7.1 Introduction

This part of the RDR standard specifically deals with the rights conflict resolution process as described in the Clause 1. This assumes the process of declaring the rights claimed in a resource by a claiming party or third-party facilitator has taken place prior to using this part of the RDR standard to resolve these conflicts.

This part of the RDR standard has been developed with those senders and recipients in mind for whom a more complex means of communication, for example using DDEX’s XML standards, is not appropriate. The approach to the messages in this part of the RDR standard enables those currently using a variety of communication tools, such as email, Excel files or other formats to send and receive industry standard messages which improve efficiency and reduce costs.

In addition, this will enable those that have been able to implement Part 2 of the RDR standard to reduce the generation and ingestion of a multitude of various formats to ideally just two, namely the messages defined in this part of the RDR standard and the messages defined in Part 2 of the RDR standard.

Finally, the use of the messages as defined in this part of the RDR standard in parallel with the existing exchange paths created when implementing Part 2 of the RDR standard provides focus on the rights claim conflict resolution process and increases overall scale and efficiency in that area, even though the parties are not all using the messages as defined in Part 2 of the RDR standard.

Each party involved in the exchange of data relating to rights data conflicts should determine which set of messages it more appropriate for that party to implement given its own operational circumstances.