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"The popular free software project “YouTube-dl” was removed from GitHub
following a legal notice from the Recording Industry Association of
America claiming it violates U.S. copyright law. According to the RIAA,
the tool's “clear purpose” includes reproducing and distributing “music
videos and sound recordings... without authorization.”
In fact, YouTube-dl is a powerful general purpose media tool that allows
users to make local copies of media from a very broad range of sites.
That versatility has secured it a place in the toolkits of many
reporters, newsroom developers, and archivists. For now, the code
remains available to download through YouTube-dl's own site, but the
disruption of its development hub and the RIAA saber-rattling
jeopardizes both the future of the software and the myriad journalistic
workflows that depend on it."
Via Glyn Moody.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
