Manager High School

KATE MALONEY

*** ***** ****** #***, *******, WA *8109

****.******@*****.*** ~ 917-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Rights Administration Consulting - July 2009 - Present

Seattle, WA

Rights administration, intellectual property licensing, copyright

clearance & negotiations, contract drafting, review and editing, copyright

law research and advisement for a broad range of clients including:

Independent Record Labels: Sarathan Records

Documentary Films: Live to Forgive, Love Lived on Death Row, Walk Right

In: The Story of the Yale Summer High School 1968, The Kim

Loo Sisters: a Portrait in Four Part Harmony

Rights & Clearances Administrator, Legal and Business Affairs

Home Box Office - December 2007 - June 2009

New York, NY

Coordinated, maintained & managed internal databases, filing systems and

document tracking for the Rights & Clearances group

Researched copyright status, ownership and contact information for

recordings, compositions, footage and images being considered for use in

programming

Negotiated clearance fees and contract terms with music labels,

publishers, libraries; footage and stock photo agencies to obtain the

necessary rights to use their content

Managed the drafting, execution and administration of contracts and

payment of underlying rights licenses

Maintained relations with inside and outside vendors ensuring timely

response to their requests for contracts, revisions and payments

Licensing Manager, Legal and Business Affairs

BMG Film & Television - June 2003 - December 2007

New York, NY

Drafted contracts for BMG labels and publishing companies catalog of

master recordings and compositions for use in film, television,

commercials, videogames & merchandising

Executed over 1,750 licenses totaling eight million dollars in revenue as

part of a record revenue year

Negotiated license agreements with major film and television studios for

use of BMG owned copyrighted material

Performed various administrative tasks such as drafting and editing cover

letters, memos & licenses; scanning, filing, faxing and copying

Senior Copyright Analyst

BMG Entertainment - December 2000 - June 2003

New York, NY

Drafted, negotiated and executed mechanical and synchronization licenses

Calculated and prepared mechanical royalty payments and licensing status

schedules

Prepared and filed Form SR and Form PA with the U.S. Copyright Office

Researched publisher/writer contact information via ASCAP, BMI and Harry

Fox's Songfile

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts

State University of New York, College at Oneonta,

Oneonta, NY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

. Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Windows, Mac OS X, MS Office,

iPhoto, Expression Media, Adobe Acrobat

. Other Interest/Activities: Children's/YA Reading, Writing & Editing,

Photography, Scrapbooking, Traveling, Live Music, Exercising, Camping

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