| A&R artist and repertoire. Responsible for searching for new talent, and the creative development of such new songwriters and artists | CAE composer author editor. It’s the songwriter/composer’s unique identifier that identifies them (similar to IPI)  | COMMUNICATION RIGHT similar to the performing right, but the right to communicate a music file from one party to another via digital transmission (the internet) | DOWNLOAD digital transfer of a [music] file via the internet to a device | DSP digital service provider. A streaming platform (e.g. Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud) or an online store (e.g. Beatport, iTunes) that distributes digital audio to consumers | EP extended play. Usually a mini-album of 4-5 tracks | IPI interested party information. A unique number that identifies a songwriter/composer globally | ISRC international standard recording code | ISWC international standard work code | LP long playing. Back in the day it was an album on 12” vinyl, but now pretty much refers to an album on any format |  MECHANICAL RIGHT the right to reproduce a song [music file] | MRO a mechanical rights organisation. MRO’s control the mechanical rights | PERFORMING RIGHT the right to play music publicly (also see communication right) | PERPETUITY forever | PRO a performing rights organisation. PROs control the performing/communication rights. Pretty much every country has one and will collect royalties on a worldwide basis. You can become a member of any in the world, and they will collect royalties for you on a worldwide basis | PUBLIC DOMAIN means there is no copyright protection, and technically ‘the public/anybody’ owns it and not the composer/author/artist/label. Anyone can use it without permission, but no one can ever own it (again) | ROYALTIES recurring payments for the use of something. In music, it’s the payments made to the rights holders (including songwriters, artists, and intermediaries like labels, publishers, or producers for the use of their work). Royalties are generated depending on the type of usage and licensing | SPLIT SHEET a document that sets out each individual songwriter/composer’s ownership of a particular song. It should contain song title, songwriter/composer names and unique identifiers (IPI/CAE number) and percentage controlled | TERM period of time, includes a start and end date |