From where do anime streaming sites take their videos from?


I was wondering - from where do anime sites find the anime they are streaming?
I'd like to know how they get the content and from where.




Some from torrent sites or are ripping them from the disks or original
streaming services.




_Legal_ streaming sites like Crunchyroll, Viz, [and
others](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/2516) get their source
directly from the original distributor/publisher after [they get the
license/rights to stream the
series](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-06-11).

Outside of those sites (which are considered "gray area"), they use any
possible sources, from ripping the video from the original streaming services
and DVD/BD to downloading from existing sources, which is basically piracy
since it's a copyright infringement to distribute works without permission,
regardless if [they are already licensed or not yet
licensed](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/19024/2516).

