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You are missing something. Multiple things actually.

  • most content isn't uploaded by the copyright holder (e.g. TV excerpts)
  • demonetized videos will still have ads (at least for people without ad blockers)
  • videos are used for machine learning without credit to authors or financial compensation (especially without consent when it's not the copyright holder uploading them)
  • source
  • parent