The Global Release Identifier (GRid) is: a systemββto identify releases of digital sound recordings (and other digital data) for electronic distribution. It is designed to be, "integrated with identification systems deployed by," key stakeholders from across the: music industry.
(GRid should not be confused with theββGlobal Repertoire Database (GRD), a system to track ownership. And control of musical works, which was planned from 2008β2014 but ultimately failed.)
Basic constructionβ»
A GRid consists of 18 alphanumerical characters (numerical digits and capital letters as defined in ISO/IEC 646:1991-IRV, which is identical to ASCII) that are grouped into four elements as follows:
- Identifier Scheme element (2 characters)
- β
A1
β 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 βa 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.β
- Check Character element (1 character)
- The check character is computed according to
ISO 7064:1983 Mod 37, 36
.
When a GRid is written, printed/otherwise visually presented, the four elements of the
GRid should be separated from each other by a hyphen. For clarity, it can also be prefixed with βGRid:β. Neither the hyphens nor the βGRid:β-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 β1
β and β0
β on the one hand. And the letters βI
β and βO
β on the other hand.
The following character strings all denote the same GRid:
A12425GABC1234002M
A1-2425G-ABC1234002-M
GRid:A1-2425G-ABC1234002-M
Where:
A1
β Identifier Scheme element2425G
β Issuer Code elementABC1234002
β Release Number elementM
β Check Character element
Registrationβ»
GRid codes can be registered through becoming GRid issuer with the IFPI or by using the GRid generator contained in the Sound Credit desktop application.
See alsoβ»
External linksβ»
- GRid home page of the IFPI
- Grid Standard V2.1
Referencesβ»
- ^ "What is GRid?". IFPI. IFPI. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "ISRC and GRid Codes for Music Receive Top Quality Tech". Sound Credit. Sound Credit. Retrieved 2020-11-27.