Desiderata for Music Information Retrieval
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access to all of the world's music:
every sound recording,
every score and manuscript,
every film or video clip,
every piece of music-related information
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access via any indexing method:
by culture, by artist, by content,
by social and psychological affect,
by association or allusion, etc.
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a system that provides appropriate reimbursement
to all who have contributed,
without favoritism to particular countries, languages,
companies, or individuals
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an open system to which anyone might contribute
and from which anyone might benefit
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a system that is self-correcting, and provides
ways to assess and characterize the reliability and accuracy
of the information
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a system that respects and ensures privacy and eschews
cultural insensitivity
(e.g.
ethical considerations
in Native American songs)