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[*] YouTube tells MediaPost that it will let users charge rental fees
[*] The fees would apply to videos a person has uploaded to the site
[*] This comes as YouTube tries to find ways for people to make money with online video
[*] This is a shift because viewers, not advertisers, would pay
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[B]([URL="http://mashable.com/2010/05/03/youtube-user-rentals/"]MASHABLE[/URL])[/B] -- YouTube's [URL="http://mashable.com/2010/04/22/youtube-store-rentals/"]movie rental service[/URL] is still in its infancy, and it still only offers a small selection of films, but that could change quickly. YouTube exec Hunter Walk told [URL="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=127283&nid=113891"]MediaPost[/URL] that the site will soon offer its users the ability to charge rental fees for their uploaded videos.
For the past couple of years YouTube has been focusing on ways for its users to monetize their videos should they become very popular. It launched the YouTube [URL="http://mashable.com/2009/08/25/youtube-partnership-program/"]Partnership Program[/URL] last year, which allows some folks with popular videos (YouTube staff decide which ones are eligible) to share advertising revenue with Google.
However, this new self-service rental plan will be the first opportunity YouTube users have to make money off of their videos by charging viewers instead of relying on advertising. Details on the program are scarce -- for example, we're not sure if just any user can partake, or if the program is only available to industry professionals.
Admittedly, "industry professional" is a difficult term to define in the frontier of web video, which sees content from established companies competing directly with randomly viral videos from unexpected sources.[/quote]
Another fucking stupid thing Youtube is doing. I'm not going to pay to watch some stupid 2 minute viral video.
No one will pay.
Edit: Unless its porn :buddy:
this is going to suck
Imagine the money Fred would make if he charged 10 cents to view one of his videos :psyduck:
Why don't make a "donate to uploader" button
[QUOTE=Perfumly;21734673]Imagine the money Fred would make if he charged 10 cents to view one of his videos :psyduck:[/QUOTE]
He would be a millionaire.
To be honest it would be pretty cool if you could rent a movie via youtube for like 24 hours or something.
[QUOTE=davidofmk771;21734846]He would be a millionaire.[/QUOTE]
Swiftly, someone, murder him.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;21734673]Imagine the money Fred would make if he charged 10 cents to view one of his videos :psyduck:[/QUOTE]
Youtube would probably take a percentage of his profits, and I'm presuming the feature would only be applicable to particularly long videos and/or proper businesses.
[QUOTE=Rooster Assassin;21734875]Swiftly, someone, murder him.[/QUOTE]
or hack his account
This is probably going to be for movies and then high quality TV / a whole series of something. Youtube users they are likely to be aiming this at are Channel 4 or the BBC.
No one is going to watch a 2 minute home made video and pay. Stop freaking out, google isn't that dumb.
This could help lots of indie film makers
If they could rent me Iron Man 2 for 24 hours in at least DVD quality for under :10bux: I am sold.
[sp](I would rip it)[/sp]
Which would be actually fucking fond of me considering it's already on torrent for completely free.
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Good for movies I guess...
But viral videos? Hello no!
People would want to charge you to see all of their videos and that kinda defeats the purpose of Youtube.
So if one person pays he can leak it out, excellent.
Googled really fucking raped YouTube up the ass.
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;21735022]This could help lots of indie film makers[/QUOTE]
Or give people like Fred a ton of money they don't deserve.
[QUOTE=PirateMax;21736004]So if one person pays he can leak it out, excellent.[/QUOTE]
You can't do that with borrowed DVDs?
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;21737057]You can't do that with borrowed DVDs?[/QUOTE]
Yeah but now someone can pay for it dl it then upload it on youtube for free
[QUOTE=WeltEnSTurm;21734832]Why don't make a "donate to uploader" button[/QUOTE]
That's actually not a bad idea, then people who make good movies will try to make better movies for more people to see and then donate.
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;21735022]This could help lots of indie film makers[/QUOTE]
That's the only good use this could have.
[QUOTE=WeltEnSTurm;21734832]Why don't make a "donate to uploader" button[/QUOTE]
Big companies like this don't like things that make sense.
I don't have money for this kinda shit.
Uh, no. I'm not paying to watch things on YouTube. Sorry Google, just no.
This pretty much goes against the spirit of the internet. Besides, one person would pay for a video and then it would just be :pirate:'d
No one will pay.
[b]NO ONE.[/b]
I don't want to pay to watch a 2girls1cup reaction video
I've probably watched multiple thousand videos on Youtube, which adds up to multiple hundreds of dollars. Not a chance I would pay that to watch 99% of the shit I've seen.
Youtube just got worse.
[QUOTE=davidofmk771;21734846]He would be a millionaire.[/QUOTE]
someone told me Fred makes six figures yearly off of ad revenue
not sure if it's true or not
Anyone who enjoys content by YouTube partners enough to pay for it should probably feel very ashamed.
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