YouTube Video viewed more than 150 million times, Artist earns $16
Random, gadgets — By Monik on April 15, 2009 at 4:53 am
The co-author of the song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which was a complete hit no YouTube with over 150 Million views has just earned about $16, a price for which he can buy his own Cd once. This might be funny for you but he thinks that Google has Exploited him.
I feel like one of those workers, because I earned less for a year’s work off Google or YouTube than they did off the Bahrain government – He told to a newspaper firm.
This is not the first time it has happened but many U.K artists have also criticized Google for not compensating them well.
A YouTube spokesperson said
We absolutely believe that artists should be compensated fairly, But how much the artist gets paid is between the artist and the label
[Via Cnet]
Tags: internet, music, youtube
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