Steem doesn't have a video playback system, but parses youtube videos as embeded videos.
regarding copyright that's an interesting question, the only way i can think of is by community flagging. Reddit uses that system and it's been working so far.
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Have seen what would be called copyright violations already. Can content be removed from steemit. or is it forever in the Block Chain. And I found this video interesting.