ISRC is intended for use by producers and users of sound recordings and music videos.
Examples include record labels, as well as copyright organisations, broadcasting organisations, libraries etc.
- ISRC is normally assigned to recordings or music videos by the first owner of the recording or music video. Following assignment, other parties that need to use ISRCs will usually obtain them from the owners of recordings.
- Owners of recordings may for example be independent artists, record labels or recorded music groups. ISRC is available to all owners of recordings regardless of their being a member of any industry association or not.
- ISRC Prefix Codes form the basis of the ISRCs which are assigned to individual recordings by following a simple process. The first owner of a recording may assign ISRC directly or may use an ISRC Manager to carry out the required steps.
Minimum reference data to be maintained for each ISRC
Those assigning ISRC shall, for each ISRC, maintain the following reference metadata elements in a database or similar storage medium:
