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Music Industry Decentralized Data Structures 📜

What Are MIDDS? 🎶

MIDDS (Music Industry Decentralized Data Structures) are standardized, blockchain-certified metadata structures designed to unify, authenticate, and preserve music-related data on the Allfeat network.

In traditional music databases, metadata is often inconsistent, fragmented, and prone to loss or manipulation. MIDDS solve this by offering a verifiable, structured, and immutable way to store key information about musical works, rights, recordings, and performers.

Why Do We Need MIDDS? ❓

Music metadata is the backbone of royalty distribution, rights management, and industry-wide collaboration. However, existing databases—whether proprietary or open-source (e.g., MusicBrainz)—lack built-in trust mechanisms and are often controlled by centralized entities.

Problems with Traditional Metadata Management ⚠️

  • ❌ Data Fragmentation: Information is scattered across multiple databases, leading to inconsistencies.
  • ❌ Lack of Verification: Many metadata sources rely on user input without formal validation.
  • ❌ No Economic Incentive: Contributors have no direct motivation to maintain accurate data.
  • ❌ Risk of Manipulation: Centralized control allows for data alteration without consensus.

How MIDDS Solve These Issues ✅

  • 🔗 Standardized Structures: Ensuring interoperability across platforms.
  • 🔐 Blockchain Verification: Making metadata tamper-proof and auditable.
  • 💰 Economic Incentives: Encouraging accurate data contribution via staking and rewards.
  • 🌍 Decentralized Governance: Letting the community, not a single entity, validate information.

How MIDDS Work 🛠️

MIDDS define a structured data format for each key entity in the music industry. Each MIDDS entry follows a predefined template with essential attributes, making it easy to link, certify, and retrieve data.

For example:

  • Party Identifier MIDDS → Corresponds to data linked to the IPI (Interested Party Information) and ISNI system, identifying any actors of the music industry.
  • Musical Work MIDDS → Stores song-related data linked to the ISWC (International Standard Musical Work Code), including song titles, composers, and associated rights.
  • Track MIDDS → Captures release-specific data, such as the ISRC (International Standard Recording Code), identifying unique sound recordings.
  • Release MIDDS → Groups tracks into albums, EPs, or singles and links to an UPC (Universal Product Code) for distribution.

Each MIDDS is immutable once certified but can be updated via a governance process to ensure metadata accuracy over time.

The Future of Music Metadata 🚀

By implementing MIDDS, Allfeat is transforming music metadata from a chaotic, fragmented mess into a structured, shared, and economically sustainable asset. This ensures that music creators, industry professionals, and even fans can rely on a trusted, global, and decentralized music data registry.

🎵 Next Steps: Dive into the specific MIDDS structures in the following sections!