Google's current approach to copyright on YouTube was adopted following their settlement agreement with Viacom [1]. While the terms were never disclosed, that s

Google's current approach to copyright on YouTube was adopted following their settlement agreement with Viacom [1]. While the terms were never disclosed, that settlement probably constrains how Google can handle copyright policing on YouTube. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._YouTube,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._Y....