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Interested Parties Information(IPI)
The Interested Parties Information (IPI), previously called CAE number (CAE stands for: Composer, Author and Publisher) is an international unique identifying number assigned to each Interested Party in musical rights management. IPI numbers are ...
Common Works Registration (CWR)
Common Works Registration (CWR) is a standard format for the registration and revision of musical works. CWR provides a means for publishers and societies to send and receive essential information on a work or musical composition, including copyright ...
Awards Organization
An awards organization is an authority dedicated to celebrating and honoring musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other recording professionals in recognition of their excellence.
Certification Organization
A certification organisation is an authority that certifies the music recording industry's intellectual property rights based on the total units sold, streamed, or shipped to retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various ...
Public Domain
This refers to the status of a work whose copyright has expired, or that never had copyright protection. Anyone can use material that is in the public domain without having to be granted permission but no one can ever own it. All ...