RightsFlow Becomes First Full Member Under New Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) Membership Structure
RightsFlow has announced that it has joined Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) as its first Full Member using the new membership structure, which links the level of dues to the member’s revenue. They join a growing roster of forty plus DDEX members that include music content companies, music rights societies, digital and mobile service providers and digital media supply chain service providers.
“Several small and medium size companies have expressed interest in joining DDEX since we announced our membership expansion initiative a few weeks ago, and I am pleased that RightsFlow was the first to make it official. As an innovative technology solutions company that is helping the digital media industry streamline content licensing and royalty payment, RightsFlow is an important new member of our organization” said Sony Music’s Kirit Joshi, Chairman of DDEX. “I look forward to working with RightsFlow and other members, both new and old, as we join together to establish a set of standards that will continue to bring efficiency to Digital Commerce.”
“RightsFlow is very happy to announce our membership with DDEX,” stated Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO of RightsFlow. “We believe the adoption of standards is crucial for continued growth and adoption of new technology solutions that will ensure efficient and successful licensing and royalty payment.”
DDEX is a standards organization established to design XML message format standards to improve efficiency in the exchange of metadata along the digital media supply chain. DDEX is now looking beyond this to at all areas of the digital supply chain that could be benefit from standardization, to enable a largely automated processing environment. This will include the mechanisms by which the messages are exchanged including the specification of “micro” messages, which can control the order and timing of events within the supply chain. Similarly work will also be undertaken regarding the delivery of the content itself. Such an automated environment will provide even greater efficiencies and cost savings for digital media supply chain companies than just standardized XML messages.
DDEX members continue to implement the use of its digital communication standards with their business partners. Implementations have been completed by digital music service providers including Ameritz, Apple iTunes, Beezik, Muzak, Muzu TV, Napster, Orange, Playlouder, Real Networks, SFR, Sony Ericsson and Telefónica Servicios de Música S.A.U., music content companies Musiqware, Sony Music Entertainment. Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, and music rights societies, ASCAP, BMI, CELAS, HFA, NCB, PRS for Music, SACEM, SGAE and SUISA.