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100 Years of Rights Management Innovation
The Harry Fox Agency (HFA), established in 1927, is a premier music rights organization providing core mechanical licensing services alongside tailored, outsourced solutions for music distributors and rights holders, including AR/VR/AI companies, apps, background music services, investment funds, jukebox operators, karaoke platforms, lyrics and tablature services, music management companies, record labels, social media and online video companies, streaming and download services, synchronization services, and more.
As the gold standard in rights management, HFA maintains the world’s largest, most authoritative database of musical works linked to recordings and more than 100,000 publishing catalogs. Its Songfile® service enables schools, religious institutions, indie artists, and record labels to easily license cover songs. With deep expertise in licensing, data, and royalty administration, HFA delivers tech-enabled, scalable solutions that simplify the business of music, while HFA delivers tech-enabled, scalable solutions that simplify the business of music.
