Youtube isn't the party that should be punishing these take-downs. They might be able to apply some pressure to them but only through threatening to remove the DMCA sidestepping process which, honestly, benefits everyone. This is a case of folks with a lot of money persecuting folks with very little money - and that scenario breaks our current legal system. I think we need better support (and a restoration of the removed rights that were sidelined into forced arbitration) for class actions or other styles of group lawsuits. Amicus briefs from prestigious institutions and advocacy groups are surprising effective in this space already - but you can still get really boned when you have a winning case but not enough money to actually win it.