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1. A medium and even a content may have an artist different to release and to a medium. Examples of a mediums with different artists: [[http://musicbrainz.org/release/fec0ed35-fc40-492a-bde4-bae1b235e454]] So the '''support for artist''' should be added to '''Medium''' and to '''Content'''
1. A medium and even a content may have an artist different to release and to a medium. Examples of a mediums with different artists: [[http://musicbrainz.org/release/fec0ed35-fc40-492a-bde4-bae1b235e454]] So the '''support for artist''' should be added to '''Medium''' and to '''Content'''.


2. A medium in the release may have a packaging different to the release packaging. E.g. an LP or CD box (packaging=other, as the '''box''' packaging is so far not present in MB) has the medium in jewel case, or double jewel case (so far not present in MB), or cardboard/paper sleeve. So the '''support for packaging''' should be added to '''Medium'''.
2. A medium in the release may have a packaging different to the release packaging. E.g., a LP or CD box (packaging=other, as the '''box''' packaging is so far not present in MB) has the mediums in jewel case, or cardboard/paper sleeve, or without a packaging (in the releases such as digipak, digibook, etc.). And even the mediums included to the same release may have a different packaging, e.g. jewel case and double jewel case (so far not present in MB). So the '''support for packaging''' should be added to '''Medium'''.


3. A medium in the release may have a date and a barcode different to the release date and barcode. E.g., these two releases [[http://musicbrainz.org/release/dbbf8006-7b3f-4a93-a342-b4ba370e8f06]] (1995, barcode 090431563229) and [[http://musicbrainz.org/release/29af1268-a14a-4077-891d-f9f10df4f5f3]] (1994, barcode 790431547228) exist: 1) as separate releases, and also 2) as mediums of the bundled release "The Five Keys: 2 CD Box Set" [[http://www.amazon.com/Best-Capitol-Aladdin-Years-Five/dp/B0000516W9]] (so far not present in MB just in consequence of insufficient support for the mediums) issued in 2000-11-28 with the barcode 090431007921.
3. A medium in the release may have a barcode different to the release barcode. E.g., these two releases
Another examples of medium barcodes different to the release barcode:
[[http://musicbrainz.org/release/dbbf8006-7b3f-4a93-a342-b4ba370e8f06]] (barcode 090431563229) and
[[http://musicbrainz.org/release/da6c4979-e990-4bf0-9aaa-6062ce85c9ed]] and
[[http://musicbrainz.org/release/29af1268-a14a-4077-891d-f9f10df4f5f3]] (barcode 790431547228) exist: 1) as separate releases and also 2) as mediums of the bundled release "The Five Keys: 2 CD Box Set" (so far not present in MB just in consequence of insufficient support for the mediums) with the barcode 090431007921.
[[http://musicbrainz.org/release/425ff99d-c080-4a20-afd2-dbfbd74ae353]].
So the '''support for barcode''' should be added to '''Medium'''.
So the '''support for date and for barcode''' should be added to '''Medium'''.


4. A medium has its own Cover Art: front, back, spine, medium and possibly booklet with M pages. Actually all cover art of a release (box front, box back, box side, booklet with B pages) should be stored together with cover art of all N included mediums in an enormous heap, unable to be sorted. So the '''support for cover art''' should be added to '''Medium'''.
4. ''Medium: [...] Forced sides on predefined formats (vinyl, cassette, DualDisc, DVDplus, VinylDisc)''

A vinyl medium (e.g., a single 7-inch) has sometimes a sole side, so the forced sides should not be applied for it.
5. A medium may have an annotation, a disambiguation and even a status, a language, a script, a country, a label different to the release. For sum up: '''a medium should have a full support which exists now for a release'''.
--[[User:RocknRollArchivist|RocknRollArchivist]] 09:12, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

6. ''Medium: [...] Forced sides on predefined formats (vinyl, cassette, DualDisc, DVDplus, VinylDisc)''
A vinyl medium (e.g., a single 7-inch) has sometimes a sole side, so the forced sides should not be applied for it.--[[User:RocknRollArchivist|RocknRollArchivist]] 16:15, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 16:16, 8 July 2012

1. A medium and even a content may have an artist different to release and to a medium. Examples of a mediums with different artists: [[1]] So the support for artist should be added to Medium and to Content.

2. A medium in the release may have a packaging different to the release packaging. E.g., a LP or CD box (packaging=other, as the box packaging is so far not present in MB) has the mediums in jewel case, or cardboard/paper sleeve, or without a packaging (in the releases such as digipak, digibook, etc.). And even the mediums included to the same release may have a different packaging, e.g. jewel case and double jewel case (so far not present in MB). So the support for packaging should be added to Medium.

3. A medium in the release may have a date and a barcode different to the release date and barcode. E.g., these two releases [[2]] (1995, barcode 090431563229) and [[3]] (1994, barcode 790431547228) exist: 1) as separate releases, and also 2) as mediums of the bundled release "The Five Keys: 2 CD Box Set" [[4]] (so far not present in MB just in consequence of insufficient support for the mediums) issued in 2000-11-28 with the barcode 090431007921. Another examples of medium barcodes different to the release barcode: [[5]] and [[6]]. So the support for date and for barcode should be added to Medium.

4. A medium has its own Cover Art: front, back, spine, medium and possibly booklet with M pages. Actually all cover art of a release (box front, box back, box side, booklet with B pages) should be stored together with cover art of all N included mediums in an enormous heap, unable to be sorted. So the support for cover art should be added to Medium.

5. A medium may have an annotation, a disambiguation and even a status, a language, a script, a country, a label different to the release. For sum up: a medium should have a full support which exists now for a release.

6. Medium: [...] Forced sides on predefined formats (vinyl, cassette, DualDisc, DVDplus, VinylDisc) A vinyl medium (e.g., a single 7-inch) has sometimes a sole side, so the forced sides should not be applied for it.--RocknRollArchivist 16:15, 8 July 2012 (UTC)