YouTube is going to allow content posters to share in revenues their videos generate. The BBC has the story at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221865.stm

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YouTube shares more video profits

A lucky video from the zoo could now net YouTube users thousands
Video-sharing website YouTube is to allow those who post popular videos to share in the profits they generate.

The site already shares ad revenue with the owners of copyright material that is frequently uploaded.

Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay"s provocative suggestion about Google and YouTube is discussed on the Barrons blog at:

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/05/29/should-youtube-charg...

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Should YouTube Charge To Host User-Generated Video?
Posted by Eric Savitz

In an eye-opening essay, Bernstien Research analyst Jeffrey Lindsay proposes a radical idea on how Google (GOOG) might address the business model problem that now afflicts YouTube: charge people listing fees for uploading video to the site.

Fliqz CEO Benjamin Wayne has a provocative article predicting the demise of YouTube on the Silicon Alley Insider blog at: http://www.businessinsider.com/is-youtube-doomed-2009-4

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YouTube Is Doomed
Benjamin Wayne