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Originally Posted by Machete_
this video never gets old
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The crazy thing is Rick Astley has only earned ~$12 (yes, twelve dollars) in royalties for all the tens of millions of views the video has gotten.
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Rick Astley's Never Going To Give You Up was played 39 million times on YouTube, but he received $12 for his performance share - Astley didn't compose the song, so receives only a performer's share of the sound recording copyright.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/31/gema_youtube/