> Just feels like such a weird way to operate such a business - to just go completely hands-off and let all participants tear each other apart via content repor

> Just feels like such a weird way to operate such a business - to just go completely hands-off and let all participants tear each other apart via content reporting or takedown requests. It's a free hosting site, the correct way to operate that business is to lower your operating costs as much as possible, such as for example by not employing thousands of additional lawyers to arbitrate in complex legal queries where, if the case goes to court, there is a significant chance the finding would be different to a legal analysis anyway (most analysis of fair use claims by a competent lawyer would have a substantial part of the answer be "I don't know but there's a risk..."). If you want a hosting provider who'll do that, bluntly they are much more expensive than YouTube are.