The Global Release Identifier (GRid) is a system to identify
release
Release may refer to:
* Art release, the public distribution of an artistic production, such as a film, album, or song
* Legal release, a legal instrument
* News release, a communication directed at the news media
* Release (ISUP), a code to i ...
s of
digital
Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits.
Businesses
*Digital bank, a form of financial institution
*Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) or Digital, a computer company
*Digital Research (DR or DRI), a software ...
sound recording
Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, Mechanical system, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of ...
s (and other digital
data
Data ( , ) are a collection of discrete or continuous values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted for ...
) for electronic
distribution. It is designed to be integrated with identification systems deployed by key
stakeholders from across the
music industry
The music industry are individuals and organizations that earn money by Songwriter, writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music and sheet music, presenting live music, concerts, ...
.
(GRid should not be confused with the
Global Repertoire Database (GRD), a system to track ownership and control of
musical works, which was planned from 2008–2014 but ultimately failed.)
Basic construction
A GRid consists of 18
alphanumeric
Alphanumericals or alphanumeric characters are any collection of number characters and letters in a certain language. Sometimes such characters may be mistaken one for the other.
Merriam-Webster suggests that the term "alphanumeric" may often ...
al
characters (
numerical digit
A numerical digit (often shortened to just digit) or numeral is a single symbol used alone (such as "1"), or in combinations (such as "15"), to represent numbers in positional notation, such as the common base 10. The name "digit" origin ...
s and
capital letters
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (more formally ''#Majuscule, majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (more formally ''#Minuscule, minuscule'') in the written representation of certain langua ...
as defined in
ISO/IEC 646
ISO/IEC 646 ''Information technology — ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange'', is an International Organization for Standardization, ISO/International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC standard in the ...
:1991-IRV, which is identical to
ASCII
ASCII ( ), an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a character encoding standard for representing a particular set of 95 (English language focused) printable character, printable and 33 control character, control c ...
) that are grouped into four elements as follows:
;Identifier Scheme element (2 characters): “
A1” denotes a GRid.
;Issuer Code element (5 characters): A unique identifier of the organisation responsible for allocating the GRid, issued by the International GRid Authority (i.e., the
IFPI).
;Release Number element (10 characters): Uniquely identifies the specific bundle of digital resources compiled by the issuer, where “a digital resource is a digital fixation of an expression of an abstract work, such as a sound recording, an audio-visual recording, a photograph, software, a graphic image or a passage of text.”
;Check Character element (1 character): The
check character is computed according to
ISO 7064:1983 Mod 37, 36.
When a GRid is written, printed or otherwise visually presented, the four elements of the
GRid should be separated from each other by a
hyphen
The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation.
The hyphen is sometimes confused with dashes (en dash , em dash and others), which are wider, or with t ...
. For clarity, it can also be
prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the word to which it is affixed.
Prefixes, like other affixes, can b ...
ed with “GRid:”. Neither the hyphens nor the “GRid:”-prefix form part of
the GRid. It is recommended that when a GRid is visually presented, the font used should
clearly distinguish between the
digits ‘
1’ and ‘
0’ on the one hand, and the
letters ‘
I’ and ‘
O’ on the other hand.
The following character
string
String or strings may refer to:
*String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...
s all denote the same GRid:
*
A12425GABC1234002M
*
A1-2425G-ABC1234002-M
*
GRid:A1-2425G-ABC1234002-M
Where:
*
A1 – Identifier Scheme element
*
2425G – Issuer Code element
*
ABC1234002 – Release Number element
*
M – Check Character element
Registration
GRid codes can be registered through becoming a GRid issuer with the
IFPI[ or by using the GRid generator contained in the Sound Credit desktop application.][
]
See also
* International Standard Recording Code
The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is an international standard code for uniquely identifying sound recordings and music video recordings. The code was developed by the recording industry in conjunction with the International Organiza ...
(ISRC)
External links
GRid home page
of the IFPI
Grid Standard V2.1
References
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[{{cite web , title=ISRC and GRid Codes for Music Receive Top Quality Tech , author= , url=https://blog.sound.credit/post/ISRC-and-GRid-Codes-for-Music-Receive-Top-Quality-Tech , website=Sound Credit , publisher=Sound Credit , access-date=2020-11-27]
Unique identifiers