Originally Posted by signupdamnit

Because they know that exposing 12 min+ videos of their own content to millions of people per day has a negative effect on their paysite sales and because their users wouldn't stand for a bunch of five minute clips being there since they want it all for free. So instead they use everyone else's content. Whether you give them permission to do so or not.



Because they wouldn't get any repeat buyers and/or because the crap which would appear on the front page would turn off their viewers and instead send them to other people's sites.