[georgesimon]

There's an interesting note on his site [0] about how he had to demonetize all his YouTube videos because of the music, and how the original band are not getting anything from it either. So the only people making money from his work are the record company.

[0] https://www.timhunkin.com/a243_Secret-Life-of-Machines-intro...

[kragen]

that's what copyright is for, and what it's always been for: government-granted monopolies for publishers. the statute of anne was enacted thanks to lobbying from the worshipful company of stationers, not from authors

[bombcar]

And Google. Don't forget Google. They make money whether they pay out any.

[georgesimon]

Yes, Hunkin gives a much better explanation than me on his site, which both exposes my own misgivings, and hits a bit harder at copyright.