RightsFlow explained
| RightsFlow |
| Type: | Private company |
| Genre: | Music |
| Founder: | Patrick Sullivan (President, Founder and CEO)
Benjamin Cockerham (Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer) |
| Services: | Accounting
Administration
Licensing |
| Owner: | Google (2011–present) |
| Parent: | YouTube |
| Foundation: | 2007 |
| Location City: | New York City |
| Location Country: | United States |
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] 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 "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
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.[11] Through its LimeLight service, RightsFlow facilitates the acquisition of mechanical licenses for individuals, artists and bands.[12] Through their MySpark service, the company simplifies copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office.
Notes and References
- Christman, Ed. "RightsFlow Builds A Business Around Clearing Song Rights" – March 18, 2011 article from Billboard
- Billboard staff. "Power Players: 30 Under 30" – August 21, 2010 article from Billboard
- LeBlanc, Larry. "In The Hot Seat With Larry LeBlanc: Patrick Sullivan" October 25, 2011 article from Celebrity Access
- O'Dell, Jolie. "YouTube Enlists Help for Music Rights Management" February 10, 2011 article from Mashable
- Osorio, Alexandra. "Also: Rightsflow+Wolfgang's... news post" March 3, 2011 post on Digital Music News
- Ha, Anthony. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5M to Help Manage Music Licensing" – August 26, 2009 online article from VentureBeat.
- Tartakoff, Joseph. "RightsFlow Raises $1.5Million for Music Licensing and Royalty Payment Platform" – August 26, 2009 online article from PaidContent.
- Crain's New York. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/gallery/20111204/FEATURES/113009999/8 December 5, 2011 online list from Crain's New York.
- Smith, Ethan. "Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow" – December 9, 2011 article on the Wall Street Journal Online
- Sisario, Ben. "Media Decoder: YouTube Buys Company That Processes Music Royalties" – December 9, 2011 article on The New York Times Media Decoder blog
- Lao, Reena. "Rightsflow Scores $1.5 Million for Consumer-Facing Site to Obtain Music Rights" – August 26, 2009 online article from TechCrunch.
- Peoples, Glenn Billboard Biz Business Matters – June 4, 2010 online article from Billboard Biz.
