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Neither of those business models explicitly condones piracy. YouTube and Flickr also reward users for popular content. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, and it's entirely legal - as long as you comply with DMCA and don't knowingly contribute.

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Two things that Megaupload didn't do. I think the moral of the Megaupload story is not to trust sites run by guys convicted of credit card fraud.

explicitly condones piracy

You don't have to explicitly condone privacy in order to be guilty of privacy.

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