YouTube Product Manager David King said in its blog YouTube acquires RightsFlow.
RightsFlow is a New York-based company that helps songwriters, recording artists, record labels, distributors and online music services manage music rights.
RightsFlow has been at the forefront of solving the complex issues of licensing and royalty payment management.
Patrick Sullivan President and CEO of RightsFlow says “We’re pleased to now be taking a momentous step with the team at YouTube, that shares in our vision of solving the really challenging problem of copyright management. Combined with the worldwide platform and reach of YouTube, we’ll now be able to drive awareness, adoption, and licensing success to a much larger audience — ultimately benefiting users, artists, labels, songwriters, publishers, and the entire global music ecosystem”.