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> I don't tell myself that I have a right to free stuff. Then it isn't free? Google have no right to make us watch ads either. IP laws protecting their profit
by rightbyte 3y ago
> I don't tell myself that I have a right to free stuff.
Then it isn't free?
Google have no right to make us watch ads either. IP laws protecting their profit is preventing youtube-dl like alternative hosting, since Google got the IP rights for the video. And the network effect is keeping creators trapped in their playground.
- mvdtnz 3y agoyoutube-dl isn't hosting. It's like the opposite of hosting.
- rightbyte 3y agoI meant some scraper using it to cache videos for its users. Sorry wasn't clear enough. But you could also do private caching for a solo user. Like the VCRs of old people used to skip ads. And later the hard drive equiped variants. Hopefully someone will make such a service for YouTube if they block adblockers. Worst case, run YouTube in Chrome in a VM and record the screen.