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

YouTube founder Chad Hurley has confirmed that his team is working on a revenue-sharing mechanism that would “reward creativity”.

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

The offer applies only to people who own the full copyright of the videos they are uploading.

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