YouTube to share ad money with uploaders

Post by **117** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:05 pm

People who upload their own films to video-sharing website YouTube will soon get a share of the ad revenue.

YouTube founder Chad Hurley confirmed to the BBC that his team was working on a revenue-sharing mechanism that would "reward creativity".

The system would be rolled out in a couple of months, he said, and use a mixture of adverts, including short clips shown ahead of the actual film.

full story on BBC

Post by **mr mixin** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:10 pm

more bloody adverts then

Post by **fac51** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:38 pm

and loads more crap videos as well no doubt as people try to cash in.