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Re:Ytdl-webserver: Webserver for downloading YouTube videos by fapjacks on Saturday September 22, 2018 @01:31PM (#18046922)
Come again? Are you implying that we do not have a Fair Use in storing a local recording of a video broadcast for personal use? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Unive....
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Re:Ytdl-webserver: Webserver for downloading YouTube videos by Jaruzel on Saturday September 22, 2018 @01:38PM (#18046964)
It's not that clear-cut outside of the US.

In the UK, it's only legal if it's for 'time-shifting' with the expectation the recording is only watched once and then deleted:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright#time-shi...

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Re:Ytdl-webserver: Webserver for downloading YouTube videos by JCharante on Saturday September 22, 2018 @05:48PM (#18048197)
Thank you for sharing. I knew the UK was a bit backward, but not to that extent.
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Re:Ytdl-webserver: Webserver for downloading YouTube videos by Mindwipe on Saturday September 22, 2018 @07:14PM (#18048495)
It's not legal in the UK period, as you can only timeshift a broadcast, and anything shown on-demand like YouTube isn't a broadcast.
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Re:Ytdl-webserver: Webserver for downloading YouTube videos by goldfeld on Saturday September 22, 2018 @03:12PM (#18047503)
The UK is screwed.
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