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YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI
itsfoss.com/news/yt-dlp-ifpi-piracy-watchlist/Replying to @Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca
Can it download any of those paid movies? That might be the only thing that makes sense
Replying to @Vince@lemmy.world
It cannot.
Replying to @db2@lemmy.world
Then it’s not piracy.
Replying to @01189998819991197253@infosec.pub
It’s not piracy anyway even if that worked as the owner isn’t being deprived of what they own.
Replying to @db2@lemmy.world
That’s not what piracy is, though. That’s why piracy isn’t theft.
Replying to @01189998819991197253@infosec.pub
Piracy is an act of robbery on the high seas.
Robbery is larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat.
Larceny is the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.
Replying to @db2@lemmy.world
In this context, we are referring to the “Copyright or patent infringement” definition, which is not theft.
Replying to @01189998819991197253@infosec.pub
That’s not directed at you specifically.
Replying to @db2@lemmy.world
Is that the government?
Replying to @01189998819991197253@infosec.pub
Media mostly.
Replying to @db2@lemmy.world
So, yes