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Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA by sudosysgen on Saturday October 24, 2020 @10:24PM (#24883394)
The illegal act here would be re-uploading the video. I'm asking how downloading the video by itself increases the amount of money I have.
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Re:YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA by ldarby on Sunday October 25, 2020 @10:04AM (#24886343)
It doesn't, and I never said it does. You asked for an explanation of how ad revenue theft happens, and I gave that.
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