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===International Music Registry===

In 2011, the International Music Registry (IMR) launched. This was a database headed by the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO)<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rethink Music|title=Transparency and Payment Flows in the Music Industry|pages=21-25|url=https://www.berklee.edu/sites/default/files/Fair%20Music%20-%20Transparency%20and%20Payment%20Flows%20in%20the%20Music%20Industry.pdf|accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>. IMR was a database not only for composition but also for recordings. [[Google]] agreed to fund WIPO early on, but WIPO broke their partnership after they thought the alliance would give Google too much power. Instead, WIPO tried to fund the project themselves. In-fighting among the different powerhouses like [[Record label| record labels]] and [[Musicmusic publisher (popular music)|publishing houses]] caused the IMR to collapse<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hardy|first1=Phil|title=Nickels and Dimes: Music Publishing and How It Works|date=2013|publisher=A Division of Music Sales Limited|___location=14-15 Berners Street, London|accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref>.

===Global Repertoire Database===