This is why I think the author supports the idea of giving the power to share videos to everyone, rather than the current model of having someone else share you

This is why I think the author supports the idea of giving the power to share videos to everyone, rather than the current model of having someone else share your videos for you once you upload them. You certainly can afford to know that the videos you alone share are legal or not. It's not about making a competing service, its about self-service.