Is YouTube's Content ID System Illegal?

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A few people I subscribe to have commented on how they've been affected by Content ID, I've done some digging about the legality of the whole thing.

DISCLAIMER: I have no legal background, this is purely myself doing some digging and speculating.

Links:

YouTube on Content ID:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797370?hl=en-GB

Fifth Amendment of the USA Constitution:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendment

Magna Cart (1297):
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9

Fraud Act 2006:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/crossheading/fraud

Crown Prosecution Service on Jurisdiction:
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/jurisdiction/

Guidance for Cases Concerning UK and USA:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldlwa/70125ws1.pdf