Can't speak for YouTube, but we[0] solved issues like this by making public domain the first class citizen of the system. Once a work enters a public domain in any of the 195 countries, is no longer possible to register it in our system for that country. This prevents any rightsholder to abuse the system.
It also allows platforms and creators to freely utilize public domain, royalty free and Creative Commons works in their content without worrying about situation like this. We also distinguish explicitly between publishing and sound recording/performance so one can register one without impacting the other.
It also allows platforms and creators to freely utilize public domain, royalty free and Creative Commons works in their content without worrying about situation like this. We also distinguish explicitly between publishing and sound recording/performance so one can register one without impacting the other.
[0] https://pex.com