Re:'I was exploited by Google'
by lacker on Thursday April 09, 2009 @10:34AM
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He's not being fleeced. You think he'd be better off if Rick Astley was banned from Youtube? Without Youtube, there would be no Rickrolling, and there would be no value in having the rights to "Never Gonna Give You Up". Plus, I'm sure the phenomenon is making him money via making the song more popular in other more lucrative channels. This is making him money, just not as much as he'd like.
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I'm not sure I follow. You're saying he's not being fleeced because he would make less if his video wasn't on YouTube. That's like saying a sweatshop worker in China is not being fleeced, even if they earn a pittance, because they'd be making less money working on a farm, for instance...