Are you saying that once content is used and put in the affiliates area it should stay in affiliate use, so as not to upset the affiliates?
If so I fully agree with you at last.
And all it needs is the sponsor to pay for the rights to have it in the affiliates area and keep it on the affiliates sites. 100% spot on at last mate.
I'm assuming you don't want it to remain illegal and with affiliates using pirated content.