Interested Parties Information
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IPI is an identifying number assigned in the CISAC
database to each Interested Party in musical rights management.
Example of IP Base Number : I-000000229-7.
In October 2001, the IPI database replaced the CAE list.
Money is collected by a national society when copyrighted music is performed in public, in the form of license fees. This society then pays out royalties
to the parties that have a financial interest in that music. These Interested Parties include the writer of the music (i.e. the composer), the writer of the lyrics (i.e. the author), and the person or company that publishes the music (i.e. the publisher).
A work of music can be looked up on the ISWCNet database (see external links). For example, one of the songs called Ernie, which has an ISWC
number of T-010.171.314-7, has just one Interested Party, that of Benny Hill
whose IPI number is 00014107338. This IPI number can then be used to find other works by him.
In relation to ISWC each party has at least one role. Roles can be:
The standards describe the person who adapts music as an arranger, and the person who adapts the text of a musical work to be an adapter.
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs , founded in 1926, is a performance rights organisation, which coordinates the protection of its member creators' rights.As of June 2010, CISAC numbers 229 authors’ societies from 121 countries and indirectly represents more than...
database to each Interested Party in musical rights management.
Example of IP Base Number : I-000000229-7.
In October 2001, the IPI database replaced the CAE list.
Money is collected by a national society when copyrighted music is performed in public, in the form of license fees. This society then pays out royalties
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
to the parties that have a financial interest in that music. These Interested Parties include the writer of the music (i.e. the composer), the writer of the lyrics (i.e. the author), and the person or company that publishes the music (i.e. the publisher).
A work of music can be looked up on the ISWCNet database (see external links). For example, one of the songs called Ernie, which has an ISWC
International Standard Musical Work Code
International Standard Musical Work Code is a unique identifier for musical works, similar to ISBN. It is adopted as international standard ISO 15707...
number of T-010.171.314-7, has just one Interested Party, that of Benny Hill
Benny Hill
Benny Hill was an English comedian and actor, notable for his long-running television programme The Benny Hill Show.-Early life:...
whose IPI number is 00014107338. This IPI number can then be used to find other works by him.
In relation to ISWC each party has at least one role. Roles can be:
- A author (of the text)
- C composer
- CA composer/author
- AR arranger
- E publisher
- AM administrator
- SE sub-publisher
The standards describe the person who adapts music as an arranger, and the person who adapts the text of a musical work to be an adapter.
External links
- The ISWC database
- http://www.ipisystem.org