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'Never Gonna Give You Up' Songwriter Says Google Exploited Him

Pete Waterman, the songwriter (and apparent cry-baby) behind the Rick Astley hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up,' is claiming that the tiny royalty check he received from Google and YouTube amounts to exploitation. Now, to be fair, Waterman did only receive £11 (about $16) in royalties last year from Google, despite being the man behind the song that spawned the Internet phenomena known as Rick ...