ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3901 Third edition 2019-02 Information and documentation International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) Information et documentation Code international normalisé des enregistrements (ISRC) Reference number IS0 3901:2019(E) ISO @ IS0 2019 IS0 3901:2019(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO 2019 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved IS0 3901:2019(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Structure and format of the ISRC. 4.1 General .2 4.2 Prefixcode .2 4.3 Year of reference element. .3 4.3.1 Year of referenceNormal .3 4.3.2 Year of reference - Other 3 4.4 Designation code .3 4.5 Visual presentation .3 5 Assignment of an ISRC. .3 5.1 Assignment- General .3 5.2 Registrants with legacy allocations .3 5.3 Registrants requiring the allocation of prefix code and designation code range .3 5.4 Assignment of ISRCs by registrants .4 5.5 Automated assignment ..4 6 Administration .5 Annex A (normative) Principles for the application of ISRC ..6 Annex B (normative) Administration of the ISRC System ..8 Annex C (informative) Visual presentation of ISRC .10 Bibliography .12 @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved iii