That's not what's happening, though. Brave is not running a streaming video service. They aren't hosting or distributing the content. There's nothing illegal about holding money and pledging to give it to someone if they ask for it (as long as you actually do).
That doesn't matter. Torrent websites don't host or distribute any content, yet they still get shut down. Not opposing you, just saying your argument isn't enough.
Yes, but so does uBlock Origin, Adblock Plus, etc.
> collects money on the behalf of others
Why would they need permission from Google to do that? That's completely unrelated to them.