BISG RIGHTS COMMITTEE
Royalty Statement Standards Project October 2024
Fields under discussion
BISG No KK sort 8/2 kk order 8/2 BISG Field BISG Final Label BISG Description/Definition Comment
38 ?3
Licensor or beneficiary share %(is this
meant to be part of sub-licensing reporting?
Licensee has licensed to another publisher?) Licensor or beneficiary share %
Percentage of royalties payable
to the licensor or beneficiary.
40 ?4
Statement's Metadata (What is meant
here… see col f? I think what is needed is ID
for payment type such as advance fee
royalty payment... kk 8/5/24)
i.e. Its language, its
type. Is that an
Advance payment
only or a regular
royalty statement
41 ?5 Recipients (What is meant here?)
recipient of the
statement e.g.
agency beneficiary
of statement
45 ?6
Licensor's %share of earnings per item (is
this meant to be part of sub-licensing
reporting? Licensee has licensed to another
publisher?)
49 ?7
Quantity Free Copies (Meaning how many
given away by licensee in period? Or
meaning How many due to Licensor/author
under contract?)
47 remittance ?Tax Exemption valid until date tax exemption status
48 remittance ?Tax deduction in percent under double taxation agreement
BISG RIGHTS COMMITTEE
Royalty Statement Standards Project October 2024
Fields discussed but dismissed
BISG No KK sort 8/2 kk order 8/2 BISG Field BISG Final Label BISG Description/Definition Comment
50 not relevant 8 Original publisher ISBN
too many use cases
where original isbn
is not relevant.