DIGITAL DATA EXCHANGE LLC CO SONY MUSIC
25 MADISON AVENUE 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10010 www.ddex.net

Total Revenue
$948,313
Total Expenses
$1,033,546
Net Assets
$343,271

Organizations Filed Purposes: DIGITAL DATA EXCHANGE, LLC (DDEX) IS ORGANIZED TO EXPLORE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A ROBUST FRAMEWORK OF DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT (WHICH EXPRESSLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED COPY OR CONTENT PROTECTIONS SCHEMES, COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SCHEMES, CODES OR OTHER SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY), WITH THE INITIAL FOCUS BEING ON MUSIC AND MUSIC-RELATED ASSETS. STANDARDS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF INFORMATION SHARING AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING (SUCH AS USAGE REPORTING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES) BETWEEN BUSINESS ENTITIES OPERATING IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA VALUE CHAIN. DDEX WILL PROMOTE, THROUGH THE CREATING OF PUBLICITY MATERIAL, THE HOLDING OF TRAINING SEMINARS AND THE LIKE, GLOBAL AWARENESS AND COMPLIANT IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE STANDARDS. DDEX SHALL NOT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVE ITSELF IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LICENSING OF MEDIA CONTENT AND RIGHTS.

DDEX DEVELOPS & MAINTAINS DATA STANDARDS FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETS.

DDEX CONTINUED TO DEVELOP STANDARD MESSAGE FORMATS FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION UP AND DOWN THE DIGITAL MUSIC SUPPLY CHAIN, RELEASING UPDATES FOR ITS ERN, MWN, LINKING AND DSR STANDARDS. IN ADDITION, DDEX PUBLISHED A BRAND NEW STANDARD CALLED THE MEDIA ENRICHMENT AND DESCRIPTION STANDARD (MEAD). DDEX HELD TWO WELL ATTENDED PLENARY MEETINGS DURING WHICH WORK WAS CARRIED OUT TO PROGRESS THE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND IN-BETWEEN THROUGH TELEPHONE AND WEB CONFERENCES. DDEX ALSO CARRIED OUT A NUMBER OF EVENTS TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF ITS STANDARDS AND ENCOURAGE COMPANIES TO BECOME MEMBERS AND THUS INVOLVED IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARDS. THIS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES REGULARLY APPEARING AT CONFERENCES TO DISCUSS THE BROADER ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH METADATA MANAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE EVENTS AND CONFERENCES TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN CITIES IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. DDEX CONTINUED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER STANDARDS AND TRADE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING MEDIA TYPES OTHER THAN MUSIC AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN DDEX. THESE INCLUDED THE ENTERTAINMENT IDENTIFIER REGISTRY (EIDR) AND THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION (WIPO).

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Thomas TheuneBOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 08/20191$0
Matt Phipps-TaylorBOARD MEMBER1$0
Greg QuillardBOARD MEMBER1$0
Ed OshananiBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jeff KingBOARD MEMBER1$0
Marc GuezBOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 01/20191$0
Laurent FradinBOARD MEMBER1$0
Roberta FongBOARD MEMBER1$0
Dena FletcherBOARD MEMBER1$0
Till EvertBOARD MEMBER1$0
Sung-Kyu ChoiBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jill ChapmanBOARD MEMBER1$0
Victoria CampoamorBOARD MEMBER - 05/2019-09/20191$0
Tony BrookeBOARD MEMBER1$0
Brigette BoyleBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jonathan BenderBOARD MEMBER1$0
Raphael AmselliBOARD MEMBER1$0
Pascal Roche - ExecutiveCOMMITTEE MEMBER - UNTIL 08/20192$0
Paul Cohen Scali - ExecutiveCOMMITTEE MEMBER - AS OF 08/20192$0
Fx NuttallTREASURER - UNTIL 05/20192$0
Kirit JoshiTREASURER - AS OF 05/20192$0
Kim BeauchampSECRETARY2$0
Nick WilliamsonCHAIR EMERITUS2$0
Richard ThompsonCHAIR - UNTIL 02/20192$0
Paul DiloritoCHAIR - AS OF 02/20192$0

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