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Re:RIAA’s YouTube-dl takedown ticks off developers and GitHu... by userbinator on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:30PM (#24910896)
"If you outlaw freedom, only outlaws will have freedom."

This isn't all that different from the fact that sites which prominently support free speech attract all the extremists, because that's the only place they have.

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Re:RIAA’s YouTube-dl takedown ticks off developers and GitHu... by craftinator on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:55PM (#24911123)
Hah I came to post with that quote in mind. But really, if the legal system is abused to remove tools that are legal but the rich and powerful don't like, they'll migrate to places where the law can't touch them.
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