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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by JAlexoid on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @08:08PM (#46052917)
> I've already archived all the videos I care about

That's quite literally what we call piracy.

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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @08:58PM (#46053318)
What makes it different from VHS?
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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by JAlexoid on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @09:19PM (#46053479)
It doesn't. Recording copyrighted material that has been broadcast is, in fact, copyright infringement.
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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @10:54PM (#46054033)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Unive....

I don't know if you're making some edge case argument without elaborating, or if you're just being ridiculous.

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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by justinclift on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @11:09PM (#46054110)
No, that's just a you thing.
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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by joquarky on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @07:00PM (#46063760)
There are at least two words in your comment that do not align semantically with the definitions of those words.
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