Flash Player Won't Play .flv Files

Hey all! 🙂 I wonder if you can help? I was in class and our teacher had us download some videos from youtube.com through techcrunch.com which converts the videos to .flv. These are educational videos for use in the classroom so copyrights are respected. The problem comes in when we try to play the .flv files. They won't play in the Flash Player. They do play in the Adobe Media Player, the Windows Media Player, and the VLC Media Player. Just not the Flash Player. Can anyone explain why? I mean, .flv stands for Flash Video, right? So, doesn't it stand to reason that .flv files should play in the Flash Player or did I miss something?

Your assistance is appreciated. You'll be helping a group of teachers learning to use CS3 in the classroom deliver the excellence our kids deserve, too! :)

Thank you,

Mike