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 Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Kristin Robinson: Website: https://www.kristinmichaelrobinson.com Billboard: https://www.billboard.com/author/kristin-robinson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wordsbykristin Twitter: https://twitter.com/wordsbykristin Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.