In an unexpected turn of events, the director of the Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK has sent takedown notices to YouTube requesting its removal. The director states that he sees the streaming portal as a radicalizing platform full of hate. The takedowns are not without controversy, however, as TPB-AFK was published under a Creative Commons license.
My understanding at least is that the CC does not mandate distribution, merely allows it, so I don’t see how he could have violated his own license if a third party uploaded the video to youtube in violation of the license.
Because he gave others irrevocable permission, without any stipulations (including what platform they uploaded his content to), to upload his content. Period. It’s a contract, and as such he cannot after the fact come out and say “oh, well, I have a problem with YouTube so you can’t upload my stuff on YouTube anymore” because that breaks the contract (license).
If the videos are monetized by the uploader, he has legal standing. But it’s not currently known or understood if he has the legal authority to pull the content because YouTube is profiting from his content. That’s up to a court to decide.