International Standard Musical Work Code
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The International Standard Musical Work Code is a globally recognized identifier used to uniquely distinguish musical works for rights management and cataloging purposes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international standard
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musical work identifier ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISWC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
CISAC
NERFINISHED
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International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
lyrics of musical works
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musical compositions ⓘ |
| assignedBy |
ISWC registration agencies
ⓘ
collective management organizations ⓘ |
| basedOnStandard | ISO 15707:2001 ⓘ |
| category |
copyright identifier
ⓘ
music metadata standard ⓘ |
| characterSet | digits 0-9 ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
performances
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sound recordings ⓘ |
| domain |
collective management organizations
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music industry ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| governingBody | ISWC International Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
check digit
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country or society code ⓘ work identifier ⓘ |
| hasFormat | T-123.456.789-C ⓘ |
| identifierType | work-level identifier ⓘ |
| length | 11 characters excluding hyphens ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
avoid ambiguity between works with similar titles
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facilitate accurate royalty distribution ⓘ |
| publishedBy | International Organization for Standardization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IPI number
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ISNI NERFINISHED ⓘ ISRC NERFINISHED ⓘ Interested Parties Information ⓘ International Standard Name Identifier NERFINISHED ⓘ International Standard Recording Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedByStandard | ISO 15707:2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | musical works ⓘ |
| standardNumber | ISO 15707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active standard ⓘ |
| uniqueness | intended to uniquely identify each musical work ⓘ |
| use |
cataloging of musical works
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collective management of copyright ⓘ identification of musical works in databases ⓘ linking musical works to rightsholders ⓘ rights management ⓘ |
| usedBy |
digital service providers
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music licensing platforms ⓘ music publishers ⓘ performing rights organizations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Standard Recording Code
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relatedStandard
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International Standard Musical Work Code
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