


A lot of users uploaded videos containing clips from TV shows and movies, music videos, or videos which were little more than slides containing the lyrics to the sound used for the video soundtrack. No one had truly anticipated the advent of video streaming and the effect it would have on copyright law and royalties.īecause anyone can upload a video to YouTube, there were issues with the content that users uploaded. Before YouTube’s explosive growth, music tracks were that expensive that no one outside of TV and radio studios could afford to pay the licensing fees. In effect, YouTubers completely altered the landscape of music licensing.

No One Predicted How Streaming Would Change the Game
