Limelight Launches Revolutionary "Royalty Plus" Revenue Stream for Songwriters and Publishers

NEW YORK, June 14, 2011 -

RightsFlow’s
Online Mechanical Licensing Utility To Now Share Up To 30% of Its
Service Fees

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href="www.songclearance.com/">Limelight, the
simple online mechanical licensing clearance utility powered by
RightsFlow, has launched a first-ever partnership opportunity for
publishers and songwriters to expand revenues from the service by
sharing in the administration fees being paid by its users.
 Participating publishers will earn “Royalty Plus” revenue
entirely incremental to the millions of dollars in mechanical
royalties currently being collected and paid out by the company.
 The new program is entirely voluntary and non-exclusive while
allowing for flexible payment methods and channels.

The program’s shared revenues will be culled from the $15
per-license fees being generated by Limelight users worldwide:
artists, churches, college ensembles, and other musical groups
using the one-stop interface to license 100% of any song for
distribution and sale in the U.S.  With a robust transaction
average of $195 (including $134 in publishing royalties and $61 in
administration fees from between 4 - 5 licenses per order),
Limelight produces a significant baseline in both royalties and in
user-generated fees.  

The Royalty
Plus program includes two revenue enhancements:

• The AFFILIATE option provides a 15% commission on service
  fees from licensing transactions that are a direct result of a
  publisher’s shared outreach of Limelight via marketing and
  educational efforts.  
• The PARTNER option provides a 15% commission to
  participating publishers on all service fees generated ANYTIME that
  publisher’s submitted repertoire is licensed through Limelight
  regardless of traffic source.

Publishers may choose one or both programs and sign up at href="www.songclearance.com/royaltyplus">www.songclearance.com/royaltyplus.
 

“In a turbulent ecosystem, we believe in the importance of
delivering new creative models that work for both sides of the
licensing equation,” said Patrick Sullivan, Limelight President and
CEO.  ”In addition to catalyzing new usage for cover songs and
bringing found revenue to songwriters and publishers, we want to
deepen the connection between Limelight and copyright owners. All
parties benefit from tight, mutually advantageous
relationships.”

Driven by RightsFlow’s extensive marketing efforts and affiliate
partnerships, Limelight has experienced rapid growth and global
adoption by tens of thousands of users in all 50 states and 96
countries.   Current Limelight affiliates include Alfred
Publishing, ASCAP, CD Baby, Copyright Clearance Center, Disc
Makers, and hundreds more.

Michael Kauffman, RightsFlow, +1-646-461-6397, michael.kauffman at rightsflow.com