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esalman
on Oct 23, 2020
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YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA
FWIW, I'm forking youtube-dl right now.
mgbmtl
on Oct 23, 2020
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Stating the obvious: but hopefully to a place other than Github, since forks would automatically be removed as well.
tanseydavid
on Oct 23, 2020
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Any links to a repo that is still standing would be appreciated -- I would also like to clone the source.
esalman
on Oct 23, 2020
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Source available on PyPl:
https://pypi.org/project/youtube_dl/
alexfromapex
on Oct 23, 2020
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Just so you know, they expressly mention that’s not a good idea in the notice.
Also, I'm just the messenger so please don't shoot/downvote me
icandoit
on Oct 23, 2020
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They didn't like people buying VCRs either.
jaspergilley
on Oct 23, 2020
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Why wouldn't it be? Does this claim have any substance?
esalman
on Oct 23, 2020
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A claim like this is also a threat to the open-source software ecosystem.
alpaca128
on Oct 23, 2020
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Still a better idea than DRM
3np
on Oct 23, 2020
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And I hereby expressly mention that it is, so there you have it.
heavyset_go
on Oct 23, 2020
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Read this:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872959
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