1、WIPO Committee on Intellectual Property and Development THE GLOBAL DIGITAL MUSIC LANDSCAPE An Overview of Distribution,Copyright,and Rights Administration for Music in the Digital Age Bill Rosenblatt April 2024 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents.1 Executive Summary.2 I.Introduction.3 II.Music Dis

2、tribution Channels.5 A.Music Digital Service Providers(DSPs).5 B.Video DSPs.9 C.Labels.11 D.Publishers.11 E.Analytics Tools for DSP Data.12 F.Scarcity-Based Distribution Channels in the Digital Age.12 III.Digital Music Distribution Trends and Challenges.16 A.Channel Control.17 B.Supply and Demand.18

3、 C.Fraud and Piracy.19 D.Generative AI.22 IV.Music Rights Administration.24 A.Basics of Music Copyright.24 B.Identifiers and Metadata.25 C.Licenses.27 A.Sound Recording Rights Flows.28 B.Independent Digital Distributors.29 C.Composition Rights Flows.31 D.Publishing Administration Services.35 E.Synch

4、 Licensing.36 V.Opportunities for Developing Countries.38 A.Opportunities for Copyright Infrastructure.38 B.Checklist for Independent Creators.39 VI.Conclusions.41 References.42 Glossary.43 About the Author.46 2 Executive Summary This guide has been prepared as per the mandate given by the WIPO Comm

5、ittee on IP and Development.It aims to provide an understanding of the digital music industry for creators in developing countries and for those shaping public policy that affects them.The first part of this guide covers the primary entities that make music available to the public:digital service pr

6、oviders(DSPs),record labels,and music publishers.It also covers an area of renewed interest in recent years:distribution channels that are based on scarcity and collectability rather than digital ubiquity,physical(vinyl)and digital(NFTs).The second part of the guide discusses trends and challenges i