Utdrag ur ISRC-handboken:
ISRC-handboken [klicka, spara]
"Each distinct recording is to have its own unique ISRC.
The first owner or current owner of the rights to a recording normally assigns the ISRC, providing no
ISRC has been issued before. It identifies the recording throughout its life and is intended for use by
producers of sound recordings and music videos (i.e. record labels), as well as by copyright
organisations, broadcasting organisations, libraries, licensees etc.
Any new or materially changed recording must be provided with a new ISRC (see Section 4.9.1Remixes/
Edits / ). Re-use of an ISRC that has already been allocated for another recording is not
permitted see Section 4.1.3 No re-use.
If a recording is sold or licensed and is then released unchanged the ISRC remains the same.
In order to guarantee the unique and unambiguous identification of a recording, an ISRC once
allocated must under no circumstances be re-used. It is recognised that, owing to technical errors,
numbers will be incorrectly assigned. If this happens the number must be deleted from the list of
usable numbers and must not be assigned to another recording.
Registrants should advise the National Agency, repertoire databases and all relevant business
partners of the numbers thus deleted and of the recordings to which they were erroneously
assigned.
A new ISRC should be assigned whenever a recording has been re-issued in a revised or fully remastered
form. Also see Sections 4.9.1Re-mixes/ Edits / Session Takes and 4.9.10 Re-mastering.
When a track is re-mastered for the purpose of reproduction on a new carrier without restoration of
sound quality (also see Section 4.9.1 Re-mixes/ Edits / Takes), then no new ISRC is required.
It is nevertheless the Registrant’s responsibility to decide where to draw the line between sound
restoration (full re-mastering) and simple re-mastering.
As even 30-second clips need to be licensed, they can be ‘separately exploited’ (see Section 4.1.2
Separate Exploitation). Therefore they should be allocated a distinct ISRC.
The playing time of a recording is an important characteristic as it is used for product design and also
as a basic element for the calculation of fees by copyright authorities, broadcasting stations and the
owner of the rights.
If the playing time is changed a new ISRC shall be allocated.
If multiple sound recordings are produced in the same recording session with or without any change
in orchestration, arrangement, or artist and if they are preserved or turned into commercial
products, each recording shall be encoded with a new ISRC.
A new ISRC shall be assigned to each re-mix, edit or new version of a recording.
It is recommended that the Registrant associate in its database the ISRC numbers of the original
recordings used in the remixing.
The following rules should be applied in determining whether a new ISRC is to be allocated.
- A record begins with the first recorded modulation and ends with the last recorded
modulation.
- Deviations in the playing time, resulting from different measuring methods or changes in
fade and which have no influence on existing legal rights, should not result in the allocation
of a new ISRC.
- When a change of duration is intended ‘musically or artistically’, a new ISRC should be
allocated. The recommended threshold is 10 seconds."
Den slutsats jag drar är att så fort man gör en "ny version" av låten, i form av ny orkestrering,
en helt annan nedtoning, en liveupptagning eller även om man "bara" gör en ny remastering,
så ska det till ett nytt ISRC-nummer. Även om det är upp till den som anmäler ISRC-koden
att bestämma om det är en "unik recording", om remasteringen lett fram till det s.a.s.
En flytande gräns?
För man däremot bara över låtar rakt av från olika plattor till en samlingsplatta, en Greatest Hits eller Best of, som många band gjort, så lär de ursprungliga ISRC-koderna åka över också. Men det finns ju många som gett ut en Collection där det skett en remastering, uttryckligen på skivan angett eller inte - då bör det ha angetts nya ISRC-nummer alltså?
Intressant att även 30 sekunders snuttar (smakprov/previews) ska ha sina egna ISRC-nummer. Undrar hur det är med 29-sekunders.
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vatten//:debatt
