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...Wong sits in a converted warehouse in Tai Kok Tsui, a remote western corner of Kowloon. It's the office of Hong Kong Unison, the organization she founded in 2001 geared to defend the rights of minorities. Initially, Wong had precious little funding and had to scavenge for furniture to outfit the place. She now has backing from a few private donors as well as the international NGO Oxfam, but times are still lean. An array of colorful drapes liven up the space, while a staff of local Chinese and South Asian volunteers busy about. Wong is a blur...
Since July, Tsui's medley of Michael Jackson hits has been viewed more than 2.4 million times - but he hasn't made any money yet from that music video or any of the others he and a classmate have produced. Like many viral sensations, he is suddenly trying to navigate a maze of advertising offers, promotional deals and legal issues in the hopes of making a (typically small) fortune from Internet fame. (Watch Sam Tsui explain his YouTube success...
Which clips does YouTube help monetize? Says spokesman Aaron Zamost: "We look at factors like the number of views, the video's virality and compliance with the YouTube terms of service." That last bit rules out videos with third-party copyrighted music like Tsui's Jackson medley, which stays online only with the goodwill of record companies...
Still, some viral stars, like Tsui, are proceeding with caution. ("I would like to eventually be known as more than just that guy on YouTube," he says.) For two years, Irena Schulz has been fielding media offers for Snowball the cockatoo, whose Backstreet Boys dance has been seen nearly 3.3 million times. The former molecular biologist in Dyer, Ind., chooses shows for her bird carefully and has drafted legal agreements to make sure he'll be portrayed in a positive light. But despite appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Good Morning America, she says viral videos aren...
...Tsui's music videos took...