ISRC, the International Standard Recording Code, is the internationally recognized identification tool for sound and music video recordings.

The Recording Industry Association of America has been appointed by the International ISRC Agency to oversee the ISRC system within the United States and its territories.

Only one ISRC should ever be issued to a track, and an ISRC can never represent more than one unique recording. ISRCs are widely used in digital commerce by music services and licensing …

Most formats for electronically distributed music allow the inclusion of an ISRC, which can be inserted by authoring software. Where electronically distributed formats include several tracks, the ISRC of each …

En 1989, la IFPI fue designada por la organización ISO como la Autoridad de Registro de Códigos ISRC (“la Autoridad International de Registro de Códigos ISRC”); desde entonces, la IFPI ha nombrado 58 …

To assign ISRCs as a Rights Owner, you need a Registrant prefix, which is the portion of an ISRC that will be unique to you. This prefix will allow you to assign up to 100,000 ISRCs per year to recordings …

The key principles for ISRC assignment are (a) that each distinct recording shall be assigned one and only one ISRC and (b) that any particular ISRC shall be assigned to one and only one recording.

The International ISRC Agency encourages National ISRC Agencies to work with local distributors, aggregators and other well-placed companies to allow them to assign ISRCs on behalf of their clients.

ISRC System users who wish to seek further information about the designation of SoundExchange are invited to contact the US National ISRC Agency ([email protected]).

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