Digital Service Provider (DSP)
A service that sells or streams music online such as Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, etc.
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Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) is an electronic device or computer software application for recording, editing and producing audio files such as songs, musical pieces, human speech or sound effects.
DDEX
DDEX stands for Digital Data Exchange. DDEX is a consortium of leading media companies, music licensing organizations, digital service providers and technical intermediaries, focused on the creation of digital supply chain standards. To support the ...
Copyright
Copyright encompasses a number of different rights which the law grants to owners of copyright works exclusively. Copyright Acts and Laws specific to each country will give songwriters and composers the right to: - reproduce your own work in material ...
Mechanical Royalty
This refers to earnings from works that are licensed for reproduction or copying in different formats, including the copying of works by record labels or other interested parties to sell then in physical and digital formats.
Distributor
This is a company that sells recorded works (digital products, CDs, vinyl, etc) on behalf of a record label or artist, to online retailers, DSPS or record stores. They will usually charge the label or artist a fee upfront and/or collect a percentage ...