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tumbling4986@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days ago

YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI

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YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI

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tumbling4986@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days ago
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Their submission to the EU's piracy watchlist places the open source tool in the same category as illegal downloading websites.
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    Piracy is an act of robbery on the high seas.

    Robbery is larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat.

    Larceny is the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.

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      In this context, we are referring to the “Copyright or patent infringement” definition, which is not theft.

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        That’s not directed at you specifically.

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          Is that the government?

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            Media mostly.

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              So, yes

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