The Royal Scam: Content ID and Google’s Massive Profits From Piracy and Crime
If Congress wants to fix the DMCA, Congress needs to fix Google’s scam operations, too.
Tag: YouTube Scandal
Man Bites Dog, Lyor Wants an Audit and YouTube is Good For You
They say it’s news when man bites dog, but it is also news when Lyor Cohen invites YouTube audits–or maybe even an SEC investigation. Crazy, you say? Not really. Google is pushing how profitable YouTube is and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is in turn pushing how much of Google’s revenue gets paid to creators. Both […]
@realrobcopeland: WSJ Reports Google Reveals YouTube Revenues of $15 billion of Value Gap, CEO Wants More–Where’s Ours?
Very insightful reporting from Rob Copeland at WSJ on Google’s revenue that culls out YouTube’s share of Google’s revenue–and boy are we getting hosed.
Must Read Guest Post by @kerrymuzzey: YouTube’s Latest Deceptive Tactic
[We’re thrilled to have a chance to publish an important Twitter thread by composer Kerry Muzzey that crystalizes a number of phenomena: How Kerry caught YouTube using Content ID as a tool to extend the period of time that they can profit from infringement (or the “piracy profit window”), how draining it is for indies […]
Victory in Europe: The Two Years War over the Copyright Directive has Begun
If you’ve heard about the new copyright law in Europe, you’ve probably heard that the new rules with either break the Internet or bring Big Tech to heel. I’d suggest neither proposition is true because Big Tech has absolutely no intention of complying with the law unless they are made to.
Vevo Shows YouTube Advertisers How You Do It
Ripped off YouTube advertisers can easily switch to Vevo to get on the YouTube platform with brand-safe context.
@tpoletti: Google’s YouTube ad controversy should scare investors
When is an “ad credit” actually a refund? As Chris wrote on MusicTech.Solutions, Google advertisers should be entitled to refunds stretching back years for Google’s failure to live up to its promises to protect advertisers from their ads appearing in terror videos. via @tpoletti: Google’s YouTube ad controversy should scare investors — Artist Rights Watch
Understanding Google’s Advertising Problem
“Why does Rice play Texas?” President John F. Kennedy, the “Moon Speech” Sept. 12, 1962 If you’ve been aghast at the reporting on Google’s advertising problem, it’s important to distinguish which is more shocking–that they did it, that they got caught, or that anyone thought it serious enough to report on. Because it is an […]
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