据国外媒体报道，英国音乐制作人和歌曲创作者Pete Waterman创作的音乐视频在Youtube网站播出超过1.5亿次，但是Youtube网站一共向他支付的版权费居然只有16美元。 Pete Waterman创作的《Never Gonna Give You Up》成为去年的热门金曲。相关音乐视频也被上传到了Youtube网站上，据统计，单是在去年，这首歌曲在Youtube的播放次数高达1.5亿次。 面对如此火爆的状况，Pete Waterman原以为可以从网络获得一笔不菲的收入。不过，年底时他的出版人告诉他，Youtube支付的版权费一共加起来只有11英镑，约合16美元。这让他十分吃惊。
Were no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do i
A full commitments what Im thinking of
You wouldnt get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how Im feeling
Gotta make you understand
* never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Weve know each other for so long
Your hearts been aching
But youre too shy to say it
Inside we both know whats been going on
We know the game and were gonna play it
And if you ask me how Im feeling
Dont tell me youre too blind to see
(* repeat)
Give you up. give you up
Give you up, give you up
Never gonna give
Never gonna give, give you up
Never gonna give
Never gonna give, five you up
I just wanna tell you how Im feeling
Gotta make you understand