Amber Heard and Johnny Depp can be seen in many people's feeds on social media right now.

On Youtube and Tiktok, new videos are being produced at an explosive pace as new content from the live trial is constantly emerging.

Each click and impression can in turn generate revenue for the platforms and video senders.

- It may be that you want to see the funniest moments from the trial, but then you need to clearly see two commercials before.

Which will be a pretty big advertising revenue for Youtube in the long run and they split it up.

They take a piece of the cake themselves and then they also hand it out to their creators, says Julia Caesar, reporter at the business magazine Dagens Industri.

Youtube calls its payout model a partner program, which anyone with at least 1,000 followers and a certain number of views in the past year can apply to join.

Can be a great income

For several years now, there are many people who can make a living from creating videos on Youtube.

A large following and millions of views can over time be converted into millions, as for the Swedish youtuber Felix "Pewdiepie" Kjellberg.

Regarding the trial between Depp and Heard, CNET reports that a user has managed to earn more than 100,000 Swedish kronor by uploading videos from the trial.

- It is very much for someone who does not have this as a source of income but has only actually posted material that the person does not own, says Julia Caesar. 

However, CNET later reports that the person should not have been able to get the full amount due to copyright issues with the material.

Additional income through Tiktok, collaborations and clothing

Unlike Youtube, TikTok does not share advertising revenue.

Instead, they have a so-called "creator fund" that works much like a bonus for those who create unique content and get many views. 

- If you create a viral video, you also have very good opportunities to direct attention from the video to sales links and collaborations with different companies, says Caesar.  

Another consequence of the lawsuit is that people print and sell shirts with prints like "Team Amber" or "Team Johnny".

Other items of clothing and mugs with quotes are also for sale.  

Watch the video to hear Julia Caesar explain how people make money at the trial