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CMO: Collective Management Organization, an entity that manages rights and collects royalties on behalf of multiple rights holders.
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CWR: Common Works Registration, a standard format for registering musical works with collecting societies.
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DDEX.ERN: Digital Data Exchange Electronic Release Notification, a standard format for communicating release information between music industry partners.
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DSP: Digital Service Provider, a platform offering digital music streaming or download services.
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ISCC: International Standard Content Code, a content-derived identifier system for digital media.
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ISRC: International Standard Recording Code, a unique identifier for sound recordings and music videos.
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ISWC: International Standard Musical Work Code, a unique identifier for musical compositions.
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Master Rights: Rights to the sound recording of a musical work, typically owned by record labels or recording artists.
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Mechanical Royalties: Payments made to songwriters and publishers for the reproduction of their compositions.
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Performance Royalties: Payments made to songwriters and publishers when their music is performed, broadcast, or streamed.
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Publishing Rights: Rights to the underlying composition of a musical work, including lyrics and melody.
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Royalty Splits: The division of royalty payments among multiple rights holders based on their ownership percentage.