In an effort to piggyback on the user generated video revolution, Reuters is partnering with Yahoo to buy user generated content for use on their news sites.
Users will not be paid for images displayed on the Yahoo and Reuters sites. But people whose photos or videos are selected for distribution to Reuters clients will receive a payment.
This seems oddly timed given the CurrentTV and Yahoo falling out. Do the two have anything at all to do with one another or is this just baseless conjecture on my part?
I wonder how Reuters will verify that the people they buy from actually own the rights?
Dennis, I wondered the same thing myself. I know Revver is HIGHLY particular about that, so I would assume Reuters would be as well.