RightsFlow’s Online Mechanical Licensing Utility Enhances The Customer Experience With A New Design And New Features

August 29, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) RightsFlow, the leading licensing and royalty service provider, today launched a new suite of updates and features for Limelight (www.songclearance.com), its online mechanical licensing utility. Musicians, bands, labels, choirs, and allother musical groups will now experience additional important time-saving efficiencies and enhancements on the website: Read the rest of this entry »

August 16, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) RightsFlow, the technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider, today announced the promotions of Michael Kauffman to Senior Vice-President of Corporate Communications and Content, and Chris Lydle to Vice-President of Sales and Marketing.  Both had previously held positions at the company.

“With our continued growth trajectory and commitment to innovation, it’s imperative that we recognize and reward our skilled team by aligning them with roles to fuel more expansion and profitability,” noted Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO at RightsFlow.  “Michael has been a linchpin: building our company profile, developing cross-category partnerships, and guiding Limelight, our online mechanical licensing utility, to a multi-million dollar level.  Chris has excelled in pinpointing opportunities to maximize revenue and customer satisfaction with his acumen for metrics, marketing and business analytics.  Both will dramatically impact our ability as a company to drive broader brand awareness and deeper product adoption and engagement.”

Kauffman, who was previously Senior Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at the company, will now be responsible for the development and execution of the company’s communication, branding, and corporate marketing strategy, as well as spearhead its content development initiatives.  Prior to joining RightsFlow, he was a Partner / Co-Founder of The HiFive Group, a sales, marketing and social media consultancy, and has held senior sales and executive positions at The Verve Music Group (Universal Music Group), and Windham Hill Records (Bertelsmann Distribution Group).

Lydle, who was Vice-President of Business Development for the religious and academic customer verticals, will now lead all company sales, marketing, and support efforts for its consumer copyright products and service offerings.  His new role also will include the development and execution of product marketing strategy, along with the oversight of all campaigns, affiliate relationships, customer service efforts, and business analytics and reporting.  Before joining RightsFlow, Lydle was responsible for marketing and product development at Christian Copyright Solutions, and held key business development, marketing or product management positions at RealNetworks, Borderless Systems, Incanta, RichFX, and Cox Interactive Media. He will be based in the Atlanta office.

August 16, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) INgrooves, a leading provider of digital distribution, marketing, and promotion services to the global music & video community via its ONE Digital platform, will now offer RightsFlow’s Limelight utility to its label partners for their mechanical licensing needs on U.S. physical releases. This offering expands the relationship that the two companies entered into in 2009; an agreement that provided INgrooves distributed labels with access to RightsFlow’s mechanical licensing and royalty payment services for their digital downloads and ringtones. Now those labels can also tap Limelight to handle mechanical licensing and royalty obligations for their CDs and vinyl.

“We’re pleased to now include the Limelight utility in our offerings to our label partners,” commented Jeff Straw, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Licensing at INgrooves. “Our aim is to supply a broad palette of support that facilitates greater efficiencies and cost-savings to drive compliance and enhance the bottom line for our clients. The Limelight service provides one such tool by making it simple to secure the necessary mechanical rights for any cover song on a physical release.”

“We’re thrilled with the continued growth of our partners at INgrooves and with the opportunity to provide additional licensing support through Limelight,” added Matt Irvin, Senior Vice-President of Product and Account Management at RightsFlow. “This both complements our existing partnership and also helps INgrooves labels save time and money in securing necessary licenses for physical product.”

Limelight has experienced rapid growth and substantial global adoption by tens of thousands of users in all 50 states and 96 countries. The service allows users to obtain licenses for physical releases, digital downloads, ringtones and interactive streaming use, reducing the complexity of licensing, and offers several key features including licenses that don’t expire, competitive fees, and coverage of 100% of the publishing market.

July 26th, 2011 (New York, NY) – NoteWorking announced its next meet-up will take place at Premier Studios on July 27^th and feature representatives from music licensing firms RightsFlow and Jingle Punks.

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New York, NY (July 21, 2011): RightsFlow is a proud sponsor of the School of Rock’s “ROCK THE HOUSE” summer tour, which kicked off on July 9th in San Diego, CA and runs until August 2nd in Cleveland, OH.  The tour, which features the talents of the School of Rock’s “All Stars” – a top tier talent group from the school’s national music program – is driven by a purpose “to inspire kids to rock on stage and life.”  All net proceeds from the 22-city benefit tour will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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(NEW YORK, NY / JULY 21, 2011): RightsFlow’s Chief Strategy Officer Ben Cockerham was recently featured in an article from The Next Web regarding licensing issues in the face of online media innovation.  The full article is available here.  A few choice excerpts:

(NEW YORK, NY July 06, 2011) RightsFlow, a technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider, has launched MySpark Copyright, an online copyright registration utility that streamlines the process for content creators and owners to register their works with the United States Copyright Office.  Through an easy-to-use interface and fast, intuitive online forms, MySpark Copyright captures the necessary information about the work, author and owner, in three simple steps, and then prepares and submits all required documentation on behalf of the user. Registration is important to all creators not only for the legal protection and compensation it provides in federal court in the case of copyright infringement but also for creators to establish a permanent record of their creation with the national register.

“We’re excited to introduce MySpark Copyright as a dynamic utility for the copyright registration submission process,” said Gideon Kalischer, Director of Web Products.  “Our focus is on maximizing efficiencies and cost-savings for our community through innovative product offerings.  MySpark Copyright does just that, providing artists, developers, musicians, photographers, and creators of all types with a simple, time-saving, and affordable option to register their intellectual property and protect their work.”

MySpark Copyright is suited for a broad range of created works including literary, performing arts, visual arts, software, and sound recordings.  In addition to a simplified submission process, the service also offers the benefits of a responsive and knowledgeable customer support team coupled with a flat-fee standard pricing structure ($85 per submission, inclusive of the U.S. Copyright Office filing fees) that avoids expensive legal fees or the additional complicated add-ons of other third-party vendors.

MySpark Copyright was developed and is powered by RightsFlow, a licensing and royalty service provider with an expertise in the intellectual property ecosystem.  Based in NYC, with satellite offices in Atlanta and San Francisco, the company supports over 16,000 clients in obtaining bulk and small-use licenses from music publishers and songwriters all over the world including major, independent and artist controlled works.  RightsFlow also powers Limelight, an online mechanical licensing utility providing the simplest way for musicians, bands, choirs and labels to clear any cover song.

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About RightsFlow

www.rightsflow.com

RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider for artists, record labels, distributors, and online music companies. Our technology powers rapid song identification and provides an unprecedented level of transparency for both licensees and licensors.  RightsFlow specializes in obtaining bulk physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited download rights. Our proprietary “FLOW” licensing technology and 30-million song database allow us to serve over 16,000 clients obtaining licenses from publishers and songwriters all over the world – including major, independent and artist controlled works.

RightsFlow also powers:

• Limelight (www.songclearance.com), its online mechanical licensing utility providing the simplest way for musicians, bands, choirs and labels to clear any cover song
• MySpark Copyright (www.mysparkcopyright.com), the right way to register and protect your intellectual property; simplifying copyright registration for content owners and creators.

Clients include YouTube, Rhapsody, Muzak, The Orchard, INgrooves, Wolfgang’s Vault, Thumbplay, Guvera, Dada Entertainment/Play.ME, Scattertunes, [PIAS], Alliance, Kontor New Media, Beatport, Zebralution, E1 Canada, CD Baby, Disc Makers, Qello, REBEAT, & X5 Music Group.

RightsFlow is a member of AIM, A2IM, ASCAP, Chorus America, DDEX, DiMA, MEIEA, MENC, NAB, NAMM, and NARM.

RightsFlow is headquartered in NYC and has offices in San Francisco and Atlanta.

Contact for RightsFlow:

Michael Kauffman / SVP of Sales & Marketing

+1-646-461-6397

michael.kauffman@rightsflow.com

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(NEW YORK, NY June 27, 2011) RightsFlow, a technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider, has hired Chris Lydle as Vice-President of Business Development.  Lydle will drive RightsFlow’s efforts to maximize awareness and adoption of the company’s broadening palette of service offerings in key customer verticals including the academic and religious sectors. Read the rest of this entry »

Company Provides End-to-End Cloud Service Support For iCloud And Beyond

June 20, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) RightsFlow, a leading technology-driven licensing and royalty service provider, is now offering enhanced and expanded support capabilities for record label and distribution partners who are participating in the emerging iCloud environment.  The recent announcement by Apple of iCloud, and the expected future launch of similar services by others, have added new and complex responsibilities for labels and distributors, accelerating their need to be able to properly identify, accurately account, and efficiently pay publishers.  To fill this need, RightsFlow is announcing the launch of Cloud Support Services, giving labels a one-stop solution for end-to-end management of all iCloud and similar reporting and payment obligations.

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