It's a livestream - without the upload, nothing gets recorded. It's as much a part of the recording process as film is in an analogue camera. This specific act

It's a livestream - without the upload, nothing gets recorded. It's as much a part of the recording process as film is in an analogue camera. This specific act would be the direct analogue of ripping film out of a camera and exposing it to light so it can't be developed.