Okay, evil shower thought: why not actively start abusing this on a massive scale, claim as many copyrights as you can automatically so Google has to address this? If they don't do anything, you put the 'stolen' revenue in a fund for uploaders to access again.
Worst case, nothing happens, and video uploaders still get a payout, best case Google is forced to make some changes.
Worst case, nothing happens, and video uploaders still get a payout, best case Google is forced to make some changes.