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Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by lostcolony on Monday November 16, 2020 @11:53AM (#25113908)
Is that metadata protected by some sort of mechanism? Or is it just not queried by default using one's browser? I.e., is youtube-dl calling a public, unsecured API, or is it circumventing some sort of copy protection?

Because if it's just querying for metadata that anyone can already query for...your point seems immaterial as to the legality of the tool?

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Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by robertlagrant on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:24PM (#25115863)
They're saying that sure, the name youtube-dl might well imply it's specifically for downloading things from YouTube, but that doesn't mean it's specifically for downloading video from YouTube.
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