The EAN barcode (or barcode) can be used to encode the 8- or 13-digit Global Article Number (GTIN). Wherever the article number is to be automatically recorded and processed, a barcode is required - for example at the checkout, in the warehouse or at goods receipt. I.e. if your CD/DVD is to be distributed in retail (Amazon etc.), an imprinted EAN code is mandatory.
If you would like to apply for an EAN code in Austria, you can do this via the
GS1 Austria GmbH.
In Germany via GS1 Germany GmbH . After the application, you will receive a basic number within two working days, which consists of 7, 8 or 9 digits and with which your own company can be clearly identified. The respective article number is added to the basic number. An EAN number usually consists of 13 digits. Once you have received the basic number, you assign the article number for each EAN code consecutively. Each barcode must contain the so-called check digit as the last number, which can be used to check the correctness of an EAN number.
If you need an EAN code for your production only once, you can find enough dealers on Google, where you can buy an EAN code from 29,95€.
Labelcode
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Attention : The LC Labelcode is the German Labelcode and only necessary for distribution and sales in Germany, not for Austria!
The label code (LC) is a four or five digit code (example: LC 12345), which is assigned by the Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten (GVL) upon request and free of charge to members for the labeling of sound carriers. Each registered record label has its own label code, which was introduced by the GVL on May 01, 1976 and later in 1977 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for the error-free identification of the various record labels. Sound carriers that appear under such a label bear the corresponding code as an imprint. In the case of use in a radio or television broadcast, the broadcaster can settle accounts with the label via the GVL on the basis of the label code.
A label code is only issued by the GVL after the first publication has taken place. However, there are several ways to get a LC.
After pressing a CD, for example, an application for an LC is sent to the GVL together with a copy of the sound carrier. After processing and granting the LC, the GVL sends stickers with the granted LC to the applicant. Only from the second production on, the LC may now be used permanently.
In consultation with the GVL, members of the Verband Deutscher Musikschaffender (VDM) can obtain their own label code via the VDM. This is also possible before the first pressing of a CD.[4]
If you don't want to start your own label, but need an LC for song publishing and are a member of the "Deutscher Rock und Pop Musikerverband e. V." (www.drmv.de), you can claim the possibility of an immediate use of LC 08248 of the in-house Rockwerk Records. In return, Rockwerk Records keeps the GVL royalties collected on release and forwards them to the DRMV, which uses them for its statutory association activities. The DRMV member has to forego GVL income in this respect. Source: DRMV license agreement for the label code.
If the first release of a label is to have a print run of at least 3,000 physical sound carriers, the GVL will issue a provisional label code. The prerequisite is the submission of the pressing plant's order confirmation. The release then imprinted with the provisional LC is subsequently submitted to the GVL as a voucher copy.
ISRCCode
The ISRC is a twelve-digit, international, digital identifier for titles/tracks on sound and image recordings, which enables the unique assignment of a title/track to a company. The ISRC is carried inaudibly in the subcode of digital recordings and is thus directly linked to the track. An ISRC consists of four components: the country key, the first owner key, the year key and the recording key (see "Example of an ISRC"). By permanently repeating the ISRC in the data stream, the use of a digital recording can be identified at any time, traced, and assigned to a company or an individual track of a company without any doubt.
How do I get the ISRC?
Every company that wants to use the ISRC first needs the so-called first owner key, which is issued in Austria by the LSG with the label application and in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie e. V. (Federal Association of the Music Industry).
The first owner key is assigned to a company and can be used by the company for any number of productions. After assigning the first owner key, each company can easily create the ISRCs for their tracks themselves. In doing so, each track gets its own ISRC. The country key indicates the location of the company, the first owner key is assigned to a company by the German Music Industry Association and the year key indicates the recording year. The recording key of an ISRC, which is the last five digits of the code, is assigned by the company for each individual track. This recording key distinguishes the tracks of a production: consequently, there can be no identical ISRCs. The recording key is assigned according to the company's own internal ordering system. The five digits can be occupied by a combination of numbers and/or letters and are used to uniquely identify a track.
How does the ISRC get onto the sound carrier?
The ISRC is encoded on the master during the premastering process. Any common mastering software usually offers functions to include the ISRC in the subcode.
Why is the ISRC so important?
The ISRC is the key to fast and automated recording, collection and royalty payment, especially internationally
The ISRC is now the central identification criterion in databases of phonogram producers, publishers, collecting societies and broadcast archives
The ISRC is the international standard for the numbering of sound and audiovisual recordings (ISO 3901).
The ISRC facilitates piracy tracking