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12inchVinyl	A Vinyl Disk in 12inch format.
7inchVinyl	A Vinyl Disk in 7inch format.
Actor	A Performer acting and/or singing on a stage.
Adaptation	A Creation which is the result of modifying elements of another Creation. Examples: an arrangement of a song, a translation of a text, a remix of a SoundRecording.
Adapter	An Author of adapted Lyrics of a MusicalWork.
Adapting	An Event in which a new Creation is made by changing elements of an existing Creation.
AdditionalInformation	An Annotation that provides additional information.
AdditionalUsageType	A Type of Usage of a Creation that is applicable in the PCS Message Suite.
AdminFeeAmount	An Amount representing an administrative fee.
AdminRecordCompany	A Party responsible for administering Rights in a Release or Product.
Agreement	An Event in which two or more Parties agree that something is true. Agreements include all forms of License. In PCS an Agreement is an Event, not a Document, though its terms will normally be captured in a physical or digital Document such as a contract.
Album	A SoundCarrier of an extended Duration, typically containing multiple Tracks of SoundRecordings. Specific rules for Duration and/or numbers of Tracks of an Album (as opposed to a Single) may be applied in different territories.
AlternativeTitle	An alternative to an OriginalTitle.
Amount	A sum of money.
pcs:Amount	A Composite containing an Amount and a CurrencyCode.
AmountPayable	A sum of money that is due to be paid.
Annotation	A textual attribute of an entity which provides descriptive or other information or opinion about it. Annotations include all forms of description, comment, review and note.
Arranger	A modifier of musical elements in a MusicalWork.
pcs:Artist	A Composite containing details of the Name, Identifier and Role(s) of an Artist.
Artist	A creative Contributor to the making of a Performance or Recording. Typically an Artist is a Performer ("performing artist") but the Term is broad enough to encompass any form of creative contribution.
pcs:ArtistDelegatedUsageRight	A Composite containing details of the kinds of Usage for which an Artist has delegated Rights to a PCS to administer for a Territory of a sister PCS.
pcs:ArtistProprietaryRole	A Composite containing details of an ArtistRole whose values are defined in a proprietary Namespace.
ArtistProprietaryRole	An ArtistRole whose values are defined in a proprietary Namespace.
ArtistRole	A Type of Role played by an Artist.
Aspect	A Class of intrinsic attributes. Examples: Color, Mode, Gender, Veracity.
AssociatedPerformer	An Artist commonly associated with a Work, whose identity is typically used for accurate Work identification.
AudioCassette	A SoundCarrier in an AudioCassette format.
AudioCassetteSingle	A Single in an AudioCassette format.
AudioCreation	A hearable Creation.
AudioDigitalResource	A digital Fixation of an AudioCreation.
AudioVisualCarrier	A Carrier of AudioVisualRecordings.
AudioVisualCreation	A Creation that is expressed and perceived in moving pictures and sound.
AudioVisualRecording	A Fixation of an AudioVisual Performance.
Author	A Creator of a LexicalCreation (that is, a Creation made of words). This includes the Lyrics or libretto of a MusicalWork as well as a non-musical Text.
BackgroundArtist	An Artist who is performing in the background.
Boolean	A Boolean value ("True/Yes" or "False/No").
Broadcasting	An Event in which the audio and/or visual Content of a Resource is reproduced across a wide area as an analogue signal for listening and/or viewing. Broadcast is contrasted to Playback: but note that the distinction between them is one of degree, not type or technology.
BroadcastingMusicOnHold	An Event in which a Creation is Broadcast on a MusicOnHold service.
BroadcastingTelephoneListening	An Event in which a Creation is Broadcast on a TelephoneListening service.
BroadcastMedium	A Medium for Broadcasting.
Carrier	A physical format capable of carrying one or more Fixations, such as a CD, DVD or AudioCassette. A specific instance of a Carrier may or may not have Content. Example: both a blank and a recorded CD may be described as a Carrier.
CarrierType	A Type of Carrier.
CatalogNumber	An Identifier used to number Creations listed in a catalog.
pcs:CatalogNumber	A Composite containing details of a CatalogNumber.
Category	A type, quality or measurement of another entity. A Category may be expressed in a variety of forms: as A Flag ("True/False"), a Class (eg "DigitalResource"), an adjectival Quality (eg "BlackAndWhite"), a nounal Quality (eg "Audibility") or as a numeric Quantity (eg "4.33MB"). Often the same categorization can be represented in several different ways. Example: the statements "ResourceX is an AudioCreation" (Class), "ResourceX is Audible" (adjectival Quality), "ResourceX has Audibility (noun Quality)" and "ResourceX has AudibilityFlag=True" (Flag) would all mean the same thing.
CategoryComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Categories.
CD	A Carrier in a CompactDisc (CD) format.
CDAudioVideo	A CD in the Compact Disc Audio/Video format.
CDi	A CD in the Compact Disc Interactive format.
CD-ROM	A CD in the CD-ROM format.
CDSingle	A Single carried on a CD.
CDVideo16cm8p	A VideoCD in 16cm8p format.
CDVideo30cm12p	A VideoCD in 30cm12p format.
Char	A fixed length String.
CharacterCoding	A Type of digital encoding applied to characters in a Text.
Characteristic	A qualitative or quantitative attribute of an entity.
Choir	An Ensemble of Performers using their voice rather than musical instruments. An Orchestra usually also includes Performers not using their voice (e.g. a Conductor).
Claim	An Assertion of control of a Right in a Resource.
Class	A set of things which have particular attributes in common. Every entity is either a "Class" or an "Individual", and some may be both. For example, "SoundRecording" is the Class of all instances of SoundRecording. A Class may also be a member of another Class. For example, "SoundRecording" is a member of the Class of "CreationType".
pcs:CLine	A Composite containing details of a Copyright Notice for a Work.
CLine	A © CopyrightNotice for a Work.
Code	An Identifier which is one of a Set of Identifiers which is a defined and published list. For example: TerritoryCodes, CurrencyCodes are Codes, while ISRCs are Identifiers.
Comedian	An Actor in a comic role or in a comedy.
Comment	A textual commentary about an entity.
ComponentElement	A part of a Composite.
Composer	A Creator of the musical elements of a MusicalWork.
ComposerAuthor	A Party that plays the Roles of Composer and/or Writer of a MusicalWork.
Composite	A group of two or more entities combined for any purpose. Examples: an XML Message, a group of elements within a Message such as "TitlesComposite". A Composite does not represent anything in its own right but is only a collection or "bag" of entities which normally have some kind of relationship. Composites may contain other Composites to any level of granularity.
Conductor	A Party who leads or conducts an Ensemble.
Consumer	An individual end User of a Creation. For example: a Party listening to a broadcast, playing a CD, streaming a video.
Content	A Creation which is contained within another Creation. Content may be a physical, digital, spatiotemporal or abstract Creation.
ContentDescription	A Description of the Content of a Resource.
Context	An intersection of Time and Place in which something may happen (an Event) or exist (a State). Example: releasing a Product in France on May 5th 2005 is an Event; a Product being available for sale in France from May 5th 2005 until December 25th 2005 is a State.
ContextComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Contexts.
Contributor	A Party making a contribution to the making of a Creation. A Contributor may be an individual person, a group or an organization. A contribution may be of any scale, from being sole creator to playing a minor facilitating role.
ContributorRole	A Type of Role played by a Contributor.
CopyrightNotice	A RightsNotice about the copyright status of a Work. Typically the Work will be in copyright, but this element can also be used to annotate a Work that is out of copyright: that is, a Public Domain Work.
Count	A count of the Number of occurrences of something.
Creating	An Event in which a Creation is made.
Creation	An entity that is made, directly or indirectly, by one or more human beings.
CreationCategorizationFlag	A Type of Flag which indicates some Categorization of a Creation.
CreationDate	A Date on which a Creation was made.
CreationId	An Identifier of a Creation.
CreationPart	An identified component or item of the Content of a Creation. Examples include a chapter of a DVD, a Track on a CD or a fragment of a Medley. If the Creation is a MusicalWork, this is a section which typically is not recognised as an independent work in its own right and does not have its own ISWC.
CreationType	A Type of Creation.
Creator	A Contributor playing a creative role in the making of a Creation.
CreditDebitFlag	A Flag indicating whether an Amount in a Message is payable from the Recipient of the Message to its Sender (=True) or vice versa (=False).
Currency	A MeasurementUnit of money.
CurrencyCode	A Code which Identifies a Currency. The default for PCS is an ISO 4217 alphabetic CurrencyCode.
iso4217a:CurrencyCode	A 3-alpha-character CurrencyCode according to the ISO 4217 Standard.
Customer	A buyer of a good or Service.
Dancer	A Performer who is dancing.
DAT	A SoundCarrier in the Digital Audio Tape (DAT) format.
DataType	An entity in a specific form of data representation.
Date	A Date represented as a calendar Year, Month or Day (in ISO 8601:2004 format: YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD).
DateTime	A Time represented by a Date and a Time within that Date (in ISO 8601:2004 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)
DCC	A SoundCarrier in the Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) format.
Decimal	A String representing an arbitrary precision decimal number. This corresponds to the type "xs:decimal" in an XML Schema.
pcs:DeclarationOfRevenueMessage	A Message in the PCS MessageSuite containing a declaration of Revenue from the Usage of Releases.
pcs:DeclarationOfSoundRecordingRightsClaimMessage	A Message in the PCS MessageSuite containing details of a SoundRecording.
pcs:DelegatedUsageRight	A Composite containing details of the kinds of Usage for which Rights have been delegated to a PCS to administer for a Territory of a sister PCS.
Delivering	An Event in which a Product is delivered into the possession of a Consumer.
Description	A textual description of an entity.
Descriptor	A textual attribute of another entity, which may function as a Name or Annotation or both.
DescriptorComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Descriptors.
DigitalResource	A digital Fixation of an expression of an AbstractWork. Examples include a digital Fixation of a SoundRecording, a musical AudioVisualRecording, a Photograph, Software, a GraphicImage or a passage of Text.
DigitalText	A digital Text.
DisplayArtist	The main or principal credited Artist on a Creation (typically a Product): that is, the Artist under whose name the Creation is normally listed in a catalog or displayed on a sleeve or packaging. The DisplayArtist may be a real Performer or a generic or imaginary Party (such as "Original Artists" or "Mickey Mouse").
DisplayTitle	A Title displayed on a Product.
Distributing	An Event in which a Product is delivered into the possession of another Party in a value chain.
DownloadHost	A device for receiving a Downloaded DigitalResource.
Downloading	An Event in which a DigitalResource is downloaded by or to a Consumer.
DSP	A Digital Service Provider (DSP), a Party making Releases available to Consumers or other DSPs over a public Telecom network.
Dubbing	An Event in which one sound track is replaced by another.
DubbingForAdvertisement	A DubbingEvent which occurs for promotional purpose.
DubbingForMovies	A DubbingEvent which occurs for film.
DubbingForMusicOnHold	A DubbingEvent which occurs for Use in a MusicOnHold service.
DubbingForPublicPerformance	A DubbingEvent which occurs for public performance.
DubbingForTV	A DubbingEvent which occurs for Television.
Duration	A Time Duration in ISO 8601:2004 format.
DVD	A Carrier in the Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) format.
DVDAudio	A DVD in the DVD Audio format.
DVDVideo	A DVD in the DVD Video format.
EAN	An Identifier which is a European Article Number.
EanUpc	An Identifier which is either a European Article Number or a Universal Product Code.
Element	A data Element. This is the top level term in the PCS Data Dictionary, to which all other terms (Elements) are hierarchically linked. An Element can be of any size or granularity, from a single data value to a Message or suite of Messages.
EndDate	A Date that marks the end of a Period of Time.
Ensemble	A Group of two or more Performers of a MusicalWork who perform it together.
EPSingle	A Single containing multiple Tracks. Quantification of these Elements is subject to local definitions.
Event	A Context in which some act happens: for example, a person is born, a Work is Performed, a Product is released, a File is Downloaded. In an Event, some attribute is changed. In PCS the terms "Act" and "Event" are treated as synonymous (even though they are typically represented in everyday language respectively by a verb and a noun). For example, the act "Adapt" or "Adapting" is the verb of which a particular "AdaptingEvent" is an instance, and these terms are treated as interchangeable in PCS. So, for example, a permission to "Adapt" or for "Adapting" is synonymous with a permission to be the Agent in an "AdaptingEvent". Differences in tense and plurality are similarly ignored at the global level: for example, "Create", "Creates", "Created" and "Creating" are all treated as the same term whose particular tense or plurality can be determined unambiguously from its specific context.
EventDate	A Date of an Event (in ISO 8601:2004 format: YYYY-MM-DD).
pcs:EventDate	A Composite containing details of the Date and Place of an Event.
EventType	A Type of Event.
ExcludedTerritory	A Territory that is excluded from a list or set of Territories.
ExcludedTerritoryCode	A Code which Identifies a Territory which has been excluded from some Context.
pcs:ExtendedPartyDescriptor	A Composite containing details of Names and/or Identifiers for a Party.
ExtractingForInternet	An Event in which a DigitalResource is extracted from another DigitalResource for the purpose of distributing via the Internet.
FeaturedArtist	An Artist who is a significant Contributor to a Performance, but who is not a MainArtist.
Female	Of a female Person.
FinancialIncome	Revenue from Financial Interest.
Fixation	A Manifestation that is fixed in a persistent form. Examples include a DVD, a Photograph, DigitalResource or a printed book.
Flag	A Boolean flag: that is, an attribute whose allowed values are only "True" or "False" (with the possibility of "Unknown" or a null default).
FormalTitle	A standardized Title in which the elements are arranged in a pre-determined order, such as a Title created for a classical MusicalWork. A FormalTitle of a ClassicalWork should be written with the following sequence of elements:1. Musical form2. Number within form or genre3. Key4. Opus number or catalogue number i.e. KV, BWV etc.5. Instruments, ensemble.For example, "Sonata No,5 in G Minor, Opus 43, for piano".
Format	A Manifestation with specific formal characteristics.
FullName	A complete Name of a Party, in its normal form of presentation (eg John H. Smith, Acme Music Inc, The Beatles).
FullNameIndexed	A complete Name of a Party in the form in which it normally appears in an alphabetic index, with the KeyName first (eg Smith, John H.; Beatles, The).
FullNameTranscribed	A FullName transcribed using 7-bit ASCII code.
Genre	A genre or style (such as Musical, literary or AudioVisual) with which a Creation is associated.
GeographicalPlace	A Place which may be defined by spatial co-ordinates.
GeographicalPlaceId	An Identifier of a Geographical Place.
GRid	An Identifier which is a PCS Global Release Identifier.
GrossAmount	An Amount that includes taxes.
Group	A group of two or more Persons.
HasCardinality	The Relator between a ComponentElement and its Cardinality within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsCardinalityOf".
HasDataType	The Relator between a ComponentElement and its DataType within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsDataTypeOf".
HasElement	The Relator between a Composite and an entity which is one of its Components. Example: "PartyNameComposite HasElement FullName". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Components" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsElementOf".
HasInstance	The Relator between a Class and an individual which belongs to it. Example: "CarrierType HasInstance DVD". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Instances" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsA".
HasMaxCardinality	The Relator between a ComponentElement and its maximum Cardinality within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasMaxCardinality".
HasMinCardinality	The Relator between a ComponentElement and its minimum Cardinality within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsMinCardinalityOf".
HasPart	The Relator between an entity and another which is a part of it. For example: "GRid HasPart GRidCheckCharacter". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Parts" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsPartOf".
HasSubClass	The Relator between a Class and its specialized Class. Example: "Medium HasSubClass Television". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Children" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsSubClassOf".
HasSubRelator	The Relator between a Relator and its specialized Relator. Example: "IsPartOf HasSubRelator IsElementOf". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Children" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsSubRelatorOf".
HasUnion	The Relator between a Composite and another which is a Union of it. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsUnionOf".
HasXmlAttribute	The Relator between an entity and another entity which is expressed as an XmlAttribute of it in a Composite representing part of an XmlSchema. Example: "pcs:ProprietaryId HasXmlAttribute Namespace". The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsXmlAttributeOf".
HasXmlElement	The Relator between an entity and another entity which is expressed as an XmlElement of it in a Composite representing part of an XmlSchema. Example: "pcs:ProprietaryId HasXmlElement Namespace". The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsXmlElementOf".
HasXmlExtension	The Relator between an XmlComposite and another which is an XML Extension of it in an XML Schema. Example: "pcs:PartyDescriptor HasXmlExtension pcs:Writer". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list "Has Same Components As" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsXmlExtensionOf".
HasXmlUnion	The Relator between an XmlComposite and another which is an XML Union of it in an XML Schema. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsXmlUnionOf".
Headword	A Name of a Term in the PCS Data Dictionary.
HostSoundCarrier	A SoundCarrier of which a SoundRecording is a component.
pcs:HostSoundCarrier	A Composite containing details of a HostSoundCarrier of a SoundRecording.
ICPN	An Identifier which is an International Code Product Number.
pcs:ICPN	A Composite containing details of an ICPN.
Identifier	A Name which is unique within its namespace.
IdentifierComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Identifiers.
IdentifierType	A Type of Identifier.
Image	A seeable Creation.
ImageSubjectDescription	A Description of the Subject of an Image.
IndemnityIncome	Revenue generated by indemnities.
InstrumentationDescription	A Description of the type of instrumentation of a MusicalWork.
InstrumentProprietaryType	An InstrumentType whose values are defined in a proprietary Namespace.
pcs:InstrumentProprietaryType	A Composite containing details of an InstrumentType whose values are defined in a proprietary Namespace.
InstrumentType	A Type of musical instrument played by an Artist.
Integer	A Numeral representing a WholeNumber (that is, without decimal places).
IsA	The Relator between an individual and a Class to which it belongs. Example: "DVD IsA CarrierType". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list "Belongs To Class" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasInstance".
IsAfter	A Flag indicating whether an Event or State occurred sometime After the reported Date (=True) or not (=False).
IsApproximate	A Flag indicating whether a reported Quantity or Time is approximate (=True) or exact (=False).
IsBefore	A Flag indicating whether an Event or State occurred sometime before the reported Date (=True) or not (=False).
IsCardinalityOf	The Relator between the Cardinality of a ComponentElement and the ComponentElement itself within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasCardinality".
IsChildOf	The Relator between a specialized individual and its parent entity. Example: "Audiovisual IsChildOf Visual". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list of "Parents" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsParentOf".
IsClassical	A Flag indicating whether a SoundRecording is made of a classical Work (=True) or not (=False).
IsCompilation	A Flag indicating whether a Creation is a compilation (=True) or not (=False).
IsDataTypeOf	The Relator between the DataType of a ComponentElement and the ComponentElement itself within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasDataType".
IsDefault	A Flag indicating whether a value is a default value (=True) or not (=False).
IsEan	A Flag indicating whether an ICPN is specifically an EAN (=True) or a UPC (=False).
IsElementOf	The Relator between an entity and a Composite of which it is a Component. Example: "FullName IsElementOf PartyNameComposite". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Is Member of Composites" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasComponentElement".
IsMaxCardinalityOf	The Relator between the maximum Cardinality of a ComponentElement and the ComponentElement itself within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasMaxCardinality".
IsMinCardinalityOf	The Relator between the minimum Cardinality of a ComponentElement and the ComponentElement itself within a Composite. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasMinCardinality".
IsMultiArtistCompilation	A Flag indicating whether a Creation is a multiartist compilation (=True) or not (=False).
IsParentOf	The Relator between an individual and its specialized type. Example: "Audio IsParentOf Audiovisual". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list of "Children" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "IsChildOf".
IsPartOf	The Relator between an entity and another of which it is a Part. Example: "GRidCheckCharacter IsPartOf GRid". Relationships made with this Relator are shown as "Is Part Of" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasPart".
ISRC	An Identifier which is an International Standard Recording Code (ISO standard 3901 Identifier for audio and video recordings).
IsReciprocalOf	The Relator between a Relator and its reciprocal Relator. Example "IsA IsReciprocalOf O83HasInstance". Relationships made with this Relator are not shown in the Dictionary output.
IsSubClassOf	The Relator between a specialized Class and its parent Class. Example: "Television IsSubClassOf Medium". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list of "Parents" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasSubClass".
IsSubRelatorOf	The Relator between a specialized Relator and its parent Relator. Example: "IsElementOf IsSubRelatorOf IsPartOf". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list of "Parents" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasSubRelator".
IsUnionOf	The Relator between a Composite and another whose elements are wholy contained within it. The reciprocal of this Relator is "HasConjunction".
IsXmlAttributeOf	A SubRelator of IsElementOf describing a Relationship which is expressed as an XmlAttribute in a Composite representing part of an XmlSchema. Example: "Namespace IsXmlAttributeOf pcs:ProprietaryId". The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasXmlAttribute".
IsXmlElementOf	A SubRelator of IsElementOf describing a Relationship which is expressed as an XmlElement in a Composite representing part of an XmlSchema. Example: "Namespace IsXmlElementOf pcs:ProprietaryId". The reciprocal Relator of this term is "HasXmlElement".
IsXmlExtensionOf	The Relator between an XmlComposite and another of which it is an XML Extension in an XML Schema. Example: "pcs:Writer IsXmlExtensionOf pcs:PartyDescriptor". Relationships made with this Relator are shown in the list "Has Same Components As" in the Dictionary output. The reciprocal of this Relator is "HasXmlExtension".
IsXmlUnionOf	The Relator between an XmlComposite and another of which it is an XML Union in an XML Schema. The reciprocal of this Relator is "HasXmlUnion".
KeyName	A part of a Name of a Party normally used to index an entry in an alphabetical list, such as "Smith" (in John Smith) or "Garcia Marquez" or "Madonna" or "Francis de Sales" (in Saint Francis de Sales). For persons, this normally corresponds to the "family name" or names, which in Western name forms usually comes as a surname at the end of a FullName, and in Asian name forms often at the beginning of a FullName.
Kiosk	A machine for vending Digital Audio and/or Visual Resources to individual Consumers in person from a defined physical location.
KioskDownloading	An Event in which a DigitalResource is Downloaded directly from a kiosk to a Consumer device.
Label	A brand name under which a Release is issued and marketed. A Label is a marketing identity (like a Publisher's "Imprint" in book publishing) and is not the same thing as the RecordCompany which controls it, even if it shares the same name. The control of a Label may move from one owner to another.
Language	A spoken or written Language. In PCS, Languages are always represented by an ISO 639 Language Code.
LanguageCode	A Code which Identifies a Language. The default for PCS is an ISO 639-1 Language Code.
iso639a2:LanguageCode	A 2-alpha-character LanguageCode according to the ISO 639-1 Standard.
Laserdisc	A Carrier in the Laserdisc format.
LegalElement	An Element established by law.
LexicalCreation	A Creation containing words.
LexicalWork	A Work whose principal form of expression is in words.
License	An abstract representation of an Agreement between two or more Parties (LicenseParties) which defines the terms and conditions under which one or more Creations may be used.
LicenseId	An Identifier of a License.
LiveMessage	A Message which is not for testing purposes.
LocationDescription	A Description of a Place.
LP	An Album in 12inchVinyl format.
LyricAdaptation	An Adaptation in which Lyrics (textual elements) of a MusicalWork are modified.
Lyricist	A Creator of the Lyrics of a MusicalWork.
MagneticTape	A Carrier in a MagneticTape format.
MainArtist	The main or principal Artist on a SoundRecording or music AudioVisualRecording under whose name a Creation is marketed.
Male	Of a male Person.
Manifestation	A Creation that is directly perceivable, and which may be an expression of an identified Abstraction. Example: a Performance of a piece of music is a Manifestation of a Composition.
MaxiMusicassette	An AudioCassette with an exceptional number of Tracks or playing time. Specific rules for Duration and/or numbers of Tracks of a MaxiMusicassette may be applied in different territories.
MaxiSingle	A Single in 12inchVinyl format.
MeasurementUnit	A unit of measurement.
MediaType	A Type of Medium.
Medium	A medium in, on or through which a Creation may be made perceivable. Media include all forms of communication systems, playing devices and carriers.
MembershipType	A Type of Membership.
Message	An XML message.
pcs:MessageAuditTrail	A Composite containing audit details of a Message.
pcs:MessageAuditTrailEvent	A Composite containing details of a MessagingParty and the Time at which the handling of a Message took place.
MessageControlType	A Type of Message in the PCS message suite according to its function.
MessageCreatedDateTime	A DateTime on which a Message was created (in ISO 8601:2004 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss).
pcs:MessageHeader	A Message Header.
MessageId	An Identifier of a Message.
MessageIntermediary	A Party acting on behalf of either a MessageSender or a MessageRecipient in sending or receiving PCS Messages.
pcs:MessageNotificationPeriod	A Composite containing details of a reporting Period covered in a Message. It must contain at least one out of StartDate or EndDate. The StartDate must be earlier than the EndDate if both are provided.
MessageNotificationPeriod	A Period covered by a Message.
MessageRecipient	A Party to whom a Message is Sent.
MessageSender	A Party who sends a Message.
MessageSet	A Set of Messages. Note that this is not the same as a Set of MessageSpecifications.
MessageThreadId	An Identifier of a Message thread.
MessageType	A Type of Message in the PCS message suite.
pcs:MessagingParty	A Composite containing details of a MessagingParty.
MessagingParty	A Party involved with the processing of a Message (for example, as MessageSender or MessageRecipient).
MessagingPartyDescriptor	A Descriptor of a MessagingParty.
MetadataSchema	A Set of Terms brought together to provide information about something.
Minidisc	A Carrier in the Minidisc format.
MiniLP	[missing definition]
MobilePhoneMessaging	An Event in which a SoundRecording is listened to in mobile telecommunication, e.g. in an MMS message.
MultimediaDigitalCarrier	A Carrier of Multimedia Content in a Digital format.
MusicalWork	A Work whose expression is a combination of sounds, with or without accompanying words. Typically a MusicalWork is performed with instruments and/or the human voice.
MusicalWorkId	An Identifier of a MusicalWork.
MusicArrangement	An Adaptation in which musical elements of a MusicalWork are modified.
Musician	A Performer using an instrument to Perform the music of a MusicalWork.
MusicOnHoldPerformance	An Event in which a SoundRecording is listened to in a music-on-hold service.
MusicPublisher	A Party which has acquired Rights in one or more MusicalWorks for a specified Territory and Period.
Name	A name by which an entity is known.
NameComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Names.
NamesAfterKeyName	A Name or Name(s) following a KeyName(s). Example:"Ibrahim" (in Anwar Ibrahim). This is common, for example, in many Asian personal name forms where a FullName begins with the KeyName, which is followed by other names. This Element is used in the basic PartyNameComposite. In the more detailed PartyNameDetailedComposite this Element may be fragmented into various parts (see its Children).
NamesBeforeKeyName	A Name or Name(s) preceding a KeyName in a FullName (and that is placed after it in a FullNameIndexed). Examples: "George" in "George Michael"; "John Fitzgerald" in "John Fitzgerald Kennedy". Not all PartyNames have a NameBeforeKeyName (Examples: Madonna, EMI Music Inc). This Element is used in the basic PartyNameComposite.
Namespace	An IdentifierType for a set of Element values. Examples: "ISO 639" for LanguageCodes. A Namespace may relate to an XML namespace (which is a location on the World Wide Web where information is stored), but has a different and broader meaning.
NationalMember	A Party which has assigned relevant rights to a ClaimingSociety for the Territory of the ClaimingSociety.
NetAmount	An Amount that does not include taxes or other deductions.
NetAmountBeforeWithholdingTax	An Amount before the deduction of a withholding tax.
NetRevenue	Revenue after the deduction of fees and taxes.
NonFeaturedArtist	An Artist who is not a FeaturedArtist.
NonIsoTerritoryCode	A TerritoryCode which is not a TerritoryCode according to the ISO 3166-1 Standard.
NumberOfComponents	The Number of Components contained in a Creation.
NumberOfDeclaredSoundRecordings	The Number of SoundRecordings contained in a Message.
NumberOfProductUnits	A Number of Product units.
NumberOfRevenueByUsageRecords	The Number of Records reporting Revenue by Usage which are contained in a Message.
NumberOfSoundRecordingsClaimedInCarrier	The Number of claimed SoundRecordings contained in a Carrier.
NumberOfSoundRecordingsClaimedInRelease	The Number of claimed SoundRecordings contained in a Release.
NumberOfUnitSalesRecords	The Number of Records reporting UnitSales which are contained in a Message.
NumberOfUnitsSold	The Number of unit sales of a Product. This Element may be applied to units of any kind of Product sold, gross or net, from any point in the delivery process.
NumberOfUsages	The Number of Usages made of a Resource.
Orchestra	A large Ensemble of Performers using musical instruments rather than voice. An Orchestra usually also includes Performers not using instruments (e.g. a Conductor).
Organization	A Party which may be a Group or a legal entity or both.
OriginalOwner	An original owner of Rights.
OriginalPublisher	A Party which has acquired, by Agreement with a Composer and/or Author, Rights in a MusicalWork for a specified Territory and Period.
OriginalRecordingDate	A Date on which a Recording was originally made.
OriginalReleaseDate	A Date on which a Resource was made first available for Usage.
OriginalTitle	A Title given to a Creation by its Creator(s), in its original Language. Note that a translation of a Creation also has an OriginalTitle, which will often coincide with the OriginalTitleTranslated, e.g. the OriginalTitle of the English translation of Le Nozze di Figaro is The Marriage Of Figaro.
OriginalTitleTranslated	An OriginalTitle translated into a different Language Note: this is not the same as the OriginalTitle of a translation of a Creation, though it will often coincide, e.g. the OriginalTitleTranslated of Le Nozze di Figaro is The Marriage Of Figaro.
PartTitle	A Title by which a Part of a Creation is known.Note: if the Creation is a MusicalWork, this is typically a Title of a section which is not recognised as an excerpt in its own right and does not have its own ISWC.
Party	A human or other animal being (real or imaginary), a legal person or an organization capable of playing a role as an agent in an Event. Party includes non-human and imaginary "beings" (for example "Mickey Mouse" or "Lassie") because these may be credited with Contributor or other roles.
PartyComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Parties.
PartyDescriptor	A Name, Identifier or Description of a Party.
pcs:PartyDescriptor	A Composite containing details of Names and/or Identifiers for a Party.
PartyId	An Identifier of a Party.
pcs:PartyId	A Composite containing details of an Identifier of a Party. If no namespace is given, the Identifier is a PartyId.
PartyName	A Name by which a Party is known.
pcs:PartyName	A Composite containing Name details for a Party. Either the FullName or the KeyName must be present at least.
PartyRole	A Type of Role played by a Party.
PCS	A Producer's Collecting Society.
PcsBaselineSchema	An XML Schema comprising several XML Schema files containing the Elements contained in the PCS Data Dictionary and their XML syntactic relationships for use in PCS Messaging Specifications or other PCS Framework Components.
PcsDataDictionary	The MetadataSchema providing the canonical definition of all Elements to be used in all PCS MessagingSpecifications and other PCS FrameworkComponents.
Percentage	A Rate of parts per hundred, resulting from the division of a Quantity by another Quantity of the same type and a multiplication of the result by 100.
Performer	A Performer of a Work.
PerformerRevenue	Revenue which is for a Performer of a Work only.
Performing	An Event in which a Creation is performed. The Performance may be of a Work or another Manifestation or both (Example: playing a SoundRecording results in a Performance of both the SoundRecording and the Composition which it contains). A performed Work may exist before the Performance (Example: a Performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony), or it may be created by the Performance (Example: an improvisation).
PerformingPublicly	An Event in which a Creation is Performed publicly.
Period	A Time between two other Times. Periods in PCS are always described using the pcs:Period Composite.
pcs:Period	A Composite containing details about a Period of Time. It must contain at least one out of StartDate or EndDate. The StartDate must be earlier than the EndDate if both are provided.
PeriodOfRightsControl	A Period for which a RightsController is controlling Rights in a Resource.
PeriodOfRightsDelegation	A Period for which a the control of Rights in a Resource is delegated.
Person	An Entity attributed with roles or characteristics of individual human being (and which may or may not be a human being). A Person is usually a real human being, but may also be an imaginary character or an animal (like Mickey Mouse or Lassie) playing the role of a Person (for example, when credited as an Artist). A Person does not have any implied legal status.
PhoneListening	An Event in which a SoundRecording is used for listening on a phone (note: this excludes when Content is listened to on multi-technology devices using non-telecommunication technologies, e.g. listening to a radio program with the FM receiver of a mobile phone).
Place	A geographical or virtual location.
PlaceComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Places.
PlaceId	An Identifier of a Place.
Playback	An Event in which the audio and/or visual Content of a Resource is locally reproduced as an analogue signal for listening and/or viewing by an individual or small group. Playback is contrasted to a Broadcast: but note that the distinction between them is one of degree, not type or technology.
Playing	An Event in which a Manifestation is Performed or displayed for hearing or viewing through a technological medium.
pcs:PLine	A Composite containing details of a (P) notice for a Creation.
PLine	A (P) RightsNotice for a Creation.
PLineText	The text of a PLine.
PreListening	An Event in which a Consumer is enabled to listen to a Recording, or an excerpt of a Recording, for promotional purposes.
PreloadingContent	An Event in which a DigitalResource is Delivered in conjunction with the sale or lease of a hardware device (such as a mobile phone).
PrivateCopying	An Event in which a DigitalResource is copied for private Usage.
PrivateCopyingLevy	Event of a sale of a device or blank Carrier Format on which a levy is applied as compensation for private copying.
Producer	A Contributor responsible for the production of a Recording.
ProducerAndPerformerRevenue	Revenue which is for a society representing both Performers and Producers of a Recording.
ProducerRevenue	Revenue which is for a Contributor responsible for the production of a Recording only.
Product	A Manifestation of a Release (or another Resource) which is made available to Consumers, by sale, loan or other means. The attributes of a Release in its digital manifestation as a Product may be technical (for example, the codec or bit rate); a mode of distribution (for example, downloading or streaming); or a commercial term (for example, price).
ProprietaryId	An Identifier from a scheme which is proprietary to a particular organization. Example: a CatalogNumber issued by a RecordCompany.
pcs:ProprietaryId	A Composite containing details of a ProprietaryId.
ProvideForInteractiveListening	An Event in which a Consumer is enabled to listen to a SoundRecording and enhance the experience by interaction with the SoundRecording.
Quality	An adjectival or nounal attribute of an entity. Examples: Colored, Audio, Unknown, Commercial, Female.
Quantity	A numeric measure of an entity.
QuantityComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Quantities.
RadioBroadcasting	An Event in which a Creation is made available through a cable, terrestrial or satellite radio Broadcast.
Rate	A Quantity resulting of the division of two Quantities.
RecipientRevenueType	A Type of Revenue according to the Recipient of the payment.
RecordCompany	A Party creating and/or originally making available SoundRecordings in Carriers or DigitalResources for distribution to Consumers, directly or via intermediaries such as Retailers or DSPs. Note that in PCS the role of "RecordCompany" does not have to be played by a limited company" and may be fulfilled by any kind of organization or individual.
Recording	A Fixation of a Performance.
Reference	A ResourceDescriptor which refers or points to a Resource within a PCS Message.
ReferenceTitle	A Title as specified in the reference descriptive metadata set for a Creation.
pcs:ReferenceTitle	A Composite containing details of a Title as specified in the reference descriptive metadata set for a Creation.
RegionalMember	A Party which has assigned relevant rights to a ClaimingSociety for several Territories.
Relator	An entity that describes the relationship between two other entities (Examples: "IsSubClassOf", "IsA" or "IsPartOf"). Relators are not normally used directly in PCS Messages: Relators are Dictionary linking elements (or "ontological elements") which are used to create all of the links which hold the Dictionary structure together. For example, a relationship such as "DealerPrice IsSubClassOf Price" results in a parent-child link being established between "Price" and "DealerPrice". Each Relator has a reverse or "reciprocal" Relator which is used to describe the same Relationship from the reverse point of view. For example, "HasSubClass" is the reverse Relator of "IsSubClassOf", and so a statement such as "Price HasSubClass DealerPrice" has the same meaning as "DealerPrice IsSubClassOf Price". This enables the Dictionary to be navigated in all directions. Some Relators (for example, "IsSameAs") are used for describing a Relationship in both directions and so are their own reciprocals.
Release	An abstract entity representing a bundle of one or more DigitalResources compiled by an Issuer for the purpose of electronic distribution to individual Consumers, directly or through intermediaries. The DigitalResources in Releases are normally primarily SoundRecordings or music audio-visual recordings. The Release is not itself the item of trade (or “Product”). Products have more extensive attributes than Releases; one Release may be disseminated in many different Products.
ReleaseDate	A Date on which a Resource was made available for Usage.
pcs:ReleaseId	A Composite containing details of Identifiers of a Release. If available, a GRid should always to be used. If the Release contains only one SoundRecording, the ISRC of the SoundRecording may be used instead. If the Release is an abstraction of a complete physical product (such as a CD Album), the ICPN of the physical product may be used instead.
ReleaseId	An Identifier of a Release.
pcs:ReportedSoundRecordingUsage	A Composite containing details about how a SoundRecording was used.
Reproducing	An Event in which a copy is made of a Creation (that is, a Creation whose specified intrinsic attributes are identical to those of its original).
ReproducingForSale	An Event in which a DigitalResource is copied for sale.
pcs:RequestedSoundRecording	A Composite containing details of a SoundRecording.
pcs:RequestSoundRecordingInformationMessage	A Message in the PCS MessageSuite containing a request for a declaration of SoundRecordings.
Resource	Something which plays a role in a Context but is not a Time or a Place: Resource is therefore the "catch-all" parent for other entities. Resources may be physical, digital or abstract concepts, and include the Products, Releases, Recordings, Works and other human-made Creations which are the objects of creative and commercial activity; but Resource also includes the people or organizations (Parties) who can act as agents, and all forms of tools and materials which may be used or referenced in the processes described within PCS.
ResourceComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Resources.
ResourceDescriptor	A Name, Identifier or Description of a Resource.
ResourceGroup	A Set of DigitalResources.
ResourceSetAbstraction	An abstract entity representing a bundle of one or more Resources.
Revenue	An Amount representing earnings from a Product or Service.
pcs:Revenue	A Composite containing information about Revenue generated from the Usage of SoundRecordings. NOTE: there appears to be no reasonable way to reconcile the SalesUnit accounting by Release with the Revenue accounting by SoundRecording.
pcs:RevenueByTerritory	A Composite containing details of a Revenue generated from a Usage of a SoundRecording in a Territory.
pcs:RevenueByUsage	A Composite containing details about the sales Revenue generated by a Usage of a SoundRecording.
pcs:RevenueDeclarationForSoundRecording	A Composite containing summary details of a SoundRecording against which Revenue is declared.
RevenuePeriod	A Period in which a Revenue has been generated.
RevenueSourceType	A Type of Revenue according to the way it is generated.
pcs:RevokeSoundRecordingRightsClaimMessage	A Message in the PCS MessageSuite in which a SoundRecordingClaimMessage is revoked.
Right	A Right granted by law to undertake an Act.
RightsClaim	A Claim of ownership or control of a Resource.
pcs:RightsController	A Composite containing details of the management of a SoundRecording.
RightsController	A Party owning or controlling some aspect of Rights in a Creation.
RightsControllerRole	A Type of Role played by a RightsController.
RightShare	A Percentage of a Right in a Resource.
RightsNotice	An Annotation providing Right ownership or control details relating to a Creation.
RingbackTone	A mobile telephone ringbacktone.
RingbackTune	A mobile telephone ringbacktune.
Ringtone	A mobile telephone ringtone.
RingTune	A mobile telephone ringtune.
RoyaltyAdministrator	A Party that collects Royalty payments on behalf of a MusicPublisher that it represents.
RoyaltyIncome	Revenue generated by Royalties.
SalesPeriod	A Period in which sales are made.
pcs:SalesReport	A Composite containing details of unit sales of electronic or physical Releases.
pcs:SalesReportMessage	A Message in the PCS MessageSuite used by one PCS to inform a second PCS about unit sales of Releases in electronic or physical formats.
SalesTerritory	A Territory in which sales are made.
SchemaVersion	A Version of a MetadataSchema.
SchemaVersionId	An Identifier of a Version of a MetadataSchema.
SearchTitle	An AlternativeTitle created to aid database searching (for example, where special characters, puns, or slang have been replaced by standardized elements).
SentOnBehalfOf	A Party on whose behalf a Message has been sent.
SequenceNumber	An Identifier of the position of an Element in a list.
Service	An Event in which a Party offers to do or provide something to another Party.
Set	A set of one or more entities.
Sex	The sex of a Person.
SideNumber	A SequenceNumber of a side of a host Creation.
Simulcasting	An Event in which a DigitalResource is Streamed simultaneously over two or more different Media systems or channels.
Single	A SoundCarrier of a short Duration, typically containing one or two Tracks of SoundRecordings. Specific rules for Duration and/or numbers of Tracks of a Single (as opposed to an Album) may be applied in different territories.
Soloist	A Performer of a MusicalWork (or a part of it) who performs it alone (or with only supporting accompaniment).
SoundCarrier	A Carrier of SoundRecordings.
SoundRecording	A Fixation of an Audio Performance.
pcs:SoundRecording	A Composite containing details of a SoundRecording.
pcs:SoundRecordingId	A Composite containing details of Identifiers of a SoundRecording.
SoundRecordingId	An Identifier of a SoundRecording.
SoundRecordingUsageType	A Type of Usage of a SoundRecording.
StartDate	A Date that marks the beginning of a Period of Time.
State	A Context in which some Resource or Party exists in an unchanging state: for example, a Person lives, a Product is Available, an error is present. Changes are brought about by Events, which give rise to new States. It is not that no attributes of a Resource or Party change, only that that their defined attributes within that Context do not change. For example, if a Person is resident in Canada from 2001 to 2003, this means that their resident status does not change in that period. The fact that they may get married or sign a recording contract in that period does not affect the unchanging nature of their State of residence.
Streaming	An Event in which a DigitalResource is streamed.
String	An alphanumeric character string.
StudioMusician	A Musician performing in a studio.
SubArranger	A Creator of arrangements made on behalf of the SubPublisher.
SubLyricist	An Author of Lyrics which substitutes for or modifies existing words of a MusicalWork.
SubPublisher	A Party which has acquired, by Agreement with a MusicPublisher, Rights in one or more Works for a specified Territory and Period.
SubstitutedPublisher	A Party acting on behalf of a MusicPublisher or SubPublisher.
SubTitle	A Title which is supplementary to another Title. A Creation cannot have a Subtitle without a Title to which it is supplementary.
Territory	A large GeographicalPlace defined by primary political subdivisions. Examples: A country, a group of countries or major subdivision of a country.
pcs:TerritoryCode	A Code which Identifies a Territory. The PCS TerritoryCodes include all the ISO 3166-1 2-alpha-character TerritoryCodes.
TerritoryCode	A Code which Identifies a Territory.
iso3166a2:TerritoryCode	A 2-alpha-character TerritoryCode according to the ISO 3166-1 Standard.
TerritoryOfRightsDelegation	A Territory for which a the control of Rights in a Resource is delegated.
TestMessage	A Message which is for testing purposes.
TetheredDownloadHost	A DownloadHost which must be connected to a DSP's service through a Broadband connection whenever a downloaded DigitalResource is Played.
TetheredDownloading	An Event in which a DigitalResource is Downloaded to a TetheredDownloadHost.
Text	A Creation containing written words. A Text does not need to be exclusively textual and may also contain other visual elements such as GraphicalImages or Photographs.
TextType	A Type of Text.
Time	A point or period of linear time. In PCS times (including dates) are expressed in an ISO 8601:2004 compliant format.
TimeComposite	A Type of Composite containing details of one or more Times.
Title	A Name by which a Creation is known.
pcs:Title	A Composite containing details of a Title.
TitleText	The text of a Title.
TitleType	A Type of Title.
Total	A calculated Quantity.
TotalAmount	A calculated Amount.
TotalNegativeUnitSales	A Total of negative unit sales.
TotalPositiveUnitSales	A Total of positive unit sales.
TotalUnitSales	A calculated Total of unit sales. For example, the sum of all unit sales in a message.
Track	A distinct component of SoundCarrier or AudioVisualCarrier containing a Recording.
TrackNumber	A SequenceNumber of a Track in its host Creation.
Translator	A modifier of a LexicalCreation into a different Language. In a MusicalWork, this applies to the Lyrics.
TvBroadcasting	An Event in which a Creation is made available through a cable, terrestrial or satellite television Broadcast
Type	A Class whose members are themselves Classes. Example: ImageType is a Type whose members include the Classes "Photograph" and "Logo".
pcs:UnitSales	A Composite containing details of unit sales of a Release in electronic or physical format.
Unknown	Of an element whose value is unknown.
UntetheredDownloadHost	A DownloadHost without the restrictions of a TetheredDownloadHost.
UntetheredDownloading	An Event in which a DigitalResource is Downloaded to an UntetheredDownloadHost.
UPC	An Identifier which is a Universal Product Code.
Usage	An Event in which a MusicalWork or DigitalResource is interacted with.
pcs:UsageType	A Type of Usage of a Creation.
UsageType	A Type of Usage of a Creation.
UsageWithLivePerformance	An Event in which a DigitalResource is used in a live Performance.
User	A Party Using a Creation in some way. A typical example is a broadcaster.
UserName	A Name of a User.
pcs:UserRole	A Composite containing details of a Type of Role played by a User.
UserRole	A Type of Role played by a User.
ValidCharacter	An Arabic number from 0 to 9 or a letter in the Roman alphabet as defined in the International Reference Version (IR) of ISO 646.
ValidityPeriod	A Period during which an element (for example, a Deal) is valid.
VarChar	A variable length String.
Version	An Adaptation which is an update to a previous version of a Creation. Examples: a new version of software.
VersionId	An Identifier of a Version.
VideoCassette	A Carrier in a VideoCassette format.
VideoCD	A Carrier in a VideoCD format.
VideoSingle	An Audiovisual Recording whose audio Content corresponds exactly or approximately to that of an audio-only Single.
VinylDisk	A Carrier in a Vinyl Disk format.
VirtualPlace	A non-Geographical location, such as an Internet address or a telephone number.
Vocalist	A Performer using the voice to Perform the music of a MusicalWork.
VolumeNumberInSet	A SequenceNumber of a Volume within a Set.
Webcasting	A BroadcastingEvent over the Medium of the WorldWorldWeb.
Work	An abstract Creation which is recognized through one or more Manifestations. Example: a MusicalWork recognized through its Performances, or a LexicalWork recognized through its Texts. Note that in PCS the term "Work" does not necessarily carry any legal connotations.
Worldwide	A Place including all Territories on Earth.
WorldwideMember	A Party which has assigned relevant rights to a ClaimingSociety for the world.
XmlChoice	An XsdComposite corresponding to the XML schema component <choice>.
XmlSequence	An XsdComposite corresponding to the XML schema component <sequence>.
XsdComposite	A Type of Composite corresponding to a group of XML Schema (XSD) components.
Year	A calendar Year (in ISO 8601:2004 format: YYYY).

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