Release (2019-09-16)

DDEX Data Dictionary, 2019-09-16

Release

A message term for mead:MeadMessage, mead:Feed.

An abstract entity representing a bundle of one or more Resources compiled by an issuer. The Resources in Releases are normally primarily SoundRecordings or music audio-visual recordings, but this is not invariably the case. The Release is not itself the item of trade (or 'Product'). Products have more extensive attributes than Releases; one Release may be disseminated in many different Products.

Component Structure
Is Member of Composites	Composite Name	Description of Element Role	Cardinality	Data Type	Further Reading
	mead:ArtisticInfluence	A Composite containing details of a Release.	0-n	mead:Release
	mead:Entry	A Composite containing details of a DDEX Release. This is either the only entity about which the relevant mead:MeadMessage talks or the main one.	1	mead:Release
	ern:ReleaseList	A Composite containing details of a DDEX Release.	0-1	ern:Release
	mead:SimilarRelease	A Composite containing details of the Release.	1	mead:Release

Relationships
Parents	ResourceSetAbstraction	An abstract entity representing a bundle of one or more Resources.
Children	Album	A Release that is a digital equivalent of a physical SoundCarrier of an extended Duration, typically containing multiple Tracks of SoundRecordings. It may also contain bonus Resources.
	AudioRelease	A Release predominantly containing AudioResources.
	Compilation	A Release that comprises, to a significant degree, SoundRecordings (or other primary Resources) that have previously been released on non-compilations.
	RelatedRelease	A Release that is related to another Release.
	Single	A Release with a short total Duration, typically containing one or two Tracks of SoundRecordings.
	TrackRelease	A Release containing normally one SoundRecording.
	TransactedRelease	A Release that is used in a transaction.
	VideoRelease	A Release containing typically one or more Video Resources.