I am a sponsor, a content owner, and work for another sponsor who also is a content owner.
I can not stand most tube sites. I send out DMCA notices every single week. Yes due to time limitations I do all my DMCA notices on one day each week though I along with others collect the urls before hand.
As for legit tube sites I am against most of those as well with a few minor exceptions.
For them to land on my approved list the following must be met:
- They must not use more than a 3 minute video sample.
- That video sample must not give away the money shot.
- All ads on the page where the content is viewed must be linked to my site.
- Any clicking of the video will only interact with the video or send them to my site.
- They must try to find a way to sell the sponsor better on the video pages.
- Most importantly they must host the videos themselves. There shall be no free hosted tube videos, unless you individually can show me an acceptable CTR.