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What if I distribute youtube-dl behind some trvially bypassed JavaScript protections and some passwords and "you're not authorised" messages a la CFAA, then hav
by Buttons840 6y ago
What if I distribute youtube-dl behind some trvially bypassed JavaScript protections and some passwords and "you're not authorised" messages a la CFAA, then have an "enemy" spread knowledge of how to bypass all this on some shady forums? Who sues me? And how many felonies do they commit in building their case against me?
In other words, there's a catch-22 in how strict we are about the definition of effective protection. 99% of the public won't even open their browser tools so I guess if youtube-dl is put behind some very generously documented JavaScript that is easily bypassed then it is not actually out in public because it is effectively DRM protected, right?