[smoldesu]

Sony could file an injunction if they wanted. Trying to defend the legality of hundreds of hours of variety TV is a Fair Use suicide mission, even if you've got Apple or Tesla lawyers. There's probably thousands of legally legitimate copyright claims to be made distributing footage like that. The value in defending it is marginal, especially for a business like YouTube.

> Don't play their game.

I don't think anyone wants to play their game. Alas, here we are rolling our dice again because hosted video platforms don't work without finding someone to host it.