halfanothersdozen t1_j6e5ng0 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:39 PM

Gotta protect your cashcow. That's his legacy right there

RockyMountainHigh- t1_j6e70d1 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:48 PM

He probably gets a tenth of a cent every time someone gets Rick rolled.

rimjobnemesis t1_j6e8z7t wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Then he got .3 of a cent from me!

lateavatar t1_j6fevji wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:18 PM

He’s not going to give those up

misterme987 t1_j6fo4xw wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:18 AM

Nor is he going to let them down

carndees t1_j6i3ri3 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:24 PM

But he will turn around and sue you.

DamnBunny t1_j6fq8bv wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:33 AM

Here's is how much he's is making for every rick roll.

Anchor689 t1_j6fiacj wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Supposedly he doesn't make that much since he didn't write the song. In 2010 it was reported he had only made $12 from the phenomenon. Then again, he said more recently that he's not sure how much it has made on YouTube, but I'm sure Sony Music has made a pretty penny since they now own both the label that the songwriter was with, and the label that the Astley recording was under.

Fenrir101 t1_j6fh5hy wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:33 PM

It was reported a while back that he gets nothing from it only google does. If you sat and watched the whole original upload he would get something but short clips and all the re-uploads get him nothing.