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Everyone using youtubedl is just strengthening the RIAA's now inevitable lawsuit. The Streisand Effect applies when your attempts to block something simply inc
by gamblor956 6y ago
Everyone using youtubedl is just strengthening the RIAA's now inevitable lawsuit.
The Streisand Effect applies when your attempts to block something simply increases the harm you were trying to prevent. Importantly, their is no remedy for the kind of harm at issue in the Streisand Effect.
But the RIAA does have a remedy: they can sue for a lot of money. And ultimately, as the harm they are trying to prevent is financial, the Stroganoff Effect does not apply
- crtasm 6y agoHow will the RIAA know how many of us are using it and use that to strengthen the lawsuit?
- gamblor956 6y ago1) People have been cloning the repo for a week. That's a pretty trivial search to do on Github/Gitlab/etc. 2) They can print out copies of Reddit, HN, other websites to show people bragging about using Youtube-DL to download music videos to "stick it to the RIAA." They only need to establish a specific number for purposes of statutory damages, if the case goes to trial. Otherwise, the specifics don't matter; only that many people are using the tool to infringe on RIAA-members' works.
- crtasm 6y agoSo it's not "everyone using it" but "some people talking about it" that you're saying is an issue. I'm not sure such brags prove anything, I certainly don't always tell the truth on the internet.