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Two entries under an issue filed on GitHub:

1.: yt-dlp locked and limited conversation to collaborators 2 days ago

2.: bashonly changed the title Direct video links from [censored domain name] download as *.php i download porn from sketchy sites and then whine about it on github

  • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    Porn aside they closed the issue for “piracy”?

    Like, don’t get me wrong I understand downloading youtube videos isnt piracy but, you’re getting around the ads, which are a form of payment. Just seems off to me for this to be the hill you crash out on.

    • catra@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      51·
      2 days ago

      I’d say supporting youtube is a much more defensible position, and more importantly it is more worth bothering to. yt hosts enormous amounts of stuff available there and only there, while a piracy site basically by definition only has media taken from somewhere else (though not necessarily easily or at all available anymore ofc). they certainly support many gray area websites, too.

      Edit: from the FAQ:

      Why is there a rule against websites “primarily used for piracy”?
      The short answer is that supporting piracy sites would in all likelihood result in the project being shut down. In the past, other similar projects have been shut down due to supporting piracy sites. The yt-dlp maintainers are of the position that supporting such sites is not worth the risk.