RightsFlow

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RightsFlow
Company typePrivate company
GenreMusic
Founded2007
FounderPatrick Sullivan (President, Founder and CEO)
Benjamin Cockerham (Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer)
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
ServicesAccounting
Administration
Licensing
Owner Google (2011–present)
Parent YouTube
Website rightsflow.com

RightsFlow is an American music licensing company founded in 2007. [1] RightsFlow is based in New York City. It was co-founded by Patrick Sullivan and Benjamin Cockerham [2] .The company was acquired by Google on December 9, 2011 and now operates as a subsidiary of YouTube. [3] [4]

Contents

Brief history

Launched in 2007, RightsFlow currently serves over 16,000 clients, [5] including YouTube, [6] Muzak, Wolfgang's Vault, [7] and Rhapsody, [8] as well as CDBaby, Disc Makers, We Print Discs, and Zynga. [9] Notably, RightsFlow achieved No. 8 on Crain's New York "Best Places to Work in NYC" for 2011. [10] The company was acquired by Google in December 2011 and now operates as a subsidiary of YouTube. [3]

Services

Rightsflow provides online music services, record companies, distributors and artists the ability to license music and lyrics while also managing payments for the rights holders. [11] Through their LimeLight service, RightsFlow attempts to secure mechanical license for individuals, artists and bands. [12] Through their MySpark service, the company simplifies copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office.

Limelight is an online rights clearance service to secure a mechanical license, or the right to record a cover version of a song. Limelight charges a fee to attempt to secure the license. [13]

MySpark is an online utility that attempts to simplify copyright registration for creators and owners of various forms of intellectual property including literary works, visual arts, sound recordings, performing arts, and software. [14]

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References

  1. Christman, Ed. "RightsFlow Builds A Business Around Clearing Song Rights" – March 18, 2011 article from Billboard
  2. Billboard staff. "Power Players: 30 Under 30" – August 21, 2010 article from Billboard
  3. 1 2 Smith, Ethan. "Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow" – December 9, 2011 article on the Wall Street Journal Online
  4. Sisario, Ben. "Media Decoder: YouTube Buys Company That Processes Music Royalties" – December 9, 2011 article on The New York Times Media Decoder blog
  5. LeBlanc, Larry. "In The Hot Seat With Larry LeBlanc: Patrick Sullivan" October 25, 2011 article from Celebrity Access
  6. O'Dell, Jolie. "YouTube Enlists Help for Music Rights Management" February 10, 2011 article from Mashable
  7. Osorio, Alexandra. "Also: Rightsflow+Wolfgang's... news post" March 3, 2011 post on Digital Music News
  8. Ha, Anthony. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5M to Help Manage Music Licensing" – August 26, 2009 online article from VentureBeat.
  9. Tartakoff, Joseph. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5Million for Music Licensing and Royalty Payment Platform" – August 26, 2009 online article from PaidContent.
  10. Crain's New York. December 5, 2011 online list from Crain's New York.
  11. Lao, Reena. "Rightsflow Scores $1.5 Million for Consumer-Facing Site to Obtain Music Rights" – August 26, 2009 online article from TechCrunch.
  12. Peoples, Glenn Billboard Biz Business Matters – June 4, 2010 online article from Billboard Biz.
  13. Inman, Davis. "Next BIG Nashville Spotlight: Limelight" – September 21, 2010 online article from Next BIG Nashville.
  14. Robley, Chris. "MySpark: the easiest way to register your copyrights" – November 18, 2011 online article from The DIY Musician Blog.