Relevanz des Metadatenformats im Bereich der Online Musik Distribution

Metadata describes the content of musical pieces and is essential for uniquely identifying a piece of music and making it discoverable for consumers in an online shop. Furthermore, they are needed for creating usage statements and statistics. Thus, metadata serves as a common working basis for publishers and distributors. For the automated transfer, storage, and processing of metadata, metadata formats based on structured formats, such as XML, are used. However, there are various formats that are utilized by licensors and licensees depending on their preferences. This book closely examines two such format standards that pursue similar goals - the transfer and processing of data in shops - but offer different degrees of flexibility to the user due to their differing licensing conditions.