DDEX Delivery Requirements

Ensuring compliance with DDEX delivery standards for efficient music registration

Supported DDEX Structure

Identification & Copyright Compliance Systems

A DDEX structure type of Single Resource Release is preferred, but Audio Album/Audio Single is also accepted. During the onboarding process, you will be asked to confirm which structure you will be using to deliver your catalog as this impacts your feed configuration.

Music Delivery Systems

A DDEX structure type of Audio Album/Audio Single is required for all deliveries being made to Audible Magic’s Music Delivery systems.

Supported DDEX Deals

Identification & Copyright Compliance Systems

For submissions to Audible Magic’s Identification & Copyright Compliance systems, a <CommercialModelType> of RightsClaimModel and a <UseType> of either UserMakeAvailableUserProvided or UseForIdentification is preferred. A RightsClaimPolicy can also optionally be sent.

By default for unlicensed customers that use Audible Magic’s services for copyright compliance, a Block rule will be applied to all of your content and Allow rules can be set by contacting labeloperations@audiblemagic.com or via our Rights360 rights management portal. For customers that you have a license with for UGC rights, we will apply Monetize rules by default. If you would prefer to use the RightsClaimPolicy to manage rules for your content via your feed for any customers, please reach out to Label Operations team at labeloperations@audiblemagic.com.

In addition to the RightsClaimModel, we would also like to receive a separate <CommercialModelType> of AsPerContract with a <UseType> of AsPerContract.

If you cannot support the RightsClaimModel, we can support feeds using commercial deals as well (such as Stream & Download rights). If you would prefer to deliver with different DDEX deals, please reach out to our team at labeloperations@audiblemagic.com.

During the onboarding process, you will be asked to confirm which structure you will be using to deliver your catalog as this impacts your feed configuration.

Music Delivery Systems

At the Album level, our music delivery system supports either of the following:

• <CommercialModelType> of PayAsYouGoModel and a <UseType> of either PermanentDownload or ConditionalDownload

At the Track level, our music delivery system supports any of the following:

• <CommercialModelType> of PayAsYouGoModel and a <UseType> of PermanentDownload or ConditionalDownload
• <CommercialModelType> of SubscriptionModel and a <UseType> of Stream, OnDemandStream, NonInteractiveStream, or ConditionalDownload

Other <CommercialModelType> and <UseType> values should not be included in submissions to our music delivery system.

Supported Genres

Identification & Copyright Compliance Systems

While Audible Magic’s Identification & Copyright Compliance systems do not require a specific list of genres be adhered to, we strongly encourage our content partners to try limiting genres to standard DSP genres.

UGC Licensing Systems

Similar to Audible Magic’s Identification & Copyright Compliance systems, we strongly encourage our content partners to try limiting genres to standard DSP genres when making deliveries to our UGC Licensing systems.

Music Delivery Systems

Audible Magic’s Music Delivery systems require a specific genre list be followed. See the table below for the full list of genres supported as well as any associated subgenres. Subgenres are listed following a colon (:), which is how they will need to be formatted in your XML submissions.

Supported Genre List

Supported Rate Cards

Music Delivery Systems

DDEX deliveries submitted to Audible Magic’s Music Delivery systems require pricing information be communicated. This can be done within the XML via the PriceCode or PriceType element and a separate rate card that outlines which price PriceCode values map to which wholesale rates. The following information must be included for every territory in which you wish to offer purchase downloads. More information about which rate cards we support will be provided during the feed onboarding process.

Content partners may also provide us with proprietary rate cards, which we can use to configure the feed. Lastly, if preferred, no pricing information needs to be applied. In these instances, Audible Magic’s standard wholesale rates are used. You will be asked to confirm how you would like to apply rates to your catalog prior to your feed being established.