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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE ENTERTAINMENT IDENTIFIER REGISTRY (EIDR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND WEB SERVICE FOR PREMIUM AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT IDENTIFICATION, AS WELL AS CROSS RESOLUTION AND CROSS-REFERENCE OF CONTENT IDENTIFIERS. THE CONSORTIUM NOW COUNTS MORE THAN 80 MEMBERS, ACROSS THE ENTIRE DIGITAL CONTENT ECOSYSTEM, FROM CREATION TO PROGRAMMING, DISTRIBUTION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT AND ROYALTY REPORTING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 | THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES THE MAJORITY OF OPERATIONS SECRETARIAT DUTIES TO THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAJORITY OF MEETINGS, ASSISTANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP DUTIES, ALL FINANCIAL DUTIES AND ASSISTANCE WITH WEBSITE RELATED ISSUES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | EIDR HAS 4 LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP: BOARD, PROMOTER, CONTRIBUTOR AND GENERAL USER. THE FOUNDERS AND ELECTED PROMOTERS SIT ON THE BOARD. PROMOTERS HAVE VOTING POWER AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, AND ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON TECHNICAL AND POLICY DIRECTION OF EIDR. CONTRIBUTORS ARE GENERAL USERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN WORKING GROUPS. THIS LEVEL IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS, BUT THERE IS NO VOTING POWER. GENERAL USERS INCLUDE ALL ECOSYSTEM PARTICIPANTS WHO NEED TO LOOK UP OR REGISTER RECORDS. GENERAL USERS MUST MEET CRITERIA SET BY EIDR FOR TRUSTED DATA SOURCE TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION CREDENTIALS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | EACH FOUNDING PROMOTER MAY APPOINT ONE OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, AS WELL AS ONE ALTERNATE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL EQUAL THE NUMBER OF FOUNDING PROMOTERS IN THE CORPORATION, PLUS UP TO 5 INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT THE INDUSTRY PROMOTERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS GOVERNANCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION AND MAY DELEGATE, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, ANY POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO ONE OF MORE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES, BYLAWS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM THE FOUNDING PROMOTERS, AND A SUPER-MAJORITY VOTE FROM THE OTHER PROMOTERS. A SUPER-MAJORITY VOTE IS NEEDED FROM ALL FOUNDERS TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF USE FOR REGISTRANTS OR INCREASES IN REGISTRY FEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FINALIZED AND COMPLETED 990 FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EIDR BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS QUARTERLY IN PERSON. THERE IS AN ANNUAL PARTICIPANT MEETING, AND EIDR COMMITTEES MEET REGULARLY EACH MONTH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TREASURER, REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL SALARIED EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TREASURER, REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL SALARIED EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE FORM 1024 AND FORM 990 UPON REQUEST PER THE "CONTACT US" SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE EITHER PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC WEB SITE UNDER "BUSINESS DOCUMENTATION", OR AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST PER THE "CONTACT US" SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WEB SITE. IF REQUESTED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FINANCIAL, OPERATIONS OR LEGAL SECRETARIATS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR REQUESTS. |
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