(i) is strange claim as youtube-dl simply implements various streaming protocols public to anyone, most commonly used protocol is HLS which is just a simple list of URIs of small portion of video files in text file over HTTP/HTTPS. No technological protection whatsoever.
(ii) can be easily avoided by simply removing or changing the example usage.
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> (i) circumvent the technological protection measures used by authorized streaming services such as YouTube,
> and
> (ii) reproduce and distribute music videos and sound recordings owned by our member companies without authorization for such use.
https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/10/2020-10-2...
(i) is strange claim as youtube-dl simply implements various streaming protocols public to anyone, most commonly used protocol is HLS which is just a simple list of URIs of small portion of video files in text file over HTTP/HTTPS. No technological protection whatsoever. (ii) can be easily avoided by simply removing or changing the example usage.