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		charcircuit 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Self-hosting your own media considered harmful acc... In this thread we are talking about a US based youtuber uploading to a US based video sharing service. Those jurisdictions where it may be legal are out of scope.

kassner 9 days ago [–]

If this issue was related to infringing US law, specifically, region-locking out of the US would have been a fair and sane approach. YouTube has the tools for it.

charcircuit 9 days ago | [–]

These community guidelines are rules made by YouTube and apply globally.

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