<p>This International Standard specifies a means of uniquely identifying a musical work. It standardizes and promotes</p>
<p>internationally the use of a standard identification code so that musical works can be uniquely distinguished from</p>
<p>one another within computer databases and related documentation and for the purposes of collecting societies</p>
<p>involved in the administration of rights to such works.</p>
<p>The International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) identifies musical works as intangible creations. It is not</p>
<p>used to identify manifestations of or objects related to a musical work. Such manifestations and objects are the</p>
<p>subject of separate identification systems, such as the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for sound</p>
<p>recordings, the International Standard Music Number (ISMN) for printed music, and the International Standard</p>
<p>Audiovisual Number (ISAN) for audiovisual works.</p>
<p>Guidelines for the use of ISWC are given in normative annex A.</p>
Registration number (WIID)
28780
Scope
<p>This International Standard specifies a means of uniquely identifying a musical work. It standardizes and promotes</p>
<p>internationally the use of a standard identification code so that musical works can be uniquely distinguished from</p>
<p>one another within computer databases and related documentation and for the purposes of collecting societies</p>
<p>involved in the administration of rights to such works.</p>
<p>The International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) identifies musical works as intangible creations. It is not</p>
<p>used to identify manifestations of or objects related to a musical work. Such manifestations and objects are the</p>
<p>subject of separate identification systems, such as the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for sound</p>
<p>recordings, the International Standard Music Number (ISMN) for printed music, and the International Standard</p>
<p>Audiovisual Number (ISAN) for audiovisual works.</p>
<p>Guidelines for the use of ISWC are given in normative annex A.</p>
