Thanks for clarifying some of the points already.
The copyright was put up a while ago for several reasons. One of the most important one was that I didn't want reviewers to submit a review to our site, have our editors edit them, and then use that edited copy to submit to another review site. I would feel strongly wronged because it is not simple work to read through and edit reviews and then to have that work be put up on another site for free. Thus the copyright notice would ensure that it is a breach of exclusive content rights on spcnet.tv and I would know immediately if I see our edited content on another site, it is plagiarizing off us (please let me know if you see our content ripped off, btw).
The second reason for the copyright is that as webmaster, I have to protect my own interests too since the ads on our site do make commission (thus, the 'commercial' part in the notice) to keep the site running. In the case that other webmasters email me for permission to use our content on their website, I am also able to tell them Yes or No. To this date, I have always notified the original reviewer, even though technically, I don't have to--and will of course, continue to do so in the future, since it is only right. The only case so far where I had a say to whether an edited review was printed on another site was because I wanted to negotiate a gift for the reviewer--since the reviewer is the person who I thought should be rewarded. Unfortunately, they didn't want any more reviews, otherwise more freebies.
It is true that everything on this site, from the forum, to the reviews, and even to the links to other sites we have on this site is form of content for the website. So any form of interaction on this site, including posting in this very forum, is serving as content for us and is what attracts more visitors to the site. That's the general picture of all websites. Please also be aware that if there are any forms of ads on -any- site, it generates commission.
All is also true about the Yesasia commission--provided, of course, people actually buy after clicking on the link from our site. Can someone start an experiment site, with say, $25 a month hosting fee--that was before I had the dedicated server--for starters, and see how much money they can make off the commission that Yesasia pays and see if they survive the month? I'd congratulate you if you can even make $10 in one month--then I'd LOVE to copy that business model. Just kidding
... I just want to say it's tough.
To be perfectly honest too, if this website didn't make money now with the ads to pay for the hosting each month, the site would've closed down a long, long time ago. Compared to the kind of stress, drama, loss of sleep, anxiety, and extra work that I have to put up with for the site at many times, no amount of money is enough to keep me running it if I also didn't feel it is a pity to throw all the work away.
That being all said, it is perfectly understandable if reviewers choose not to submit reviews to our site, or to remove your reviews, because of the ads on the site. Please do PM me about it if so. The last thing I want is for members to never voice me their concerns and to let bad feelings build.