When YouTube told an entertainment entrepreneur that they would no longer pay him ad revenue, he discovered that a single copyright complaint from a Japanese animation studio caused the problem. But even though his use of short clips from the studio was clearly fair use, he was unable get any relief then realizing that he was dealing with a robot. (The Washington Post, March 29, 2016, by Caitlin Dewey)
YouTube had already announced a policy of censoring “controversial or sensitive subjects and events…related to war, political conflicts, natural disasters and tragedies….” (Washington’s Blog, September 24, 2015, by Eric Zuesse)