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A Legal Name is the name of a person as used in official dealings, especially with governments. Many musicians are known by an alias, and we refer to that as the [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]]. |
A Legal Name is the name of a person as used in official dealings, especially with governments. Many musicians are known by an alias, and we refer to that as the [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]]. |
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For [[MusicBrainz]] purposes, if an artist works under their [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]], the Legal Name is primarily used to hold biographical details |
For [[MusicBrainz]] purposes, if an artist works under their [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]], the Legal Name is primarily used to hold [[Performance Name Relationship Type|PerformanceNameRelationshipType]] to [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s, and biographical details such as [[Personal Association Relationship Class|personal relationships]]. |
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The birth certificate is the usual place you will find a legal name. However, legal names can be changed at any time (eg by marriage, deed poll etc). |
The birth certificate is the usual place you will find a legal name. However, legal names can be changed at any time (eg by marriage, deed poll etc). |
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==Style== |
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* Note that only persons have LegalName<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s, not bands. |
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==Examples== |
==Examples== |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[Artist:4d3924ac-7dc4-4632-9058-553119d6b951|Declan Patrick MacManus]] is the Legal Name of [[Artist:8a338e06-d182-46f2-bd16-30a09bc840ba|Elvis Costello]]. [[Artist:7ec00194-c4d0-4532-835e-1077ca2869fc|Paul David Hewson]] is the Legal Name of [[Artist:7f347782-eb14-40c3-98e2-17b6e1bfe56c|Bono]]. |
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[Artist:4d3924ac-7dc4-4632-9058-553119d6b951|Declan Patrick MacManus]] is the Legal Name of [[Artist:8a338e06-d182-46f2-bd16-30a09bc840ba|Elvis Costello]]. [[Artist:7ec00194-c4d0-4532-835e-1077ca2869fc|Paul David Hewson]] is the Legal Name of [[Artist:7f347782-eb14-40c3-98e2-17b6e1bfe56c|Bono]]. |
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* It's not clear what we should do when an artist has more than one legal name - that is, how should they be related together, and how should they relate to performance names. One proposal is at [[Linking Different Artist Names|LinkingDifferentArtistNames]]. |
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Revision as of 20:01, 18 February 2008
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Legal Name of a Person
A Legal Name is the name of a person as used in official dealings, especially with governments. Many musicians are known by an alias, and we refer to that as the PerformanceName.
For MusicBrainz purposes, if an artist works under their PerformanceName, the Legal Name is primarily used to hold PerformanceNameRelationshipType to PerformanceNames, and biographical details such as personal relationships.
The birth certificate is the usual place you will find a legal name. However, legal names can be changed at any time (eg by marriage, deed poll etc).
Style
- SameArtistWithDifferentNames contains details about how and when to use both PerformanceName
s and LegalNames. - Note that only persons have LegalName
s, not bands.
Examples
- Declan Patrick MacManus is the Legal Name of Elvis Costello. Paul David Hewson is the Legal Name of Bono.
