Good news if you’re creating original content which is popular on YouTube. According to co-founder Chad Hurley, YouTube will soon be offering a revenue share to creators of popular videos. The BBC reports, “The system would be rolled out in a couple of months, […] and use a mixture of adverts, including short clips shown ahead of the actual film.” Revenue sharing will only be available for non-copyright infringing videos, and its unclear exactly how much money per video play will be offered.

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