YouTube Continues Paying Hulun Solo's Family Through Ad Revenue
YouTube will continue paying ad revenue from travel vlogger Hulun Solo's videos to his family for up to 50 years under Thai copyright law, with viewer engagement directly supporting them.
YouTube will continue to pay ad revenue from Hulun Solo's travel videos to his family, with viewers effectively helping support them by watching his clips. Armon Sruaptweedham, director of the Department of Intellectual Property, explained copyright protections following the death of travel YouTuber Hulun Solo in Georgia.
Videos created by Hulun Solo that are advertised receive copyright protection for 50 years from their first publication on YouTube, under Section 21 of the Copyright Act B.E. 2537. Copyright is treated as property that can be transferred or inherited just like houses, cars, bank deposits, and land.
When a copyright owner dies, if they have left a will, copyright rights pass to the named beneficiary. If there is no will, copyright rights pass to legal heirs in order of inheritance: children, parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and spouses—all of whom are considered legal heirs.
This means YouTube will continue paying advertising revenue from Hulun Solo's videos as long as they receive views, with all income going directly to his family. Viewers can now help support Hulun's family simply by watching his videos to completion on YouTube.
