But most of the Topic YouTube videos are from major labels, not from CD Baby recordings, Phil. I think the CD Baby recordings are labeled "Orchard."
I think that YouTube IS compensating artists, but I don't know how it's done.
My kid's videos are posted through VEVO. I don't know the finances of it, but he seems pleased that he's getting at least a little bit of income from YouTube. One of his band's videos was posted March 22 and had 172,336 views, but it's the first video the band has done with no video footage of the band members.
-Joe-