That's what you get when entities get so big and powerful we users don't have a single recourse against them. The ContentID system being a fraud has been well-k

That's what you get when entities get so big and powerful we users don't have a single recourse against them. The ContentID system being a fraud has been well-known in librist circles since whenever it was launched. It's a bit similar to how higher-ups in the police and secret services have run massive drug imports in France/USA for decades and everybody knew about it but it took many years for the competent authorities to react. When your entire society is based on obedience to a higher authority, we all become come to depend on the goodwill (or lack thereof) of that entity. Google is not exactly reputable when it comes to dealing with user complaints, and they have exactly 0 financial incentive to fix this huge problem.