RightsFlow

RightsFlow
Company type	Private company
Genre	Music
Founded	2007
Founder	Patrick Sullivan (President, Founder and CEO); Benjamin Cockerham (Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer)
Headquarters	New York City, United States
Services	Accounting; Administration; Licensing
Owner	Google (2011–present)
Parent	YouTube
Website	rightsflow.com

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.

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. 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.

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[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.

[:0-9] 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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