Glossary
Work
A Work is the compositional element of a song, optimally identified by an ISWC. Think sheet music. This means the song ‘as written’, therefore a complete reinvention, remix and retitle of the same song should have the same ISWC as the original ...
Version
A release version is a particular grouping of one or many recordings. It's the introduction of a particular group of recordings of work(s) to a market. Different versions of the same album for different territories may be identified as different ...
User Account
A Jaxsta User Account is created when a Jaxsta User provides their personal information to register to receive/access specific Jaxsta information. A Jaxsta User Account can require payment to allow for authorization to certain Jaxsta subscriptions.
UPC or EAN
An UPC or EAN is a Universal Product Code or International Article Number (was European originally, hence the “E”). This identifies a product for retail sale, and is often the number encoded in a barcode font. Traditionally, barcodes were different ...
Territory
A Territory is a geographical region such as a country, group of countries or worldwide. Rights to music are often split between different territories - i.e. Record Company A has the rights to the Release for North America, Record Company B has the ...
Sub-publisher
A sub-publisher is appointed to administer the catalogues of an original publisher often in certain territories where the original publisher does not have their own office.
Studio Producer
A Party who directs, and has overall creative and technical oversight of, the entire recording project and the individual recording sessions that are a part of the project. The Producer participates in and/or supervises the recording session and ...
Studio
The term “studio” denotes any facility for sound recording, mixing and mastering. The term specifically includes large studios (such as the ones in Abbey Road in London) as well as digital audio workstations (DAW) installed on a personal computer and ...
Sound Recording
An audible persistent manifestation of a subject (often but not necessarily of a performance).
Songwriter
A songwriter composes lyrics and/or melodies and chord progressions for songs which can then be performed or recorded by themselves or other performing artists.
Single
A single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album.
Royalty
This is a percentage of the revenue earned from the sale or use of a copyrighted work which is paid to the copyright owner. They can receive this in many formats including performance royalty, mechanical royalty, print royalty or synchronization.
Rights Management
Rights management is the licensing of copyright and related rights by organizations acting on behalf of rights owners.
Rights Controller
A Party who owns and/or controls rights in a Musical Work or other Creation. Creations include Musical Works, Sound Recordings and other Resources as well as Releases. Rights Controllers are, in the context of a license agreement, often referred to ...
Right Holder
This refers to a person or legal entity (such as the estate of a deceased copyright owner) which has exclusive rights to copyright, trademark or patent, and the related rights of producers, performers, and broadcasters.
Representational State Transfer (REST)
REST is an architecture style of networked systems. REST is an acronym for Representational State Transfer
Remix
This consists of a new work that uses elements of other pre-existing work(s) by using samples, deconstructing and reassembling parts of the original work. There could be several different remixes of one work.
Release version
A release version is a particular grouping of one or many recordings. It's the introduction of a particular group of recordings of work(s) to a market. Different versions of the same album for different territories may be identified as different ...
Release Group
An Album, Single, Compilation, EP or any other grouping can be a release group. A release group is the summary terms of all of the release versions - we think of an Album as a singular release, despite the fact that it may be made up of Digital, ...
Release Creator
Release Creator is an organization which is the owner of copyrights in sound and/or music audiovisual recordings and/or exclusive licensees of copyrights in sound and/or music audiovisual recordings.
Release
A Release is a particular grouping of one or many recordings. It's the introduction of a particular group of recordings of work(s) to a market. An Album, Single, Compilation, EP or any other grouping can be a release. Different versions of the same ...
Recording
A Recording is the final mastered recording of a song, optimally identified by an ISRC. Different mixes of the same song can be assigned different ISRC codes depending on the release process. A recording can contain data such as the song title for ...
Record Label
Record labels sign artists so they can produce and sell their sound recordings, either digitally or through physical means such as CDs or vinyl. Depending on the deal, the label could be involved in the recording, mixing, mastering, distribution, ...
Publisher
Music publishers work with songwriters, composers and copyright owners to support their creative careers and exploit their works to maximize royalties on their behalf. When a publishing agreement is entered into between a songwriter and a publishing ...
Public Performance License
This gives permission for an individual or business to play music in a public setting and this license is required in bars, restaurants, venues, gyms, cinemas, and many other business where music can either be performed live or played.
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 ...
Project
A Project combines together many Sound Recordings, Recording Components, Sessions, Musical Works and Data Carriers. A project might be a 12 song album, or it might simply be a remix. A project could be a compilation of older recordings from different ...
Profile
A profile is a page which represents official data associated with a specific person or organization in Jaxsta. A profile is public and viewable by all users. A profile can be requested or ‘claimed’ (if verified information is available in Jaxsta) by ...
Production Music
This is recorded music that can be licensed for use in film, radio, TV or other media. It's also known as Library Music as it's often produced and owned by production music libraries.
Product
A Manifestation of a Release (or another Resource) which is made available to Consumers, by sale, loan or other means. The attributes of a Release in its digital manifestation as a Product may be technical (e.g., the codec or bit rate); a mode of ...
Producer
An individual who manages and oversees the sound recording and production of a musical recording.
Performance Rights Organization (PRO)
PRO stands for Performance Rights Organization. A PRO administers royalties from the public performances of songs. It’s a critical royalty partner for songwriters, composers, publishers, recording artists, and copyright owners. A public performance ...
Music Studio
A music studio, also called a recording studio, is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances.
Music Licensing Company
A company that is duly authorized to issue licenses for the use of Sound Recordings and music videos. Music Licensing Companies may issue licenses on behalf of phonogram producers, performers or both. Note: Music Licensing Companies were previously ...
Metadata
Metadata is data that is used to describe an item's content. In the music industry, a metadata is the information embedded in an audio/video file that is used to identify the content.
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.
Manager
This is someone appointed by a performing artist or songwriter to develop their career and to help manage their business and administrative needs. A manager is usually contracted by the artist and is paid a percentage of their income
Liner Notes
Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the explanatory or interpretative notes found on the sleeves of albums and in booklets which come inserted into the CD case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.
International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC)
An ISWC is an International Standard Musical Work Code, a unique, permanent and internationally recognized ISO reference number for the identification of musical works. For example, the same song, released separately by two different artists has the ...
International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is the international identification system for sound recordings and music video recordings. For example, a single song (identified by an ISWC), might be released separately by two different artists and ...
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