cost-effective international identification system that is widely used in the electronic distribution of music and is required by most digital distribution companies and download sites to sell content online.
The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is an international identification system for sound and music video recordings that provides a unique and permanent identifier for a specific recording, independent of the format or rights holders involved. ISRCs are widely used in digital commerce for royalty payments and can be obtained in two ways: through a Registrant Code for recording rights owners based in the United States or through an ISRC Manager for independent artists or clients. ISRCs consist of four segments: country code, registrant code, year of reference, and designation code. The ISRC system is cost-effective, compatible with consumer electronics standards, and required by most digital distribution companies and download sites.