Also, it doesn't necessarily mean that VP is actively seeking out ways to get under your skin. YT will automatically flag videos for creators if it detects probable copyright infringement and send them a notice. I just received one an hr ago about infringement of my content that happened 4 yrs ago.
Is this why everyone does the videos of them partially in front of the other video "reacting" ?
Yep. Those reaction videos are a scourge living in the grey zone of debatable “fair use”. It’s one thing to react to movie scenes, but when they feature prolonged clips of unknown YouTubers and score 10x more views than the original…that’s just BS.