But youtube isn't a public utility. The public can use it, sure, but they're supposed to abide by the TOS, because it's a privately owned company. Downloading

But youtube isn't a public utility. The public can use it, sure, but they're supposed to abide by the TOS, because it's a privately owned company. Downloading things from Youtube isn't the solution. Turning Youtube into a public utility is what's needed, in this case. Or even simpler: people need to start using archive.org instead of youtube.