not to disagree, but imo it is the main purpose of a corporation to shield individuals from consequences hence increasing the level of acceptable risk and with it the velocity of business developement. (all for the greater good)
ime correct: individual downloaders will not be prosecuted unless somewhat high-profile, intitutional/commercial users (vps) will only get a cease and desist. uploaders are fair game.
i'm sure there is such research, haven't read into it thou. ime no problem if you limit the exposure to video to a few minutes a day. it's basically the modern version of a sockpuppet.
you seem to have misread the parent commment in regards to his childs media consumption.
that said, we found that putting up a short video to capture the attention of small children is very effective at calming them down while changing diapers for example.
Fortunately we have a friendly neighbor with plenty of nuclear power which renders germany's anti-nuclear stance into a political play with a side dish of market consolidation.