wow just wow while i can’t say i didn’t see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone

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    No, when they decide to end yt-dl (and similar tools) they will just enable DRM on all videos, rather than just the pay-per-view videos. The infrastructure already exists for Netflix-like DRM on YouTube. If they are serious about cracking down on ad blocking then it is a matter of time before they throw that switch.

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      1 year ago

      And yet somehow you’re still able to rip video from places like Netflix.

      There’s always a way around it. It’s simply a cat and mouse game.

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        There are tools to record mediocre quality video from Netflix (flixgrab) and there is an exploit that the scene groups use to nab webdls but there’s nothing quality for normal users.

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      Do you have some links about this new DRM for youtube? If it’s true its very sad indeed.

      When will the internet bless us with a good yt competitor

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        No, I’ve seen no plans to expand DRM on YouTube but the paid videos have been DRM from the start, so they very much have the software internally in place to do it. And third party apps using a YouTube-dl backend provide a workaround against ad blocker bans so if they’re serious about this…