Shutting Down The Most Popular YouTube Download Site
The final decision on the lawsuit against YouTube-MP3.org was launched by a number of record companies, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group among others.
The judge has not yet signed the document, but the decision is in favor of the companies. The site must pay a solid fine and surrender the domain to the plaintiffs. YouTube-MP3.org converts YouTube videos into high-quality MP3 files, which are then downloaded by the user. Converting a standard clip to an audio track takes 3-4 minutes. RIAA said it was the largest site in the world to retrieve audio from videos.
Recording companies filed a copyright infringement complaint last September, which says the site is responsible for 40% of all cases of illegal audio retrieval. The IFPI International Federation has suggested that this method of downloading music is one of the most blatant cases of piracy since almost half of 15 to 24-year-olds use sites like YouTube-MP3.org. The claim specifically lists 304 musical works illegally extracted from the videos. Record companies want $ 150,000 in each case for a proven copyright infringement.
The site still works, but with interruptions.
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That's why the subscription services like amazon prime are the best deal for me. Artists are receiving monies and I get such huge variety! I can't afford to buy everything I'm interested in.
I like the idea of subscription. It's just like you pay an internet or electricity bill. As long as the money goes to the creators of the works I'm fine with it.
Yeah, my point exactly.
Another great example of government being inept at protecting private property.
The site was downloading publicly accessible data, modifying it, and uploading it to the user. No private property was violated in this act. Thus, by government stealing from the site (e.i. fining it,) violates their rights.
Unfortunately, yes.
anything you upload on the internet can be downloaded
But sometimes you have to buy it first.