Originally Posted by 84fiero

Editorial control isn't necessary to decide whether to start hosting or continue hosting a given blog. If it were me, and I cared about having a good long-term reputation and brand image for my business, I sure wouldn't continue to host many of the bloggers who jump the shark like this or have other undesirable practices. OTOH, if I only cared about short-term revenue and more clicks, I guess I'd just continue to pile on more and more poor quality drivel to my hosting platform.

Unfortunately not all copyright violators are removed from BA. PM&M for one is still around despite being a repeat offender as documented in the copycat thread on here. There are probably others.