RFC 7972 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Entertainment Identifier Registry URN Namespace Definition
Overview
RFC 7972, “Entertainment Identifier Registry URN Namespace Definition”, is an Informational document published in September 2016 by P. Lemieux. It obsoletes RFC 7302. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) Identifiers are used for the globally unique identification of motion picture and television content. This document defines the formal Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace Identifier (NID) for EIDR Identifiers.
This document obsoletes RFC 7302.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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