International Standard Recording Code

What Does International Standard Recording Code Mean?

An International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is a universal standard of identification of soundtracks and music video recordings. The ISRC was first introduced in 1986 and then was later updated in 2001. This standard allows unique credentials of a sound recording and acknowledges the existence of music videos. Various artists get their work identified by ISRC to avoid theft and reserve copyright.

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Techopedia Explains International Standard Recording Code

An International Standard Recording Code is specific for a particular recording to secure copyrights of music composition and lyric contents. It is now common among artists to get their work registered under ISRC to maintain a standard and reserve due rights in case of illegal use of their work. Since the ISRC is particular for composition and lyrics, each new version of a song by the same artist requires a new ISRC number. This uniqueness is maintained within different editions of the same song.

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