1. International Standard Audiovisual Number
ISO : Work Identifier
ISO : Version Identifier
License for Europe / WG3
© ISAN International Agency
ISAN International Agency
1A rue du Beulet
CH-1203 Geneva
Tel.: Fax:
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2. ISAN Organization Overview
ISAN = ISO 15706
… 163 countries
ISO is the owner of the ISAN standard and related IP (ISAN Registry, etc…)
ISAN is maintained and reviewed by ISO with the approval of its members
The management of ISAN and operational & implementation specification is delegated to
ISAN-IA (via the Registration Authority Agreement) who reports to ISO.
Registration Authority Agreement (RAA): defines the Role, Responsibility and Obligations of ISAN-IA and ISAN RA
Manage & Operate the ISAN Standard in compliance with the ISO RAA, report to ISO
Operate the ISAN Registry and make sure it is accessible to all ISAN users.
Appoint & support ISAN Registration Agencies (ISAN RA)
Specifies with ISAN RA recommended practice.
Not for profit association
Registration Agency Agreement: defines the Role, Responsibility and Obligations ISAN RA in accordance with ISO RAA
The Registration Agency (RA) is established to serve a specific country or region
Deliver the ISAN Registration Service to local audiovisual users
Facilitate the access to the ISAN Registry
Make sure that ISAN complies with local needs and practices
Not for profit association

3. ISO Regulation applicable to ISAN-IA and ISAN RA
RAND Principle: "reasonable and non-discriminatory" terms and conditions shall apply.
Accessibility of the ISAN Registry: ISAN data shall be accessible to all ISAN users.
ISAN Service Fees shall be reasonable and delivered on a strict Cost Recovery principle
Compliance with competition laws:
Local ISAN Service fees are defined by each RA: harmonization of fees = illegal price fixing.
ISAN users are free to be serviced by the ISAN RA of their choice (not necessary the one appointed in their country).
ISAN users are free to change for another ISAN RA, anytime .
Reporting: ISAN-IA is obliged to report to ISO on a yearly basis (activity, obligations fulfillment,...)
Audit: ISO has an audit right on ISAN-IA (agreements, books, records, documentation etc…).
RAA Reassignment: ISO is entitled to reassign the ISAN Registration Authority mandate to another organization if justified by a good cause (obligation violation, bankruptcy, etc…).
ISAN-IA and ISAN RA are not for profit association crated (by not for profit organizations) for the sole purpose of Managing / Operating the ISANStandard

4. ISAN Intellectual Property
ISO is the exclusive owner of the ISAN standard (ISO & ISO ).
All intellectual property related to the proper functioning of the ISAN standard, such as the ISAN Registry, trademarks, documents, etc.. is owned by ISO and licensed to ISAN-IA.
Metadata submitted by registrants in the ISAN Registry are the property of the registrant who grants a non exclusive, perpetual worldwide license to ISAN-IA and ISO.
ISAN identifiers are public and can be stored, used, circulated for free and freely by anyone (irrespective of commercial and non commercial purpose).
ISAN-IA can sub-license ISAN metadata to third parties: a cost recovery based contribution can apply for preparing data and processing scheduled updates.

5. ISAN-IA & RA Governance
The ISAN-IA association is composed of 3 main bodies:
The General Assembly: validates the accounts and nominates the auditors.
The Administration Committee: composed today by representatives of the founding Members: CISAC, AGICOA, FIAPF, and representatives of the ISAN RA.
The Registration Agency Committee (RAC): composed of representatives of all ISAN RA, the RAC coordinate local efforts and reports local experience, specification or requirement and propose evolutions of the ISAN system to the AC.
ISAN-IA’s bylaw enables to accept other industry representatives in its governance structure such as Archives, Broadcasters, Digital Platforms, Data providers, etc… willing to play an active role in the development of ISAN.
ISAN RA are distinct legal entities, not for profit associations created for this specific purpose.
ISAN RA are usually co-founded by several local constituents of the audiovisual industry:
ISO requires that local producers support or are represented in the RA
Artists, music societies, broadcasters, national archives, etc…

6. ISAN business model based on ISAN allocations by Producers
ISAN RA pay a membership fee to ISAN-IA + ISAN registration fee (based on quantity)
ISAN RA invoices a Service Fee for the issuance of the ISAN Identifiers.
One off fee: ISAN issuance costs + perpetual maintenance of the data in the ISAN Registry.
ISAN cannot be resold once allocated by the Producer
ISAN are used, stored, circulated for free (and freely) by anyone.
ISAN Registrant (6500+) are producers of all size : 3 pricing offers to cover all situations:
Small registrants can buy unitary ISAN identifiers (typical: 9€ ISAN / 2€ V-ISAN)
Medium registrant get volume discount (typical: >25% or pack 5000 ISAN)
Flat rate for large commercial catalogues: studios, broadcasters, ... (typical: 35k€ / year)
ISAN version registrations (other than producers) remain marginal.
Access to the ISAN Registry for ISAN Search and ISAN Resolutions is free.
ISAN-IA is working on a FREE ISAN registration service for non commercial content
(organizations need only to setup and operate the ISAN registrations)

7. Means to Access the ISAN Registry
ISAN Resolution
ISAN Registry or Local Copy)
Work / Version Search
(ISAN Registry or Local Copy)
ISAN Allocation
(ISAN Registry ONLY)
Files
(Bulk)
ISAN Registry
Accessible 24x7
Operational since 2005
(99,9% up time)
Scalable & Redundant
technologies
WWW
User Copy
ISAN Registry
API
Scheduled Updates
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8. ISAN Registry Search and Resolutions
Discovery Reader: Free discovery public ISAN Search and ISAN Resolution service is available on (does not require to be registered in the ISAN System via an ISAN RA). Limited set of metadata (work type, 3 titles, year, length, 1 director, 1 actor, V-ISAN).
Registered Reader: Full access to the ISAN Registry, requires to be registered in the ISAN System via an ISAN RA. Web based ISAN Search and ISAN Resolution are free (some RA may charge a small admin fee).
Promoter Readers: organizations who need to perform automated ISAN Search and ISAN Resolution:
via a local copy of the ISAN Registry
using the ISAN API
via the automated ISAN bulk matching to retrieve large quantities of existing ISAN.
Promoter readers with particular requirements / commercial applications can be asked to contribute to the service delivery (10k€/year)

9. How to Obtain New or Existing ISAN for Large Catalogues?
Import ISAN from strong/confirmed matches
Cinematogaphic Database 
Metadata Export
in XML + 
Resolve Pending Matches ?
Catalogue Matching with ISAN  =
All
« Strong Match »
Results
All « No Match »
All « Pending » Match 
Matching Results
Match / No Match / Pending
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10. 7 Years Experience in Audiovisual Metadata Matching?
Multilingual data Matching & Unduplication
Assistance and service in 61 countries
19 local Registration Agencies =
Robust automated matching engine based on linguistic & probabilistic algorithms
Metadata Matching
ISAN Registry
Unduplication Functions
Minimize the Human Work
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11. Implementation Effort for Obtaining New and/or Existing ISAN1
Typically 1 week work to develop the XML export software.
ISAN Validation software
test the XML files
check the business rules
(same XML files to register new ISAN / retrieve existing ISAN)
Batch Catalogue Matching
Processed by ISAN-IA or ISAN RA (typically 1 sec. / work)
Pending Match Resolutions:
Ergonomic interface for quick validations
Colors highlights similarities and differences
All Pending Match

12. ISAN Ecosystem of identified users and supporters
Collecting societies
Content production & Creation
Content Delivery
100+
6500+
Reporting, Analytics
Anti-piracy
Infrastructure & CPE
Cultural Founds
etc..
etc..
etc..
Regulators, Public Orgs
Trade & Professional Organizations
Archives
etc..
etc..
ISAN-EIDR Discussion: ISAN Facts & Figures
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13. ISAN Implementation Figures
ISAN RA
North / South America
Europe & Australasia 19
Productions from
Europe (51%)
Asia (4%)
Registrants / 61 Countries
6500+
America (45%)
+1000 new adopters / year
ISAN Registry
Digital Platform
Collecting Societies
Distributors
Film archives / databases
Producers
+100’000 ISAN / Year
Post Production
Authors
Media Funds
Analytics
Music Societies
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14. Standard Identifiers for Film Archives
Improving the interoperability between film archives (and AV databases) with a higher degree of automation.
Improving the monetization of archived content and management of rights (discovery, suggestions, circulation…).
Improving the identification and management of all versions of a content (film print original/restored, tapes, discs, digitized versions, …)
Reducing the cost of rights clearance while increasing the chance to identify rights holders
ISAN referenced in many right holders databases (CMOs: producers, authors, music, performers, etc…)
Producers register their work with ISAN to prevent them from becoming future Orphan Works.
ISAN-IA has contributed to EN & EN15907
ISAN-IA contributes to the FIAF Cataloging Rules Revision Project to ensure compliance with the film cataloguing practices defined by the FIAF
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15. THANK YOU ISAN helps promote, provide and protect.
Visit ISAN at
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16. ISAN in Europe: Strong support from Rights Holders
European
ISAN Registration
Agencies (RA) 14
UK: PACT (Producers), PRS (Music), ITV (Broadcaster), Soundmouse (Tech)
France: PROCIREP-ANGOA (Producers), ARP, SACD & SCAM (Authors)
Spain: EGEDA, FAPAE (Producers), SGAE & SDAE (Authors & Editors)
Germany: G.W.F.F. (Producers), V.F.F. (Broadcasters)
Italy: APT, API (Producers), SIAE (Authors), ANICA
Poland: ZAPA-SFP(Authors & Producers),
Sweden: FRF (Producers)
Denmark: CAB-Filmret (Producers)
Finland: Tuotos (Producers)
Netherland: SEKAM (Producers)
Switzerland : Swissperform, Suissimage (Producers), SSA (Authors)
Belgium: BAVP/PROCIBEL(Producers)
Portugal : GEDIPE (Authors, Producers, Editors), GDA (Artists)
Serbia: National Library of Serbia
Copyright & Online distribution of AV works in the EU
The European Parliament calls on the EU Commission to implement measures facilitating the wider use of the ISAN system in the EU.
EU directive on Orphan Works: ISAN referenced as an authoritative source of information to perform diligent searches on presumed Orphan AV Works (digitization of archives & online access)

17. ISAN Use Case: Spanish Pesonal Property Registry
Legal Deposit &
Rights Clearance
Platform
Who is the author and how to contact him/her?
What license on a work and how can it be used?
more on

18. ISAN Use Case: Audiovisual Rights Management
more on
ISAN-EIDR Discussion: ISAN Facts & Figures

19. ISAN Use Case: ISAN in Music Cue Sheets
etc…
Reporting ISAN, significantly reduces data required by collection societies
Transmission Log Reporting
ISAN can replace
Production Transmission
Production Number
Series Indicator
Production / Series Name
Series Number
Episode name
Episode Number
Running Time
Production Type
Production Source Indicator
Music Details
Where Music cue sheet previousely reported, ISAN can replace all 23 fields.

20. ISAN Use Case: ISAN in Windows Media
Windows Expression Encoder
Windows Media SDK
(encoder / decoder)
more on msdn.microsoft.com …
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21. ISAN Use Case: ISAN in Media Asset Management
Telescope DAM SW by North Plains Systems
Project Container Record
Asset Container Record
ISAN Schema Element
(String Field)
Collateral Metadata Objects
(Container Field)
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22. ISAN Use Case: Packaging Film Content for the iTunes Store
iTunes Package Film Specification 5.0 ( )
more on …
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<package xmlns=" version="film5.0">
<provider>Paramount</provider>
<language>en-US</language>
<video>
<type>film</type>
<subtype>feature</subtype>
<vendor_offer_code>408CH98720X103</vendor_offer_code>
<vendor_id> </vendor_id>
<isan> B O </isan>
<upc> </upc>
<country>US</country> …

23. ISAN Use Case: Packaging Transactional VoD Content with YouTube
more on code.google.com …
Packaging Transactional VOD Content with YouTube <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <package name="lionsgateuk-youtube-UPC12345-GBCA-insert T113857"> <feature> <filename source="/assets/UPC12345/path-to-feature.mp4">UPC12345-GBCA-feature-CougarHunting-8.mp4</filename> <audiolanguage>fr</audiolanguage> <rating system="BBFC">18</rating> </feature> ... <metadata> <isan> D07A-0090-Q X</isan> <eidr> / ABC-DEF0-DEF0-K</eidr> </metadata> ... </package>

24. ISAN Use Case: Cisco Videoscape Media Suite
Multi screen content delivery, Linear / Non Linear
Better monetize on-demand content:
ISAN allows to associate content in the live schedule (e.g. TV episodes ) with their on-demand counterparts (e.g. other episodes or supplemental material, etc…) for on-demand purchase or rental.
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25. ISAN Use Case: Harris Broadcast D-Series DSXTM
Broadcasting Playout Automation
Broad range of ingest and playout devices, open metadata exchange via BXF, MXF, AAF and ISAN.
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