Note: The following is a thought experiment. Since I am no legal scholar, it is highly likely that its wording needs a lot of improvement. Suggestions for improvement would be most welcome.
Suppose that the Government of Syldavia has upset the US Government. Suppose further that the latter retaliates with crippling sanctions. As a consequence, Syldavian YouTubers, whose main source of income is now frozen due to the aforementioned sanctions, are at risk of destitution.
Suppose that a few amoral investors start a vulture fund to exploit Syldavian YouTubers' predicament. This fund would acquire the legal rights to willing Syldavian YouTubers's frozen funds at a very generous discount, then kindly request that YouTube unfreeze the aforementioned funds.
- Which clauses of YouTube's Terms of Service would be violated?
- Which US sanctions would be violated?