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.

ABC News Online