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
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