The Royalty Network Partners With RightsFlow For Blanket Mechanical Licensing and Royalty Services
The Royalty Network, a leading independent music publisher and administrator, and RightsFlow, a leading provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services, have announced a new partnership granting RightsFlow a blanket license for The Royalty Network’s entire catalog. This blanket access will allow RightsFlow to more accurately identify, account, and remit royalties on behalf of their over 9,500 label, distributor, music service and artist clients. The agreement marks a growing trend of independent music publishers engaging in new procedures to reduce administrative workload and improve efficiency.
The Royalty Network has been profiled in leading magazines such as Billboard Magazine and The Hollywood Report for their publishing administration knowledge and genuine interest in protecting clients’ rights. The Royalty Network’s roster boasts a growing catalog of some of the most prolific songwriters, producers and artists, including recent chart-topping songs such as “Blame It” performed by Jamie Fox featuring T Pain, “Satellites” performed by Beyonce, and “Down” performed by Jay Sean.
“By entering this agreement with RightsFlow, we are assured that our songwriters, artists, publishers, and producers are accounted to by RightsFlow’s many clients for all US digital downloads, streaming income, and ringtone sales,” stated Frank Liwall, President of The Royalty Network. “We respect RightsFlow as a market leader in mechanical licensing and welcome their progressive approach to accounting to publishers.”
“We are extremely pleased to announce this new relationship,” stated Kim Gerlach, Director of Licensing at RightsFlow. “We view The Royalty Network as a forward-thinking publisher that prides itself on maximizing efficiency in representing its songwriters, publishers, and repertoire, and foresee similar open data transfers with additional publishers in the future.”
Under U.S. Copyright Law, mechanical licenses are required for music to be distributed through online music services. The current U.S. statutory mechanical rate for permanent downloads is 9.1¢ for songs five minutes or less and 1.75¢ per minute for songs over five minutes. Limited download and interactive streaming services generally pay a mechanical royalty of 10.5 percent of revenue, less amounts owed for performance royalties.
