Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university with auction money

Re:Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university w... by jrochkind1 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:50AM (#27380477)

> Howard says the family, who live in Buckinghamshire, has now made an estimated £1,000,000 off the video over the years

What are the pre-NFT means by which one makes £1 million off of a home movie on youtube? Surely not(?) just youtube ad revenue sharing?

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Re:Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university w... by ceejayoz on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:54AM (#27380518)

https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-04-01/charlie-bit-my-finger...

> Once the video reached 50 million views, the family began earning cash from YouTube ads and television spots, Mashable wrote.

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Re:Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university w... by mhh__ on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:53AM (#27380509)

Probably licencing the video to both online people and traditional places like (I'm guessing) the daily mail

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Re:Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university w... by pmorici on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:08AM (#27380685)

Pre YouTube you would make money off funny home videos by sending a VHS copy in to America's Funniest Home Videos for a chance to win $10,000 or the $100,000 grand prize.

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Re:Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university w... by e17 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:19AM (#27380839)

Ten grand? The prize for getting featured on the 90s/00s UK home video blooper show You've Been Framed was a whopping £250!

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Re:Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university w... by Joeboy on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:27AM (#27380961)

It still is!

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