Question: An asset is owned by Partner A in Canada and Partner B in Mexico. Partner A has a match policy of Monetize worldwide. Partner B also has a match policy of Monetize worldwide. When user videos are matched and claimed against this asset, which partner earns the revenue?
- Revenue is paid to the original owner of the asset
- Partner A earns for Canada, Partner B earns for Mexico
- Not enough information to determine
- Revenue is paid to the the partner who uploaded the reference file
Explanation
Revenue follows territorial asset ownership, not a worldwide policy setting by itself. A partner’s match policy only applies in the territories where that partner owns the asset. Even if both partners set Monetize worldwide, YouTube uses each partner’s valid ownership territory to determine revenue allocation. Canada revenue goes to the owner for Canada, and Mexico revenue goes to the owner for Mexico.
Why the other options are incorrect
Original owner is not the payout rule when ownership is divided by territory.
Not enough information is incorrect because the ownership territories and matching policies are sufficient.
Reference uploader does not determine revenue when ownership is assigned to different partners by territory.
Source for verification
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3013321
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3369929
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