Originally Posted by AdultKing

If you pay uploaders then you are incentivising the sharing of copyright infringing files. People aren't going to get thousands of downloads of their kids birthday party video, they're going to upload popular content such as the latest movies, or the best porn.

If you incentivise the sharing of copyright infringing content without the right to do so (i.e.: licensing) then you're going to find yourself in difficulty.