Method and system for automatic cue sheet generation

A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement a method to generate a cue sheet for submission to a performing rights society, the method comprising:

• receiving an edit decision list containing edit actions associated with a plurality of tracks in a broadcast production;
• receiving metadata associated with the broadcast production comprising one or more of a name of the broadcast production, a network airing the broadcast production, a production company of the broadcast production, a producer, a length of the broadcast production and an airing date of the broadcast production;
• extracting at least one track identifier associated with a track from the edit decision list;
• extracting use data from the edit decision list for each extracted track identifier, the use data comprising a duration of use of the associated track and a form of use of the associated track;
• searching a music catalog database to retrieve identification data for each extracted track identifier, the identification data comprising a composer, a publisher, and a performing rights society affiliated with the extracted track identifier;
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• dynamically formatting with the processor a cue sheet for submission to a performing rights society for the payment of royalties, the cue sheet comprising information about tracks used in the broadcast production including:
• 1) track titles, duration of use and a form of use that are extracted from the edit decision list 2) a composer's name, publisher and affiliated performing rights society affiliated with a track that are retrieved from the database and 3) at least some of the received metadata.

A computing system for generation of a cue sheet for submission to a performing rights society, the computing system comprising:

• a processor and a storage area, wherein the storage area includes:
• instructions executable by the processor to provide an input component for receiving an edit decision list containing edit actions associated with a plurality of tracks in a broadcast production and receiving metadata associated with the broadcast production comprising one or more of a name of the broadcast production, a network airing the broadcast production, a production company of the broadcast production, a producer, a length of the broadcast production and an airing date of the broadcast production;
• instructions executable by the processor to provide an extraction component for extracting at least one track identifier associated with a track from the edit decision list and extracting use data from the edit decision list for each extracted track identifier, the use data comprising a duration of use of the associated track and a form of use of the associated track;
• instructions executable by the processor to provide a search component for searching a music catalog database to retrieve identification data for each extracted track identifier, the identification data comprising a composer, a publisher, and a performance right society affiliated with the extracted track identifier;
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• instructions executable by the processor to provide an output component for dynamically formatting with the processor a cue sheet for submission to a performing rights society for the payment of royalties, the cue sheet comprising information about tracks used in the broadcast production including:
• 1) track titles, duration of use and a form of use that are extracted from the edit decision list 2) a composer's name, publisher and affiliated performing rights society associated with a track that are retrieved from the database and 3) at least some of the received metadata.