RightsFlow Inc. is an American music licensing company founded in 2007.Christman, Ed. "RightsFlow Builds A Business Around Clearing Song Rights" – March 18, 2011 article from Billboard RightsFlow is headquartered in New York City. It was co-founded by Patrick Sullivan and Benjamin Cockerham.Billboard staff. "Power Players: 30 Under 30" – August 21, 2010 article from Billboard
Brief history Since its inception, RightsFlow has developed a broad client base, serving over 16,000 clients.LeBlanc, Larry. "In The Hot Seat With Larry LeBlanc: Patrick Sullivan" October 25, 2011 article from Celebrity Access These include notable entities such as YouTube,O'Dell, Jolie. "YouTube Enlists Help for Music Rights Management" February 10, 2011 article from Mashable Muzak, Wolfgang's Vault,Osorio, Alexandra. "Also: Rightsflow+Wolfgang's... news post" March 3, 2011 post on Digital Music News and Rhapsody.Ha, Anthony. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5M to Help Manage Music Licensing" – August 26, 2009 online article from VentureBeat. Additionally, it collaborates with platforms like CDBaby, Disc Makers, We Print Discs, and Zynga.Tartakoff, Joseph. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5Million for Music Licensing and Royalty Payment Platform" – August 26, 2009 online article from PaidContent. RightsFlow gained recognition for its workplace environment, ranking No. 8 on Crain's New York's "Best Places to Work in NYC" in 2011.Crain's New York. December 5, 2011 online list from Crain's New York. The company was acquired by Google on December 9, 2011, and now operates as a subsidiary of YouTube.Smith, Ethan. "Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow" – December 9, 2011 article on the Wall Street Journal OnlineSisario, Ben. "Media Decoder: YouTube Buys Company That Processes Music Royalties" – December 9, 2011 article on The New York Times Media Decoder blog
Services RightsFlow provided online music services, offering record companies, distributors, and artists the ability to license music and lyrics while managing payments for rightsholders.Lao, Reena. "Rightsflow Scores $1.5 Million for Consumer-Facing Site to Obtain Music Rights" – August 26, 2009 online article from TechCrunch. Through its LimeLight service, RightsFlow facilitates the acquisition of mechanical licenses for individuals, artists, and bands.Peoples, Glenn Billboard Biz Business Matters – June 4, 2010 online article from Billboard Biz. Through its MySpark service, the company simplifies copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office.
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