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Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA by larrymcp on Friday October 23, 2020 @09:39PM (#24876204)
Why can't we take a fair use copy? That is not a violation of copyright.

That's not covered under "Fair Use": see [1] for fair-use criteria. It is definitely a violation of copyright, yea.

[1] http://fairusetube.org/guide-to-youtube-removals/3-deciding-...

Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA by yebyen on Friday October 23, 2020 @09:58PM (#24876290)
Taking a copy does not affect the potential market of the copyrighted work in any way. Sharing a copy is another matter. Youtube-dl facilitates taking a copy only, it is not a tool for sharing. This case is substantially different than Napster, I disagree. In some circumstances, you must be able to take a copy in order to exercise your allowed "transformative" fair use rights. You cannot sample a record without a way to take a copy.
Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA by TheCoelacanth on Saturday October 24, 2020 @02:34PM (#24881043)
The article you cited is about fair use when distributing a video. It does not address making a copy for personal use.