Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA
by michaelmrose on Friday October 23, 2020 @08:38PM
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It's not even clear that youtube-dl vs watching in the browser is any different from watching on tv vs using your vcr to record which has long been legal.
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Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA
by traviscj on Friday October 23, 2020 @11:51PM
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In this case, it "steals" the ad revenue that the copyright tries to protect, no? Or am I thinking about this incorrectly?
Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA
by tyzoid on Friday October 23, 2020 @11:56PM
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This is an argument copyright owners tried to argue with VCR and later TiVo, as it lets them skip out on the ads.
Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA
by michaelmrose on Saturday October 24, 2020 @12:53AM
(#24877047)
Nobody can steal their own attention