1 Introduction

This document sets out the Record types and their definitions used in the messages that make up the Claim Detail Message Suite and was developed by the member organisations of the Digital Data Exchange, LLC (DDEX). Any organisation wishing to implement this (or any other DDEX standard) is required to apply for an Implementation Licence. Information about the Implementation Licence, its terms and conditions can be found here and an application form can be found here.

The Claim Detail Message Suite (CDM) defines messages that provide mechanisms for musical work licensors (typically music rights societies or music publishers) to respond to a DSR Message (as defined in the Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite) received from licensees (typically digital service providers or DSPs). These standard messages (CDM Statements) set out to the licensee, data about each claim in each right share the licensor is making in respect of the musical works identified in the DSR Message and, depending on which CDM profile is used, all the calculation details behind the individual and aggregate royalty claims being made by each licensor in such detail that the licensee that originally sent the DSR Message can be confident in accepting the associated invoice for payment. The CDM standard also provides messages (CDM Notifications) that can be sent by licensees to musical work licensors where the licensee has identified what it considers to be discrepancies in the CDM Statements received from the musical work licensor. These discrepancies can range from arithmetic issues to right share overclaims.