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 It04:20 Welcome06:00 Breaking down the YouTube royalties scam12:17 The AdRev model19:26 How the two scammers were caught30:36 The writing process34:04 Reactions to the Billboard report being published38:16 The importance of royalty collection and copyright management50:31 The slow evolution of the U.S. copyright laws56:49 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Kristin Robinson:Website: https://www.kristinmichaelrobinson.comBillboard: https://www.billboard.com/author/kristin-robinsonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wordsbykristinTwitter: https://twitter.com/wordsbykristinEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.