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A comment on RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Targeting 40 YouTube-Ripping Platforms and Pirate Sites. Parent comment

Re:RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Targeting 40 YouTube-Ripping Platf... by enriquto on Thursday October 29, 2020 @10:29AM (#24930800)
I don't understand the concept of "expiration" for an actual file that you have downloaded. How does it work, technically?
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Re:RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Targeting 40 YouTube-Ripping Platf... by judge2020 on Thursday October 29, 2020 @11:01AM (#24931207)
The download expires in the app. You don’t get a download button on YouTube.com with premium.
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Re:RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Targeting 40 YouTube-Ripping Platf... by enriquto on Friday October 30, 2020 @05:33AM (#24940549)
So the app deletes the file after expiration. But what if you copy the file elsewhere?
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