youtube has been telling its uploaders that they will start sharing revenue for years now.

they dont want to go with "one view equals X monies" for anyone who wants to sign up because a certain parent company is already waaaay too familiar with click fraud. the reason they have hazy requirements to join the current payout scheme is they want to hand pick who they pay, they basically want to check you out first and make sure you are already ultra super popular without click fraud.

there is going to be a day a few decades in the future where our grandchildren will think of payments for uploaded content as automatic and common as they would turning a faucet and receiving water. computers level the playing field every time.