Or Youtube could front this money. They have a requirement from the DMCA safe harbor to allow people to make these copyright claims. But that doesn't mean the

Or Youtube could front this money. They have a requirement from the DMCA safe harbor to allow people to make these copyright claims. But that doesn't mean they have to make them easy or cost effective for trolls to abuse the system. Youtube could have a legal fund for creators to get assistance with unfair claims, and not be violating anything in the DMCA safe harbor.