NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 –- CD Baby, one of the largest sellers of independent music in the world, and RightsFlow, a one-stop solution for mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery (DPD) licensing and royalty processing for US distributions, have entered into an outsourced licensing partnership. This relationship allows the more than 240,000 artists worldwide that CD Baby distributes in the US to license, account, and pay music publishers for download sales through online retailers including Apple iTunes and other digital download sellers like Amazon MP3, Napster, and Rhapsody.

“Our clients look to us to provide turnkey solutions for mechanical and DPD licensing and royalty payouts for US publishing,” states Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO of RightsFlow. “We are glad to be partners with CD Baby and excited to provide this service to the artists they distribute.”

With independent digital music sales continuing to grow each quarter, music distributors as well as labels are in need of a simplified solution to license, account, and pay publishing royalties for sales in the US. “Partnering with RightsFlow makes it super easy for us to offer licensing services to our artists,” states CD Baby president Brian Felsen. “In fact, artists can pay their mechanical and DPD licenses through this offering, making it both simple and cost-effective and easy for the artist.”

RightsFlow offers outsourced music publishing licensing and royalty solutions to both record labels and online music retailers. These services provide a complete end-to-end solution for research and licensing of publishing, clearances, license administration, royalty calculation, and accounting to publishers. RightsFlow’s solutions relieve the burden of music licensing and royalty administration through direct experience in developing and running bulk licensing departments.

“Without proper licensing and royalty services, many artists and labels are unable to position content for sale in the United States, particularly those labels based outside the US,” stated Ben Cockerham, Vice President of Operations at RightsFlow. “RightsFlow’s scalable solutions are designed to directly facilitate increased sales of content through US channels.”

About CD Baby:
CD Baby (cdbaby.com), started by musician Derek Sivers in 1998 as a way sell his CDs online and help some friends sell their music as well, is one of the largest sellers of independent music in the world. CD Baby’s service gives any artist worldwide distribution for their music. Through word-of-mouth only, CD Baby has grown into the largest seller of independent music, paying to 240,000 artists who have been paid more than $81 million over the past 10 years. Apple iTunes invited CD Baby to be one of their early backend digital content providers, and now CD Baby’s digital distribution catalog provides over 2 million songs to digital music services like Apple iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon MP3, and more.

About RightsFlow:
New York based RightsFlow, LLC, is a music, media and entertainment-focused firm offering Professional Services & Outsourced Music Licensing Solutions. RightsFlow specializes in intellectual property licensing and copyright management working with companies engaged in the commercial licensing of copyrights. RightsFlow services over 800 customers including marquee companies such as EMI Music, Muzak, Active International, TouchTunes, One Italia, 180 Music, and Disc Makers, among others. For more information on RightsFlow’s services and management team, visit www.rightsflow.com .
Contact for CD Baby: Brian Felsen, +1-212-987-0867, brianf@cdbaby.com
Contact for RightsFlow: Patrick Sullivan, +1-212-202-8353, patrick@rightsflow.com

Additional Links:
Digital Media Wire: CD Baby Taps RightsFlow to Offer Licensing Services
Billboard: Rights Management Firms Expand Reach