PewDiePie considers going to court over YouTube copyright claims PewDiePie, YouTube \/ ShutterstockYouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg might be the most-subscribed creator on the platform, but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s above being copystriked by major companies. Why is PewDiePie speaking up about copy striking on YouTube? PewDiePie spoke out on the issue during a video on April 5, where he bemoaned the financial state of videos in which he commentated over episodes of Dr. Phil \u2013 and even raised the possibility of going to court over the matter. \u201cI wanna make Dr. Phil videos, but all of them get claimed by copystrike,\u201d he said of the issue. \u201cI mean, I should probably go to court. I mean, that\u2019s probably hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue.\u201d MrBeast\u2019s copyright troubles PewDiePie isn\u2019t the only major YouTuber struggling with the site\u2019s copyright system, either; Jimmy \u2018MrBeast\u2019 Donaldson has been outspoken on the problem via Twitter, claiming that he has had to push his merchandise in order to remain profitable. \u201cMy ad rates are pretty terrible and with companies taking so much of it, I\u2019ve kind of been getting screwed recently,\u201d MrBeast wrote. \u201cI don\u2019t want to scale back my videos so I\u2019m going to have to promote my merch a lot more so I can keep spending what I do.\u201d My ad rates are pretty terrible and with companies taking so much of it, I\u2019ve kind of been getting screwed recently. I don\u2019t want to scale back my videos so I\u2019m going to have to promote my merch a lot more so I can keep spending what I do. pic.twitter.com\/HuTTr2493g \u2014 MrBeast (@MrBeastYT) April 2, 2019 That\u2019s not all \u2013 one of his videos had even been demonetized due his crew merely humming a song, although the claimant didn\u2019t even own the tune in question. PewDiePie\u2019s supposed YouTube income Despite PewDiePie\u2019s major loss in revenue, the YouTuber recently opened up about his income, appearing to hint that he made around $3,400 per hour in a video on March 29. [Timestamp: 6:00 for mobile users] He even gave hints as to his net worth, noting that he was \u201cdefinitely\u201d worth more than $20 million. Despite these major numbers, Kjellberg had an enlightening outlook on his personal wealth, claiming that he attempts to live modestly to avoid being \u201cchanged\u201d by his monetary success. \u201cI obviously didn\u2019t start YouTube to make money,\u201d he said of his wealth. \u201c\u2026Considering how much I make, I try to live modestly, because I don\u2019t want to \u2013 I want to live a normal life. I don\u2019t want the money to change my life.\u201d Following this message, PewDiePie reached yet another record-breaking subscriber milestone, gaining 93 million subscribers ahead of T-Series after the release of his \u2018Congratulations\u2019 diss track on March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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