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> YouTube is a weird position. A lot of content is public domain and should be freely downloaded. Other content isn’t. It depends on the jurisdiction actually.

> YouTube is a weird position. A lot of content is public domain and should be freely downloaded. Other content isn’t. It depends on the jurisdiction actually. In mine (France) and a few others, the right to save material is granted to every citizen no matter the license of the said material as long as the copy is made for private use only (it's called «droit à la copie privée» which translates to “right to private copy”).

wlonkly 2y ago
Canada also has private copying (and pays a levy on blank media to pay for it, although at this point we're pretty firmly out of the blank media era). https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strategic-policy-sector/en/marketplace-framework-policy/copyright-policy/submissions-consultation-modern-copyright-framework-online-intermediaries/canadian-private-copying-collective-cpcc https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strategic-policy-sector/en/... (What a classic Canadian government URL that is.)
999900000999 2y ago
Does this mandate American companies provide a mechanism for a personal copy ? In theory YouTube could geo lock these features if made to implement it.
- littlestymaar 2y ago
  No, unfortunately, and DRMs are still legal. Which is a shame given that we have to pay a tax to the copyright industry whenever we buy a storage media (be it an SD card or an HDD) in exchange for this right… What I mean is that there's no legal reason for Youtube to prevent downloading their videos (they can't be sued by IP holders for providing a download link for that matter).
  - 999900000999 2y ago
    So does that mean if you watch Netflix in Canada or France you can send a letter requesting a copy of their media ? It seems like a good idea, Bojack Horseman is probably going to be taken down at some point, but enforcement remains elusive.
    - littlestymaar 2y ago
      You can send them a letter, and they can comply without infringing any agreement made with the copyright holder, but they don't have to.

wlonkly 2y ago

Canada also has private copying (and pays a levy on blank media to pay for it, although at this point we're pretty firmly out of the blank media era). https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strategic-policy-sector/en/marketplace-framework-policy/copyright-policy/submissions-consultation-modern-copyright-framework-online-intermediaries/canadian-private-copying-collective-cpcc https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strategic-policy-sector/en/... (What a classic Canadian government URL that is.)

999900000999 2y ago

Does this mandate American companies provide a mechanism for a personal copy ? In theory YouTube could geo lock these features if made to implement it.

littlestymaar 2y ago
No, unfortunately, and DRMs are still legal. Which is a shame given that we have to pay a tax to the copyright industry whenever we buy a storage media (be it an SD card or an HDD) in exchange for this right… What I mean is that there's no legal reason for Youtube to prevent downloading their videos (they can't be sued by IP holders for providing a download link for that matter).
- 999900000999 2y ago
  So does that mean if you watch Netflix in Canada or France you can send a letter requesting a copy of their media ? It seems like a good idea, Bojack Horseman is probably going to be taken down at some point, but enforcement remains elusive.
  - littlestymaar 2y ago
    You can send them a letter, and they can comply without infringing any agreement made with the copyright holder, but they don't have to.