Cantaloupe

This YouTube lawsuit could kill YT-DLP, OBS-Studio, and every screen recorder you use.

https://lemmy.fedioasis.cc/post/14892

This YouTube lawsuit could kill YT-DLP, OBS-Studio, and every screen recorder you use. - FediOasis

Lemmy

Feb 25 at 2:56amWeb
Show threadindomaraFeb 25
Wtf. People have been recording tv and media to watch later since the days of the VCR …
Show threadfoggyFeb 25

Which is why this will fail even if it passes.

It is never impossible to record a screen.

Show threadwhelkFeb 25
“You wouldn’t download a screen recording”
Show threadScrubblesFeb 25
Clone and fork now folks
Show threadFlames5123Feb 25
I have to update my yt-dl constantly. A clone won’t do shit because YouTube will update.
Show threadScrubblesFeb 25
Someone around the world would pick up the mantle, there are thousands of ctontributors. The point is that the code isn’t lost in the blink of an eye.
Show threadjoelfromausFeb 25
Anyone have a TL;DW or related article?
Show threadCantaloupeFeb 25

Content creators can download videos and criticize them, which is well and good, but you can’t just steal the content. You need to be actively pointing flaws or pros, or it isn’t fair use. If this particular lawsuit is won, it’ll set a precedent that enables taking someone’s channel down simply because the video was downloaded or captured.

Here’s a snippet that gives the TLDR.

This youtube lawsuit could kill yt-dlp, obs-studio, and every screen recorder you use

YouTube
Show threadThorryFeb 25
Seems like a bit of a jump? Why would this impact screen recorders and stuff like OBS? Those tools can be used for plenty of use cases outside of the one mentioned.
Show threadCantaloupeFeb 25

If we treat “ripping” content the same as breaking a digital lock under DMCA-1201 we could see restrictions with screen recording software or worse. Certainly yt-dlp would be the first to go.

It’s not guaranteed though, and the title is quite clickbaity. The lawsuit mentioned merely sets a bad precedent.

Show threadmacnielFeb 25
How would this kill screen recorder though?
Show threadGreenKnight23Feb 25

your screen displays any DMCA protected content, which the copy protection software is circumvented by recording your screen.

the funny thing is, it’s not just software like OBS. this could have implications of something as simple as a phone camera.

could you imagine suing Samsung because they allowed their phone camera to record protected content?

I know I can, because it’s going to happen if this troll sets the precedent.

Show threaditsathursdayFeb 25
I’ll stop recording data you send me, when you stop recording data you take from me
Show threadGreenKnight23Feb 25

unfortunately the suit isn’t against the people doing the recording. it’s against the people writing the software that enables you to record.

that said, I wonder if it’d be possible to then sue meta or google for illegally recording your “content”, aka data, based on 1201.

Show threadI Cast FistFeb 25
TLDW; some troll is suing YT-DLP using DMCA 1201 to make ripping tools illegal. If that shit holds in court, it can set a dangerous precedent. OBS Studio can get taken down because it lets you record your screen as it shows copyrighted material, so it could count as “ripping software”.
Show threadGreenKnight23Feb 25

I’ll start suing people for watching content because their eyes and brains are copying the content to memory.

this is fucking insane.