Current legislation is selectively enforced - pointing to a lack of enforcement only weakens your position. There are a lot of major distinguishing differences between HN and Youtube, but one of the most obvious is the way HN has a narrowly tailored scope - it is a platform for a very specific kind of content. You have the direct opposite (originally) for Youtube - unbound scope with narrowly defined no-go zone (illegal and copywrite protected material).
But if we lived in a world where your fantasy came true, how could any moderated discussion board exist?
> I absolutely love how you are all for censorship of videos on YouTube, but you seem to abhor the thought of HN going away.
These two are the same. HN wouldn’t exist without all the hours put into censorship by dang.