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Re:Youtube-dl GitHub Template by fao_ on Sunday October 25, 2020 @10:45AM (#24886663)
Their sole purpose is not saving the content, they provide functionality to do so, but they are mainly meant for emphemeral viewing, not downloading
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Re:Youtube-dl GitHub Template by amelius on Sunday October 25, 2020 @10:57AM (#24886744)
Yes, so my idea would be to make youtube-dl a tool for viewing content without annoying ads and it could be extended to be a download tool (in another project, operating in a more gray legal area).

This means that most developers in the project could contribute in a completely legal way.

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Re:Youtube-dl GitHub Template by type0 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @01:02PM (#24887781)
> it could be extended to be a download tool (in another project, operating in a more gray legal area).

don't have to be grey area, offline viewing is perfectly legal in many jurisdictions

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