That sounds exactly like cartel behavior. It does something to maximize the profits of a small number of Google's business partners (who in return scratch Googl

That sounds exactly like cartel behavior. It does something to maximize the profits of a small number of Google's business partners (who in return scratch Google's back in other ways), and it claims to be a copyright enforcement mechanism, but it isn't. Mind you when we say "it" colloquially we're all talking about content ID, but legally what we're really talking about is how Google, the firm, is making decisions. So to be more direct: Google is exhibiting non-transparent, cartel-like behavior in selecting which of its partners to pay and which not to. It misrepresents this as copyright enforcement.