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Descriptive metadata in the music industry: Why it is broken and how to fix it — Part one

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  • Brooke, Tony

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Stakeholders in the music industry agree that there is a problem with descriptive metadata. But consensus has not been reached regarding how to fix it. This report first covers the issue’s background, showing evidence that descriptive metadata in digital downloads today are no more detailed than on audio cylinders from 1899. Then it examines two keystones to a solution: (1) a standardised descriptive metadata schema; and (2) a globally unique abstracted persistent identifier (GUAPI). While previous discussions of this topic have concentrated on authority, this report will show that a standardised schema is the first step to a solution. First, the landscape of music descriptive metadata silos is detailed and the proprietary and open systems are compared. Part two of the report will be published in Journal of Digital Media Management, Vol. 2, No. 4.

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  • Brooke, Tony, 2014. "Descriptive metadata in the music industry: Why it is broken and how to fix it — Part one," Journal of Digital Media Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 2(3), pages 263-282, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdmm00:y:2014:v:2:i:3:p:263-282
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    1. Raffaele Fabio Ciriello & Alexandra Cecilie Gjøl Torbensen & Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen & Christoph Müller-Bloch, 2023. "Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the music industry," Electronic Markets, Springer;IIM University of St. Gallen, vol. 33(1), pages 1-21, December.

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    Keywords

    metadata; standards; music; descriptive; open; proprietary; database; identifier; credits; schema; persistent;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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