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RightsFlow

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RightsFlow Inc. is an American music licensing company founded in 2007.[1] RightsFlow is headquartered in New York City. It was co-founded by Patrick Sullivan and Benjamin Cockerham.[2]

Brief history

Since its inception, RightsFlow has developed a broad client base, serving over 16,000 clients.[3] These include notable entities such as YouTube,[4]Muzak, Wolfgang's Vault,[5] and Rhapsody.[6] Additionally, it collaborates with platforms like CDBaby, Disc Makers, We Print Discs, and Zynga.[7] RightsFlow gained recognition for its workplace environment, ranking No. 8 on Crain's New York's "Best Places to Work in NYC" in 2011.[8] The company was acquired by Google on December 9, 2011, and now operates as a subsidiary of YouTube.[9][10]

Services

RightsFlow provided online music services, offering record companies, distributors, and artists the ability to license music and lyrics while managing payments for rightsholders.[11] Through its LimeLight service, RightsFlow facilitates the acquisition of mechanical licenses for individuals, artists, and bands.[12] Through its 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"Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 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. "También: Rightsflow+Wolfgang's... publicación de noticias" Archivado el 7 de marzo de 2012 en Wayback Machine . Publicación del 3 de marzo de 2011 en Digital Music News.
  6. Ja, Anthony. "RightsFlow recauda 1,5 millones de dólares para ayudar a gestionar las licencias musicales" Archivado el 13 de marzo de 2022 en Wayback Machine – Artículo en línea del 26 de agosto de 2009 de VentureBeat .
  7. Tartakoff, Joseph. "RightsFlow recauda 1,5 millones de dólares para una plataforma de licencias musicales y pago de regalías". Archivado el 2 de septiembre de 2009 en Wayback Machine – Artículo en línea del 26 de agosto de 2009 de PaidContent .
  8. Crain's Nueva York.Lista en línea del 5 de diciembre de 2011 de Crain's New York .
  9. Smith, Ethan. "Google adquiere RightsFlow, gestora de derechos de autor musicales" – Artículo del 9 de diciembre de 2011 en The Wall Street Journal Online
  10. Sisario, Ben. "Media Decoder: YouTube compra una empresa que procesa regalías musicales" – Artículo del 9 de diciembre de 2011 en el blog Media Decoder de The New York Times.
  11. Lao, Reena. "Rightsflow consigue 1,5 millones de dólares para que un sitio web orientado al consumidor obtenga los derechos musicales" – Artículo en línea del 26 de agosto de 2009 de TechCrunch .
  12. Peoples, Glenn Billboard Biz Business Matters – Artículo en línea del 4 de junio de 2010 de Billboard Biz .