In October 2000, fresh ground software was acquired by Counterpoint Systems, the world's leading rights and royalty software developer. The music industry now has a single address when seeking software solutions from front office marketing to back office royalty accounting systems.

Originally founded in 1995 by Scott Herring and a partner, fresh ground software provided network and Internet products & services, particularly for production music libraries, broadcast television networks, and music publishers.

The web team at fresh ground has produced over 100 websites, serving a wide range of industries.

A Counterpoint Systems Company

As the new, undisputed standard for rights management, royalty collection and distribution, online and desktop catalog systems and interactive websites, we have exploded as the singular software solution for the entertainment industry and beyond. Boasting an arsenal honed through years of software experience, we incorporated our extensive music industry expertise to develop the broad range of solution software that has left our competitors reaching for the nearest towel to throw.

With Counterpoint software now operating over 1,000 systems in 42 countries, it can truly be said that the world is doing business our way. And why not? Our solutions run the gamut from contact, rights, royalties, and intellectual properties management to online and desktop catalog and project management. And so as not to be outdone by upstarts and newcomers, flexibility is built into every product so you can seamlessly integrate with existing systems as well as the newest generations of our products.