The problem here seems like YouTube, not some random staffer at NatGeo who likely made a mistake. Even if they didn’t, if you build a system that doesn’t account for malicious actors and just assumes every copyright claim is true, you’re going to get these kinds of results.
YouTube is getting disturbing. Heavy censorship of pro-democracy-anti -china posts. Censorship of COVID related discussions that may go against WHO guidance. Persistent false copyright takedowns. I hope a more open alternative arises that can survive.
I don't know yet what to think about LBRY's prospects, but it looks promising.
I also don't hear a whole lot of complaints about Vimeo.
With the recent clamoring to undo section 230, I expect analogous abuse of the next tier of content removal systems that large platforms will need to put into place.
YouTube content id claims aren't DMCA takedowns. So the title should be YouTube lies/can't tell copyright ownership.