Why Can't You Download Videos on YouTube? How a 20-Year-Old Law Stops youtube-dl Users AND Farmers
There's a tool called "youtube-dl" that lets people download videos from YouTube and other sites. But the Recording Industry of America took it offline using a twenty-year old law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This same law stops farmers, creators, hackers, and security researchers from modifying or repairing devices they bought and own -- everything from tractors and toasters to smart speakers and smart phones.
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Credits:
Music: "Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (CC-BY 4.0): https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome/
Fair use info from Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107
Prince image: (CC BY-SA 2.0): https://www.flickr.com/photos/moonwhiskers/26566843175
Burned DVD Image: (CC BY 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/78428166@N00/7827373048
Bill of rights image: (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/2519766036
Video shelf image: (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/pops_pics_on_flickr/49653847253
Chip and washer image: (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/pnnl/3366199248/
Steve Jobs Image from Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/steve-jobs-unveils-imac-169734
Smart clock image from Hatch Co: https://www.hatch.co/
Samsung smart fridge image from: https://www.reviewgeek.com/33643/2020s-smart-fridges-still-arent-worth-buying/
Smart toaster image from Harrods: 
iTunes error image from https://www.betalogue.com/2003/09/25/itunes-4-bugs-due-to-drm/
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