Just as driving a school bus, flying an airplane, and operating heavy machinery (legally!) require the appropriate credentials, specific licenses are required to legally distribute, adapt, and publicly perform music. Knowing which licenses exist and how to obtain them can save headaches, aggravation, and most importantly – legal fees incurred from copyright violations (money that we’d all rather spend on cool instruments and better recording gear!) Read the rest of this entry »

The latest issue from ‘Music & Copyright’  included the following item regarding RightsFlow’s recent agreement with Rhapsody.

“Mechanical-licensing-and-accounting firm RightsFlow is set to provide the online music-subscription service Rhapsody with bulk mechanical-licensing-and-administration and reporting support. Rhapsody offers subscribers unlimited on-demand access to more than 9 million songs via the Internet and mobile for US$9.99 and US$14.99 a month, depending on the tier.”

Scott Sellwood is the Sr. VP and General Counsel of RightsFlow, Inc.  Prior to being at RightsFlow Scott was practicing law part time and playing in a band called “Saturday Looks Good to Me” who released albums on both Polyvinyl and K Records.  I wanted to speak to Scott because of his unique career and because of RightsFlow’s new product Limelight. Read the rest of this entry »

RightsFlow will provide bulk mechanical licensing and administration and reporting support for online music subscription service Rhapsody.

“This partnership further enhances our ability to efficiently clear the mechanical rights for our catalog, ensuring that the complete spectrum of songwriters and publishers are properly licensed and paid for the use of their compositions on the Rhapsody service,” Rhapsody’s director of music licensing Adam Parness said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »

RightsFlow Providing Full Mechanical Licensing and Administration For Rhapsody’s Digital Music Subscription Service

New York, NY, July 6, 2010 – RightsFlow, a leading provider of licensing and royalty services, announced today an agreement to provide bulk mechanical licensing and administration and reporting support for Rhapsody, the leading online music subscription service.  The deal will provide Rhapsody with additional tools and solutions for mechanical licensing and content management services for publishing rights in the United States.

Rhapsody offers subscribers unlimited on-demand access to more than nine million songs, whether they’re listening on a PC, laptop, internet connected home stereo or TV, MP3 player or mobile phone (including the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android-powered headsets).  Rhapsody subscribers can access their music through more touch-points than any other digital music service. Read the rest of this entry »