RightsFlow (NYC) Partners with CD Baby and Book Baby to Offer MySpark Copyright Registration Utility
The prolific NYC-based licensing and royalty service provider RightsFlow has expanded its reach to independent artists yet again, this time with a new partnership to offer increased access to its MySpark online copyright registration utility.
Independent music artists and authors now have faster access to RightsFlow's MySpark Copyright utility.
The initiative is undertaken with Audio and Video Labs, Inc., the parent company of independent music distributor CD Baby and Book Baby, its distribution arm for independent authors.
It offers creators and content owners a simple and secure path to register their works with the United States Copyright Office, using MySpark Copyright, which will now be integrated into the commerce pipeline, educational resources and marketing outreach of the CD Baby and Book Baby distribution channels.
MySpark was launched by RightsFlow earlier this year, and is designed to provide creators and content owners with a simple, safe and secure way to register their work with the U.S.C.O. Features of MySpark include:
• Easy-to-use online forms in plain English
• Thorough customer service and support through online, social, and direct channels
• Document preparation and submission
• Instant MySpark certification upon completion noting that the works have been successfully submitted
• A one-time fee of $85 (inclusive of U.S. Copyright Office fees)
As RightsFlow points out, copyright registration creates a public record of a creator’s work and ownership, securing a certificate of registration with the U.S.C.O. and ultimately providing legal protection and compensation in Federal Court against infringement.
Categories of work eligible for submission include literary (articles, screenplays, sermons, poems), visual (photography, painting, graphic design, sculpture, architectural), sound recordings (song, album, lyrics, compositions), performing arts (films, television, theatrical productions), web and software (websites, desktop and mobile apps).
Nathan Brader aka Syreal1
January 3, 2012 at 4:35 am (13 years ago)Scary,
This is something artists should have a lawyer do. By stepping in between the artist and the US Copyright office, it becomes easier for money to be stolen from artists by the millions! Hmmm, maybe some “accidental” software that skims royalty payments? If they wanna help they would send you a physical copy of all forms submitted, otherwise who knows what is actually submitted! That should be sent by you, and you should have copies. Also registering with BMI, ASCAP, and SEASAC, so you can collect royalties. Oh and trademark your band name!