Youtube-dl Site Goes Offline as Hosting Provider Enforces Court-Ordered Ban * TorrentFreak
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Hosting provider Uberspace has taken down the website of youtube-dl after being held responsible for the website linking to the software on GitHub.

They should just move to a jurisdiction that does not care for US thugs.

  • mo_ztt ✅@lemmy.worldEnglish
    523·
    1 year ago

    “[T]he average user must recognize that YouTube content, unlike media content on other websites, cannot be downloaded with a simple right-click

    Accurate

    and must be aware that this is achieved using technology on YouTube

    Accurate

    and that youtube-dl ‘overrides’ this protection.

    Accurate

    It is therefore to be assumed that the average user acts in bad faith,” the Hamburg Court wrote.

    If by “in bad faith,” you mean, “with mostly benevolent intent but sadly in contradiction to the impotent dictates of the bad-faith-est of bad-faith actors in the music creation community for the last fifty years,” then, accurate.

    • Dr Cog@mander.xyz
      32·
      1 year ago

      So because the average person is aware that it’s difficult to download off YouTube, that means any attempt to make it easier is “acting in bad faith”?

      Is it “bad faith” to replace your phone’s battery because it requires some specialized tools? Is it “bad faith” to change the oil in your car instead of bringing it to a service center?

    • Hubi@feddit.de
      23·
      1 year ago

      To give some additional context: The Hamburg court is easily one of the worst institutions in all of Germany. They are infamous for ruling in favor of large corporations and against “the little guy”. One of their judges even had the nickname “Judge Merciless”. They don’t care about the facts, they are just looking for a way to please the corporation without it being too obvoius.

    • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.socialEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      Wouldn’t this same logic require vlc media player of all things also be taken down, as it is possible to use it to download YouTube videos?

    • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
      8·
      1 year ago

      Aah, Hamburg. I’m not sure if the content industry bribed/threatened all judges there or if they are truly such a collection of idiots. These guys are almost a joke in Germany already and have been for years. There’s a reason why almost all major copyright cases are held there.

  • Cam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    1 year ago

    Youtube-dl has been getting nothing but chased down the past year or so now.