Music rights, royalties and identifiers, answered.

The ISWC is an ISO 15707 identifier for a musical work — the composition itself, independent of any recording of it.

The ISNI is a 16-digit ISO 27729 identifier for the public identity of a person or organization that contributes to creative works.

The ISRC is a 12-character code, defined by ISO 3901, that identifies one specific sound recording or music video recording.

A master recording is the original fixed recording of a performance, and the separate copyright that protects that recording.

A mechanical license permits the reproduction and distribution of a composition in recordings — physical copies, downloads and interactive streams.

Music publishing is the business of owning or administering song copyrights: registering works, licensing them and collecting songwriters' royalties.

Neighboring rights pay performers and recording owners when sound recordings are broadcast or played in public, in countries that recognize them.

A split sheet is a signed record of who owns what percentage of a song or recording, agreed by every contributor and totaling 100%.

A synchronization license permits music to be paired with moving images — film, television, advertising, games and online video.

The MLC is the US nonprofit that administers the blanket mechanical license for streaming and download services, created by the Music Modernization Act.

Music royalties are payments to rights holders each time a song or recording is sold, streamed, performed, licensed or broadcast.

A performing rights organization licenses the public performance of songs and pays the royalties to their songwriters and publishers.

SoundExchange is the US nonprofit that collects and distributes digital performance royalties for sound recordings under the statutory license.

DDEX is the music industry's standards body for the data exchanged in the digital supply chain, best known for the ERN release-delivery format.

The Music Modernization Act is the 2018 US law that created the blanket mechanical license, The MLC, and protections for pre-1972 recordings.

A music distributor delivers releases to streaming services and stores and passes the resulting master income back to the rights owner.

A smart link is one shareable URL for a release that sends each listener to the right streaming service, store or region.

SNVRK (Caleb Gottfried, born 2006) is an American experimental artist from Brooklyn and the founder of SNVRKOTICS.

"3.3%" is the second track on SNVRK's 2026 album SNVRKOLEPSY, released with a title credit to Martin Shkreli.

"33 HRS" is a song by SNVRK with Funk Flex, the lead single and opening track of the 2026 album SNVRKOLEPSY.

AWGE is the creative agency, online store and record label founded by A$AP Rocky in 2014; SNVRKOTICS lists it as a backer.

Gottfried v. Night Media is a 2026 federal lawsuit by SNVRK (Caleb Gottfried) over the Streamer University auditions in Manhattan.

The NYC Ticketstorm was SNVRK's June 6, 2026 stunt: mock parking-ticket envelopes on parked cars in Brooklyn, promoting SNVRKOLEPSY.

The discography of SNVRK: the 2026 studio album SNVRKOLEPSY, the single "33 HRS", and an announced expanded edition, 33°.

SNVRKOLEPSY is the 11-track debut studio album by SNVRK, released through SNVRKOTICS on June 5, 2026.

The Treachery of Tickets is SNVRK's 2026 paper artwork: a replica NYC parking-ticket envelope reading "THIS IS NOT A TICKET."

NVR.to is the smart-link service from SNVRKOTICS: one short link per release, routed by country, platform and referrer.

SNVRKOTICS is a rights and royalty platform for independent music: catalog, split sheets, distributor statements and release links.