large companies like this need to be regulated via laws They are, and you cited it: the DMCA. You can read it here: https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/pl10

large companies like this need to be regulated via laws They are, and you cited it: the DMCA. You can read it here: https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/pl105-304.pdf https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/pl105-304.pdf It is mixed bag. One of the effects is that it deters proactive culling of material because once you start doing that, you may become liable for items you miss. It is why we end up up with systems that are driven by external takedown requests.