Did you know:
1) YouTube has music fingerprinting.
YouTube lets music owners provide reference files of songs that they own so YouTube can scan ANY video uploaded for that fingerprint. If a match is found, then owner of the music can opt to make money from ads, track where the songs go, or block it.
2) YouTube UGC drives revenue.
YouTube lets users overlay Music onto their video in User Generated Content on the website easily to benefit #1 above.
3) Record Labels love YouTube.
YouTube has paid the record industry more than a half billion dollars in the past 2 years from ad revenue, according to Lewit.
4) For Artists & many other creators, YouTube is a free marketing platform not just a video sharing site.
5) YouTube’s G+ integration gives users the ability to link & schedule a group video chat called ‘Hangout’ that Artists use to build relationships with fans. Great for releasing new music & screening virtual concerts.
More info on YouTube & how Breaking Musicians use it at http://m.phys.org/_news287035149.html