RDR-RCC explained

The messages contained in Part 4 (RDR-RCC) of the Recording Data and Rights Standard (RDR) provide a simple mechanism for the communication of data about rights conflicts only for one specific use case: the communication of data from a music licensing company to a claiming party, usually a record company or performer, where the total claims received by the music licensing company in respect of the same rights exceeds 100%.

There are two messages in this standard: The RightsClaimConlifctNotification and the RightsClaimConflictResponse message. The first message enables a music licensing company to notify claiming parties if one or more of their rights claims are in conflict (i.e. where the total claims exceed 100%). The second message enables conflicting parties to notify the music licensing company that they maintain, update or revoke their earlier made claim(s).

RDR-RCC also outlines the communication process for companies and organisations dealing with neighbouring rights declarations and disputes – typically record companies and performers and music licensing companies – to use this part of the RDR standard alongside existing processes and standard methods of communication, such as Part 2 (RDR-N) of the RDR standard.

Both messages offer a simple solution, using a flat-file in .tsv format, for managing and ultimately resolving rights claim conflicts more efficient and accessible to all players in the neighbouring rights eco system.