<<We're excited to once again announce the expansion of the YouTube Partner Program. By joining the program, popular users in France and Germany – like new partners AericWinter and FabTheGap – will now be able to generate revenue from ads that run next to their videos, and receive the same promotional benefits afforded to YouTube's other professional content partners. >>

http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Y5K_FiD6w8s

Great, this will prod youngsters to make more stupid videos in order to gain pocket money...