> YT doesn't own the copyright of the videos they host. The best YT could hope for is a ToS violation which is pretty toothless. They own distribution rights.

> YT doesn't own the copyright of the videos they host. The best YT could hope for is a ToS violation which is pretty toothless. They own distribution rights. I haven't looked at the contract to see what that covers specifically, but typically it would not allow the same degree of rights as original ownership, though it would include more rights than normal end user purchases. This can have some interesting loopholes which is how my aunt used to have a library of "screener" videos but that's another story... > in your alternate universe you are legally bound [...] Yes, you are legally bound to follow legal agreements. The repetitive wording should be a clue as to how iron clad that is, logically at least (even if hard to enforce).