content: If your a major record company, you can violate every alleged "rule" in the same video and it will be fully monetized, fully promoted, featured, recommended content. It makes a total mockery of their entire platform. The big record companies have agreements where they get X amount of money per million views.  A new scandal is brewing now where bands are accusing the record companies of pocketing nearly 100% of Youtube revenue (as well as revenue from other services like Pandora). This has been a big topic of discussion on Joe Rogan's podcasts.