MP3latausten
MP3latausten is a hypothetical open metadata standard and registry proposed for annotating MP3 downloads with standardized information to improve attribution, licensing, and provenance of audio files. The standard aims to complement existing ID3 tagging by enabling a shared schema and an accessible catalog that can be queried by media players, libraries, and rights holders.
Origin and naming: The concept originated in Northern Europe in the early 2010s among digital archivists and
Technical overview: The core MP3latausten schema specifies fields such as track_id, title, artist, album, release_year, license_type,
Implementation and use: In practice, MP3latausten has seen limited adoption among digitization projects, archival libraries, and
Reception and status: As a proposal, MP3latausten has sparked discussion about metadata quality, privacy, and licensing