Do you think TGPs serve a useful purpose...

[Rolo]

Like Hell Puppy said, then sponsors can do alot to change things, and educate affiliates and business partners.

Ex. if offering free content to affiliates, so they can build their own galleries, then cut out the moneyshot, and tell them why its not there (might push them in a direction where they start to sell, instead of giving it away).
If the sponsor have free hosting, then limited the file size, again tell them why (most free videos are in mpg format, so ex. a 1mb or less max size will mean either a short video in normal quality, or a long video with bad quality - MGPs would probably prefer good quality). Also might be a good idea to make people qualify to get access to the sponsor content, which will cut down the number of affiliates who can use the content.

I´m sure most sponsors are already aware, so the task should be to communicate it to the TGPs/MGPs/Affiliates who are still living in the dark age of the TGP. There are more which can be done, and we do not all have to agree to some official rules to change the market, we just need it to be part of how we do business, and then it will come naturally. Cause and effect