DDEX Data Dictionary, 2020-07-30

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Intro

Contributor

A Party contributing to the making of a Creation.

Comments

Scope: 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.

Component Structure
Is Member of Composites	Composite Name	Description of Element Role	Cardinality	Data Type	Further Reading
	ern:Chapter	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the Chapter. If multiple instances with an ApplicableTerritoryCode are provided, then the first one provides the default that is then superseded by subsequent instances.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:DetailedCue	A Composite containing details of a Contributor of the Work referenced in the Cue.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:Image	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the Image.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:LocationAndDateOfSession	A Composite containing details of a Contributor.	0-n	ern:PartyWithRole
	ern:PurgedRelease	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the Release.	0-n	ern:DetailedResourceContributor	DisplayArtist? DisplayArtistName? Contributor? IndirectContributor? What is this all about?
	ern:SheetMusic	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the SheetMusic.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:Software	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the Software.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:SoundRecording	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the SoundRecording.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:Text	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the Text.	0-n	ern:Contributor
	ern:Video	A Composite containing details of a Contributor to the Video.	0-n	ern:Contributor

Relationships
Parents	Agent	A Thing which is a cause of an Event.
	Party	A Thing that is a human or other animate being (real or imaginary), or a legal person, an organization or a machine capable of playing a role as an Agent (or active Thing).
Children	Artist	A principal Contributor to a Performance of a MusicalWork or a NonMusicalWork that results in the creation of a Resource, or a principal creative Contributor to a Resource that is not a result of a Performance. Note: Used for naming groups as well as individuals.
	PerformingContributor	A Contributor whose contribution is a Performance.
	ProductionContributor	A Party contributing to the making of a Creation, but directly to the Creation.
	ResourceContributor	A Contributor playing a role in the making of a Resource.
	WorkContributor	A Contributor playing a role in the making of a Work.

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