@XEJKnol@simonzerafa I believe the main point is not about obtaining citizenship or personal residency, but rather about establishing a business in the EU and registering creative activities such as YouTube channels, books, drawings, etc. as trademarks. This provides protection for the company within the EU regardless of the individual's residency status. However, I agree that this can be a complicated process. It would be best if the USA passed a law to prevent this kind of abuse.
I think all YouTube channels should operate from the EU zone. In that zone, there are consistent laws to prevent this kind of abuse, and most tech companies are afraid of fines. I'm not sure if non-EU residents can register a company in EU zone. Even if you register a company in the EU, it will complicate your tax situation. So don't take this as legal advice. Ha!
Try uploading a video on YouTube with a popular song playing in the background and see what the YouTube copyright algorithm does to your video (it gets blocked because of threat of lawsuit from music companies). Why can't they do this for human voices? There was even story that said: Police play Disney music to prevent video of them on patrol being posted online.
Another day, another company used a popular YouTuber's voice without taking permission. Of course, shitty AI is part of it. They stole voice to build their shity products. Why is YouTube not stopping these thieves? Google is too busy to block Adblockers, but they do nothing to stop AI companies. Read more: They stole my voice with AI https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/they-stole-my-voice-ai Fuck all AI companies for destroying everything good and going after artists without paying them.
@kauer They are blocking content on YouTube that shows videos and removing many other stuff, such as ads and tracking. Thus, better privacy. From Google's POV, they lose money if too many people use Invidious. Hence, the ban. Check out https://invidious.io/ for more info.
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