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Songwriter claims Google 'exploited' him

article published on 11 April, 2009

Pete Waterman, the songwriter behind the infamous "Never Gonna Give You Up" (performed by Rick Astley), has spoken out about Google recently, claiming the company is "exploiting" him, adding that he received only $16 USD in royalties from the company in the last year, despite the video being viewed 154 million times on YouTube. In his whining rant, Waterman, whose estimated wealth is ... [ read the full article ]

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windsong
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_ 		12. April 2009 @ 00:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It must be terrible for him to have only 55 million to spend on himself for christmas.
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beanos66
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_ 		12. April 2009 @ 02:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
google is an easier target and more newsworthy than his own publishing company
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Bluekkis
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_ 		12. April 2009 @ 02:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So google is paying to publisher and publisher is only giving out 11 pounds... I guess google is to blame when publisher screws you up.
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pmaestro
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_ 		17. April 2009 @ 18:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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"I feel like one of those workers, because I earned less for a year's work off Google or YouTube than they did off the Bahrain government."
he earned less for a year's work? how did he do a year's work? he wrote that AWFUL song over 20 years ago, and it's popularity is based on how Awful a song it is. what a douche
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philixir
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_ 		1. May 2009 @ 13:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Kinda hilarious... Sucks to be that guy.. I think he might need a better team and a better lawyer :)

I wouldn't let that happen to me...
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