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American company

RightsFlow
Company typePrivate company
GenreMusic
Founded2007
FounderPatrick Sullivan (President, Founder and CEO)
Benjamin Cockerham (Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer)
HeadquartersNew York City, United States
ServicesAccounting
Administration
Licensing
OwnerGoogle (2011–present)
ParentYouTube
Websiterightsflow.com

RightsFlow Inc is an American music licensing company founded in 2007. RightsFlow is headquartered in New York City. It was co-founded by Patrick Sullivan and Benjamin Cockerham.

Brief history

Since its inception, RightsFlow has developed a broad client base, serving over 16,000 clients include notable entities such as YouTube, Muzak, Wolfgang's Vault, and Rhapsody, Additionally, it collaborates with platforms like CDBaby, Disc Makers, We Print Discs, and Zynga. RightsFlow gained recognition for its workplace environment, ranking No. 8 on Crain's New York "Best Places to Work in NYC" in 2011. The company was acquired by Google on December 9, 2011 and now operates as a subsidiary of YouTube.

Services

RightsFow provided online music services, enabling record companies, distributors and artists the ability to license music and lyrics while also managing payments for the rights holders. Through its LimeLight service, RightsFlow facilitates the acquisition of mechanical licenses for individuals, artists and bands. Through their MySpark service, the company simplifies copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office.

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. LeBlanc, Larry. "In The Hot Seat With Larry LeBlanc: Patrick Sullivan" October 25, 2011 article from Celebrity Access
  4. O'Dell, Jolie. "YouTube Enlists Help for Music Rights Management" February 10, 2011 article from Mashable
  5. Osorio, Alexandra. "Also: Rightsflow+Wolfgang's... news post" March 3, 2011 post on Digital Music News
  6. Ha, Anthony. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5M to Help Manage Music Licensing" – August 26, 2009 online article from VentureBeat.
  7. Tartakoff, Joseph. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5Million for Music Licensing and Royalty Payment Platform" – August 26, 2009 online article from PaidContent.
  8. Crain's New York. December 5, 2011 online list from Crain's New York.
  9. Smith, Ethan. "Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow" – December 9, 2011 article on the Wall Street Journal Online
  10. Sisario, Ben. "Media Decoder: YouTube Buys Company That Processes Music Royalties" – December 9, 2011 article on The New York Times Media Decoder blog
  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.
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