views != plays anyways. Some viewers probably played Gangnam Style dozens of times. It's possible those 15,000 plays came from only 1000 people listening to it 15 times each, thus being comparable to only 1000 youtube views.
Basically, it's an apples-oranges comparison in more ways than just youtube ad revenue != royalties. The metric is different as well.
Of course, your basic point that 15,000 is big number, which should probably be worth much more than 5 bucks, still stands.
Basically, it's an apples-oranges comparison in more ways than just youtube ad revenue != royalties. The metric is different as well.
Of course, your basic point that 15,000 is big number, which should probably be worth much more than 5 bucks, still stands.