Business profiles in ERN 3
The business profiles describe the most common commercial model types and are principally aimed at companies that only wish to communicate a small subset of the types of commercial models that can be communicated using the complete NewReleaseMessage in ERN 3. The specification for the Business Profiles for Common Deal Types version 1.4 for use with ERN 3.8.3 is available here.
The table below lists the available business profiles with a brief description of each. The specification then goes on to specify which value should be used from various allowed value sets such as CommercialModelType and UseType to describe the business profile in the message.
Business profile | Description |
|---|---|
1. Generic Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the releases with no limitation. This profile makes no commercial distinction between DRM-protected and non-protected versions of the service. |
2. DRM-Protected Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the DRM-protected releases with no limitation. |
3. Non-Protected Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the non-protected releases with no limitation. |
4. Ad-Supported Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the releases with no limitation. This profile makes no commercial distinction between DRM-protected and non-protected versions of the service. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
5. DRM-Protected Ad-Supported Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the DRM-protected releases with no limitation. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
6. Non-Protected Ad-Supported Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the non-protected releases with no limitation. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
7. Tethered Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the releases as long as a subscription is maintained by the consumer. |
8. Ad-Supported Tethered Download Service | Consumers can download content via the internet and keep the releases but only for use with that service. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
9. Interactive Subscription Streaming Service | Consumers subscribe to a service where they can interactively stream content from a large repository of content. Revenue is generated through subscriptions fees to the relevant service. |
10. Interactive Ad-Supported Streaming Service | Consumers subscribe to a service where they can interactively stream content from a large repository of content. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
11. Non-Interactive Subscription Streaming Service (also known as Subscriber Web Radio) | Consumers can listen to pre-programmed (often algorithmically generated) streams of music with no interactivity beyond start/pause/stop/skip. Revenue is generated through subscriptions fees to the relevant service. |
12. Non-Interactive Subscription Streaming Service On Device | Consumers can listen to pre-programmed (often algorithmically generated) streams of music with no interactivity beyond start/pause/stop/skip. Revenue is generated from subscription fees as part of a device purchase or rental. |
13. Non-Interactive Ad-Supported Streaming Service (also known as Ad-supported Web Radio) | Consumers can listens to pre-programmed (often algorithmically generated) streams of music with no interactivity beyond start/pause/stop/skip. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
14. Kiosk Service | Consumers can access a physical kiosk, download releases from the kiosk and keep the releases. |
15. Ringtones and Mobile Service | Consumers can access content as ringtones on their mobile phones. This also includes other mobile products such as |
16. Rights Claims On User Generated Content | Consumers may upload content containing sound recordings or music videos but the relevant record company or distributor asserts a rights claim and the rights claim policy and web policy of the record company or distributor, if provided, must be applied by the DSP. |
17. Purchase As Physical Product | Consumers may purchase the release in the form of a physical product. This includes direct-to-consumer services. |
18. Generic Ad-Supported Streaming Service | Consumers subscribe to a service where they can stream resources from a large repository of resources. Revenue is generated through advertising on the relevant service. |
19. Generic Subscription Streaming Service | Consumers subscribe to a service where they can stream resources from a large repository of resources. Revenue is generated through subscriptions on the relevant service. |
20. Generic PayAsYouGo Streaming Service | Consumers stream resources from a large repository of resources. Revenue is generated for each individual stream. |
21. Subscription Permanent Download | Subscription-based offering of downloads to a consumer. Releases can be retained by the consumer after the subscription lapses. |
22. PayAsYouGo Conditional Download | One off payment permitting temporary access to resources, which can be cached to a device. An example of this would be a video rental. |