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jcsike · 07-31-2009, 02:51 PM

Unfortunately the newlyweds depicted in the video aren?t making any money from the video?s millions of views, which would have surely helped defray their wedding and honeymoon costs. YouTube spokeswoman Jennifer Neilsen confirmed that Sony is the one monetizing the video, and that the people depicted in the video are not part of the revenue equation.

Brown?s label and publisher did not let this opportunity slip through their fingers. Not only did the song rise to No. 4 in the iTunes music store and No. 3 on Amazon, partly as a result of YouTube?s links, but Sony and Chris Brown also collect a share of revenue from Google?s text ads on the page itself.

The wedding video is inspiring people to click through from YouTube to Amazon and iTunes at twice the normal rate, according to LaRosa and Sandler. And the effect appears to be spreading to YouTube?s official music video page for the song, where they say the click-thru rate has increased 250 percent over the past week.

Simon Cowell, take note: If you get your ducks in a row fast enough, you too can make money when the world loses its mind over one of your videos.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/...g-dance-video/

cherrylula · 07-31-2009, 02:55 PM

John McCain settled for illegally using songs in campaign vids, theft knows no boundaries!

DonovanTrent · 07-31-2009, 03:05 PM

But they are YouTube STARS!!!!

07-31-2009, 02:51 PM	#1
jcsike Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 689	you guys are not the only ones who dont get paid for your content Unfortunately the newlyweds depicted in the video aren?t making any money from the video?s millions of views, which would have surely helped defray their wedding and honeymoon costs. YouTube spokeswoman Jennifer Neilsen confirmed that Sony is the one monetizing the video, and that the people depicted in the video are not part of the revenue equation. Brown?s label and publisher did not let this opportunity slip through their fingers. Not only did the song rise to No. 4 in the iTunes music store and No. 3 on Amazon, partly as a result of YouTube?s links, but Sony and Chris Brown also collect a share of revenue from Google?s text ads on the page itself. The wedding video is inspiring people to click through from YouTube to Amazon and iTunes at twice the normal rate, according to LaRosa and Sandler. And the effect appears to be spreading to YouTube?s official music video page for the song, where they say the click-thru rate has increased 250 percent over the past week. Simon Cowell, take note: If you get your ducks in a row fast enough, you too can make money when the world loses its mind over one of your videos. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/...g-dance-video/ __________________

07-31-2009, 03:05 PM	#3
DonovanTrent Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 968	But they are YouTube STARS!!!! __________________ Donovan Trent

07-31-2009, 02:55 PM	#2
cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	John McCain settled for illegally using songs in campaign vids, theft knows no boundaries!