I think that there is a difference between fans sharing pirated material and seeing it appear on YouTube.

Fans put it there and break copyright laws. But they do it out of enthusiasm mostly. YouTube (=Google) on the other hand has the tools to detect pirated material and take it down. But they don't do it. They broadcast it and earn money with it via ads.

So I can understand artists that feel angry when a big company like Google is making profits from their art while they don't get anything. And if Trent wants to build a fairerer business model he has to fight this injustice. I have no problem with that.

A website like YouTube is still a good thing. Bit there are ways to improve it so that it becomes fairer for all sides.