Mischaracterization
"Young's beef appears to be that Google indexes pirate sites and lists them in its search results, all while coining it from ads."
Did you even read his rant? He's talking about YOUTUBE, all 100% legal through the DMCA intermediary loophole, but I know piracy when I see it.
Honest pirates still face draconian punishment, yet somehow it's become a legitimate business model in Silicon Valley? DRAIN THE SWAMP!