They were forced to this because of the impending legislation in EU [0] which forces them to do so. Germany is toying with what they call pre-filtering, which w

They were forced to this because of the impending legislation in EU [0] which forces them to do so. Germany is toying with what they call pre-filtering, which would allow creator/user to state fair use/exception prior identification. Essentially one could claim fair use before a rightsholder can make their claim. So far it's part of the draft but we don't know if it will make it to the final legislation. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_...