DDEX

Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) is an international standards-setting organization that was formed in 2006[1] to develop standards that enable companies to communicate information along the digital supply chain more efficiently[2] by: DDEX currently focuses on the music industry and has 3 types of membership: charter, full and associate members, with about 100 members.

[3] DDEX's standards[4] address a series of business transactions, including: All DDEX standards are available from the DDEX Knowledge Base, with complete documentation.

[5] DDEX has also created a series of free introductory videos.

[6] Implementers that want to use any of the DDEX standards are required to take out a software licence.

[7] This licence is a royalty-free click wrap licence that grants implementers access to the intellectual property embedded in the DDEX standards.