RightsFlow Inc is an American

music licensing Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the owners of copyrights on musical works are compensated for certain uses of their work. A purchaser has limited rights to use the work without a ...

company founded in 2007. RightsFlow is headquartered in New York City. It was co-founded by Patrick Sullivan and Benjamin Cockerham.

Brief history

Since its inception, RightsFlow has developed a broad client base, serving over 16,000 clients include notable entities such as YouTube,

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, Wolfgang's Vault, and Rhapsody, Additionally, it collaborates with platforms like CDBaby, Disc Makers, We Print Discs, and

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. RightsFlow gained recognition for its workplace environment, ranking No. 8 on Crain's New York "Best Places to Work in NYC" in 2011. The company was acquired by

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on December 9, 2011 and now operates as a subsidiary of

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.Smith, Ethan
"Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow"
– December 9, 2011 article on the

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Online

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. Through its LimeLight service, RightsFlow facilitates the acquisition of mechanical licenses for individuals, artists and bands. Through their MySpark service, the company simplifies copyright registration with the

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References

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