METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS IN A SOUND RECORDING AND LICENSING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for providing a musical-works administration service, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an administration server, client label metadata (CLM) from a client, the CLM including a plurality of identifiers associated with a client sound recording;
comparing, by the administration server, one or more identifiers of the plurality of identifiers of the client sound recording identified in the CLM against a corresponding set of registered identifiers stored in a publishing information database (PID);
based on the comparison, identifying a particular musical composition entry from the PID that corresponds to the client sound recording identified by a given CLM record; and
identifying, based on the information stored in association with the particular musical composition entry in the PID, one or more publisher-shares, wherein each publisher-share represents an entity holding a copyright interest in at least a portion of the particular musical composition embodied in such client sound recording.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a musical works administration service to digital music service providers (DSPs), to provide a streamlined approach for such DSPs to comply with copyright licensing, accounting, and reporting requirements. The service receives, from the DSP, information relating to sound recordings used by the DSP during a relevant time period. Using several matching techniques, the service identifies specific musical compositions embodied in each sound recording, and also determines corresponding publisher-share information. Subsequently, the service employs several mechanisms to attempt to obtain licenses for publisher-shares that are not already covered by preexisting client licenses. Based on the client'"'"'s usage of such sound recordings and other related information, the service also performs accounting, reporting, and payment operations for the client. The service, in some instances, receives funds from the client and makes corresponding royalty payments (and makes accounting reports available) to the respective rights holders.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for providing a musical-works administration service, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an administration server, client label metadata (CLM) from a client, the CLM including a plurality of identifiers associated with a client sound recording; comparing, by the administration server, one or more identifiers of the plurality of identifiers of the client sound recording identified in the CLM against a corresponding set of registered identifiers stored in a publishing information database (PID); based on the comparison, identifying a particular musical composition entry from the PID that corresponds to the client sound recording identified by a given CLM record; and identifying, based on the information stored in association with the particular musical composition entry in the PID, one or more publisher-shares, wherein each publisher-share represents an entity holding a copyright interest in at least a portion of the particular musical composition embodied in such client sound recording. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26)
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16. A method for providing a musical-works administration service, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an administration server, client label metadata (CLM) from a client, the CLM including a plurality of identifiers associated with a client sound recording; comparing, by the administration server, one or more identifiers of the plurality of identifiers in the client sound recording identified in the CLM against a corresponding set of registered identifiers stored in a publishing information database (PID); based on the comparison, identifying a particular musical composition entry from the PID that corresponds to the CLM of the client sound recording; identifying, based on the information stored in the PID, one or more publisher-shares corresponding to the client sound recording, wherein each publisher-share represents an entity holding a copyright interest in at least a portion of at least one musical composition embodied in the given client sound recording; and executing a licensing function to acquire a license for each publisher-share that is not covered under a preexisting license. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing a musical-works administration service, the system comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive client label metadata (CLM) from a client, the CLM including a plurality of identifiers associated with a client sound recording; and a matching module in communication with the receiving module, the matching module configured to; compare one or more identifiers of the plurality of identifiers comprising each CLM record against a corresponding set of registered identifiers stored in a publishing information database (PID); based on the comparison, identify a particular musical composition entry from the PID that corresponds to the client sound recording identified by a given CLM record; and identify, based on the information stored in association with the musical composition entry in the PID, one or more publisher-shares, wherein each publisher-share represents an entity holding a copyright interest in at least a portion of the musical composition embodied in such client sound recording. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for providing a musical-works administration service, the system comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive client label metadata (CLM) from a client, the CLM including a plurality of identifiers associated with a client sound recording; a matching module in communication with the receiving module, the matching module configured to; compare one or more identifiers of the plurality of identifiers of each client sound recording identified in the CLM against a corresponding set of registered identifiers stored in a publishing information database (PID); based on the comparison, to identify a particular musical composition entry from the PID that correspond to the client sound recording identified by a given CLM record; and identify, based on the information stored in association with the particular musical composition entry in the PID, one or more publisher-shares, wherein each publisher-share represents an entity holding a copyright interest in at least a portion of at least one musical composition embodied in such client sound recording; and a licensing module configured to acquire a license for each publisher-share that is not covered under a preexisting license. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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