Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, YouTube announced to its users a pilot program that lets its colleagues choose whether or not to charge a fee for their videos. To purchase a video, users pay through Google Checkout.
In return for the fee, users "receive a permanent, offline copy of the file in return." Those who offer their videos can set their prices and licenses they wish to set on their videos.
Khanacademy, householdhacker, pogobat, and others are participating in the money making program. YouTube did not line out how much it anticipates to profit, or share those profits.
