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If you wish to clarify your answer, you should put that clarification in the answer, rather than in a comment.
– Acccumulation
Commented Mar 26, 2023 at 3:38
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Copyright law is a law.
– DonQuiKong
Commented Mar 26, 2023 at 10:21
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If someone gives me a youtube link, and I pass it to the youtube-dl program, where does the ToS come in to play? All I've done is connect to a public HTTP server and saved what it gives me.
– Aaron F
Commented Mar 26, 2023 at 19:47
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I think this answer does not convey much useful information. There is a law against "downloading any video from YouTube". YouTube is not like Netflix or Spotify, because they employ DRM (so anti-circumvention applies), which YouTube doesn't. Saving the track outside of their allowed use is not illegal because it breaks your contract with YouTube - if the ToS were relevant, you would need to sign a contract to visit any website. And the point about making your own streaming service is absurd advice, even if it was on-topic.
– preferred_anon
Commented Mar 26, 2023 at 20:04
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@OrangeDog TOSes have been found unenforceable in many cases - you aren't automatically obliged to do whatever some billionaire wants. (You're only obliged once they bribe enough politicians, to write a law saying they can put something in the TOS)
– Stack Exchange Supports Israel
Commented Mar 27, 2023 at 8:41

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