Last time I checked you couldn't use Flash-based H.264 for "commercial purposes" so their domination of web video is based on looking the other way as people break their licence.<p><i>Q: What parts of the H.264 license are included when I buy Adobe Products?<p>A: The end user license to the Adobe Flash Player allows users to playback H.264 content for your own non-commercial use. Commercial use of the Flash Player to decode H.264 video may require a separate license.</i><p>quoted from here:<p><a href="http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Player:9:Update:H.264#Q:_When_does_MPEG_LA_require_payment_of_a_use_fee_or_royalty.2C_and_do_I_need_my_own_license_for_H.264_.3F" rel="nofollow">http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Player:9:Update:H...</a><p>Someone should lock these pirates up.