How will YouTube make money? That’s the question many people wonder about. YouTube rivals are quick to point out their business models.
Dovetail, an relatively new online film distributor, announced on Thursday that it will pay filmmakers 10 cents per download for movies that they distribute on their peer-to-peer service.
Last year, a company called Eefoof.com said it was paying online filmmakers as well for their YouTube-like service. Guba and Atomfilms.com also pay. And Revver has an ad-sharing agreement with its content owners.
Details of all the payment information are somewhat sketchy, since they have different arrangements–from ad sharing to per-download. Even a mediocre video would probably just net a filmmaker a few dollars. So I guess, this isn’t quite as profitable as collecting cans, but it might be an easy way for some people to earn enough money for a grande latte at Starbucks.
