Youtube Launches Partner Program

2010-03-19 by Prophet178 | 23 Comments
Youtube have launched a new partner program, dubbed Musicians Wanted, specifically for indie
musicians who use the site to upload music videos.

The partner program will allow those who are accepted to upload their music videos and get
paid for each time their video is played, even if the video is embedded into other websites.
The artist still has 100% of the rights to their song, meaning the song will not be taken
down due to copyrights or other infotainments that musicians have faced with the website in
the past.

Ironically the first band to sign up for the partner program is video-aficionados OK Go, who
faced trouble with their latest video for 'This Too Shall Pass' when their record label
would not allow the band to embed their video on to any website other than their own.

http://www.youtube.com/musicianswanted

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WatchItExplode
March 19th 2010
10707 Comments


that ok go video is the bomb

coventrydrummer
March 19th 2010
48 Comments


Is this anti-copyright bullshit? That is, if there was a cover of a song put up on here, Warner won't get sore arses and take down all the videos?

Skimaskcheck
March 19th 2010
2364 Comments


Sounds like a cool idea!

Prophet178
March 19th 2010
6397 Comments


Is this anti-copyright bullshit? That is, if there was a cover of a song put up on here, Warner won't get sore arses and take down all the videos?


Not really. It's more for original artist wanting to get money and exposure through music videos posted on youtube.

Cesar
March 19th 2010
2732 Comments


I like the idea.

sexualsoybean
March 19th 2010
931 Comments


Sounds good

Uranium
March 19th 2010
7549 Comments


dream come true

supertouchox2
March 19th 2010
1063 Comments


Good.

Eclectic
March 19th 2010
3302 Comments


Brilliant stuff

DruggieDougie
March 19th 2010
185 Comments


they get paid for every time their video is played?! that's amazing; but how is it possible? OK Go's 'Here it Goes Again' video on youtube has over 733,000 plays...

americanmusicmachine
March 19th 2010
3953 Comments


prob one play = one cent

Eclectic
March 19th 2010
3302 Comments


they get paid for every time their video is played?! that's amazing; but how is it possible? OK Go's 'Here it Goes Again' video on youtube has over 733,000 plays...

prob one play = one cent


Even with that 733,000 = $7330
That's a decent amount of money that somebody's going to have to fork out, who is it?

Prophet178
March 19th 2010
6397 Comments


they get paid for every time their video is played?! that's amazing; but how is it possible? OK Go's 'Here it Goes Again' video on youtube has over 733,000 plays...


Everything they've done in the past was before they joined the program. When they release their next video it will be a part of the program.

Klekticist
March 19th 2010
1463 Comments


surprisingly good idea

Vesuvion
March 20th 2010
55 Comments


Looking forward to this lol

makes one wonder about spamming the refresh button though...

Kronzo
March 20th 2010
1304 Comments


There must be some kind of catch if they are just gonna shell out money like that.

FyreNail
March 20th 2010
175 Comments


Sounds awesome!! Where does the money come from though? and how will they know it's a music video thats been uploaded and not some random other gunk? I wonder how much they get paid

druglesshippie
March 20th 2010
182 Comments


Ok, so your band needs to have a signifigant number of plays on youtube in order to qualify, so that google isn't spending money on people that won't be getting very many song plays. It also recommends that you have the "promoted videos" shit added to your account which is a monthly fee.

taylormemer
March 20th 2010
4964 Comments


So
what is with your
annoying format skills
because
it really just looks
like
this
is
just copy pasta at work...

andersvisa
March 20th 2010
34 Comments


good idea

i want to punch that guy in the video though

fr33convict
March 21st 2010
11723 Comments


i was gonna do this for my band but i wouldn't qualify. damn you youtube!

ddrfreak62
March 22nd 2010
106 Comments


sweet, i need somebody to help me make a music video then people

Piglet
March 22nd 2010
8565 Comments


Intriguing. I suppose.



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