Admittedly this is an unscientific sampling. But it sure seems like Google search (especially in ex-USA markets) seems to return top search results for UGC (User “Generated” Content) videos instead of official videos. Often no royalties are paid on these UGC videos, and in the cases where royalties are paid, they are paid at a substantially […]

via Does Google Use Dominance in Search to Steer Traffic to “Unofficial” YouTube Videos? — The Trichordist