They Stole $23 Million in Royalties via YouTube Fraud

Joining us this week on the New Music Business is Billboard’s music copyright reporter, Kristin Robinson. In this episode, Ari and Kristin dive deep into one of her latest articles and why it's more important than ever for artists to protect their works. Read the full article here: How Did Two Unknown Latin Music Operators Make $23 Million From YouTube? The IRS Says They Stole It

04:20 Welcome

06:00 Breaking down the YouTube royalties scam

12:17 The AdRev model

19:26 How the two scammers were caught

30:36 The writing process

34:04 Reactions to the Billboard report being published

38:16 The importance of royalty collection and copyright management

50:31 The slow evolution of the U.S. copyright laws

56:49 Final question

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