What is the ISAN ?
ISAN (pronounced Eye-SAN) is a voluntary numbering system for the identification of audiovisual works (both works and versions of works). It was developed within an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) working group (Technical Committee 46, Sub-Committee 9). ISO spent over seven years developing this standard with contributions and feedback from dozens of media companies, producers, authors and collecting societies, as well as broadcast standards organizations. The standardization project was administered by AGICOA (Association of International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works), CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) and FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations), all three representing several international and national organizations involved with audiovisual production. The International Standard that forms the foundation of the ISAN system was published in 2002 as ISO 15706, Information and documentati
