Court Rejects Appeal of Youtube-dl Hosting Provider 'Uberspace' (torrentfreak.com)

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Hosting provider Uberspace has suffered another setback in a German court. The court of appeal ruled against youtube-dl's former hosting provider, holding it liable for alleged violations of YouTube's copyright protection measures. The owner of the company is currently considering further appeal options. Meanwhile, youtube-dl remains available on GitHub.

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[-] Nawor3565 10 points 2 years ago

I mean, that was Getty Image's whole case against Google's "view image" button. And Getty won that legal battle, so clearly they have some legal ground to stand on, even though most people would think it's bullshit.

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