02 September 2025 (Media Identifiers Task Force)

Attendees

  • Eric Scouten, Adobe

  • Erik Passoja, SAG/AFTRA

  • Howie Singer, RIAA

  • Jenny Pretz, DDEX/RIAA

  • Jeremy Uzan, Universal Music

  • Richard W. Kroon, EIDR

  • Scott Perry, Digital Governance Institute

  • Will Kreth, HAND (Human & Digital) Identity

Meeting notes

New members introduction

  • 🎥 7'36": Jenny Pretz, DDEX/RIAA

  • 🎥 9'22": Howie Singer, RIAA

Review metadata PR #5: Add media identifiers guidance

🎥 11'34": Reviewed PR #5: Add media identifiers guidance.

This draft PR is also available in rendered form on the CAWG site. See §6, “Use with media industry identifiers.”

🎥 14'57": General agreement that §6.1, “Use case,” fits all of the represented industries with a minor adjustment to say (bold is revised):

It is often not logistically feasible to have individual contributors involved in a signing process relating to the final rendered content, …​

ACTION: Jeremy to report back on supply chain and update on using ISNI as artist identifier.

🎥 27'09": Reviewed §6.2, “Use externally-defined namespaces and field names.” This section was renamed during the meeting from “Use of externally-defined identifiers” since externally-defined identifiers is addressed in a subsequent section.

ACTION: Eric to schedule time in regular CAWG meeting to discuss the MAY statement at the end of §6.2. (Looking for feedback from the person who originally requested that line.)

🎥 40'19": Reviewed §6.3, “Use externally-defined data sources and identifiers.”

Music industry has a challenge in that there are not widely-used, publicly-resolvable unique identifiers for most musical artists. Some work towards using ISNI as artist identifier, but this is not widespread.

From Jenny via chat:

  • SCAPR - International Performer Number

  • IPN - for registered performers of recordings in SCAPR managed territories.

  • CISAC - Interested Party Information (base number and name numbers) for songwriters and publishers of works.

  • ISNI ISO Name Identifier bridges all plus companies, brands, fictitious characters, musical groups, etc.

ACTION: Will, Richard, and Erik to huddle on a short list of example registries to use in §6.3 and report back with an update to use in the spec.