Why is Warner Bros. Discovery putting old movies on YouTube?

It’s Zaslav-era WB so there’s probably some kind of weird tqx write-off happening, or some contractual agreement that they’re living up to in the cheapest way possible.

Some good stuff on there - shout out to The Mission, which includes one of Morricone’s greatest scores.

This is a good point. They may lose rights if they fail to distribute for a certain amount of time. They may revert to the filmmaker or someone else. This is a way to comply contractually.