Embedding a video on my site and charging to see it

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Thanks for the replies.

So, then my next question is, If a person wants to promote themselves on my web site, and I allow them to embed a video (from youtube) on my site, but accessing/watching the video costs nothing, but I charge the person to put it on my site, that is different than 'putting the video behind a paywall', correct? And therefore it is not 'selling' the video, not "selling part of YouTube's free service", correct? I look forward to all comments.

I suppose that could be said you're charging people to promote them. You're giving them an audience ( that is of course if the website actually gets traffic).




Slightly different but similar:
I know that Google doesn't like people paying for incoming links to websites because they consider as manipulating the algorithm (incoming links help websites move up the search results) - Websites have been punished for doing it (both the buyers and sellers of the links) - I don't know if the same policy exists for websites selling links to YouTube videos and channels. Is that against Youtube's rules? I have no idea. If it were me, I'd ask them and get the information directly in writing. It's grey hat that's for sure.