Since you've been working for Google for five years, that means you started in 2012. In 2012, the advertising revenue for Google was established to have been about $40 billion in the States, and now it's more than double. Business has been very good, obviously.
As my colleague said, you've given a very smooth presentation. It obviously is your job. You were working for another company before, doing the same work, and I understand the value of this. It's important that all parties talk.
Non-professionals of lobbying came here to talk not to the consumer committee, not to the industry committee, but to the heritage committee, crying, saying they can't make a living anymore because the model has changed. Some others came to say it's terrible, that because the big companies' contracts are so bad, they don't get money. Yes, but the issue is not between the artists, the labels, and the broadcasters; it's because of the new guys in the system, which is you, and all the web giants.
The presentation you did is, of course, enthusiastic. Everyone is flabbergasted by how powerful and dynamic and positive you are. To tell the truth, I've even noticed that Google is one of the most-loved brands on both the Republican side and the Democratic side. You're in a very nice position.
The reality, though, is that artists come to us. David Bussières came to us with a lot of paperwork. He is an interesting artist because he is both a creator and is also self-administering his stuff. He has charts about all this stuff, and he just made this comparison.
David Bussières told us that he had received $153.04, which means 0.5¢ per play, for 60,000 watches of his video on YouTube. On radio, he receives $2.89 per spin.
How do you explain such a difference? You're going to tell me it's a different model, but the reality is that people are shifting towards your model. How do you explain that everybody is angry? The only thing I'll say to anyone about this is, “Well, follow the money.” Where is the money? I know it's in California, but it all came into your own pockets—not you, but Alphabet.
You're a great man. I've met you many times. There's no way to say that you're not convincing and that you're not there to protect this technological growth that's outstanding and that we use every day. I'm the first one to be on Google, all the time. However, how do you explain that there's such a discrepancy between your saying, “We do all we can, it's amazing, rah, rah, rah”, and people who come here and just cry, saying they can't afford to make a living as creators?