Godort

These ripping tools can be used to convert YouTube music videos into MP3s for example. This is seen as a major problem by the music industry, which has and is taking legal steps in response.

You used to be able to record radio or TV broadcasts with zero consequence. The DMCA, from it’s inception through to it’s implementation has caused nothing but problems if you aren’t a studio executive

Reaction youtube is the lowest common denominator for stuff like this, but if this ruling succeeds, that will be a pretty big problem for the ecosystem as a whole.

Setting a precedent where it is punishable to show part of another video in your own without getting permission for it will make the platform far more restrictive, especially for content that offers valuable critique. Having to actually argue fair use for publicly available content is a step backwards for everyone, even if it means there will be less low-value content out there.

With how open AI agents are to suggestion, it might be possible to make good money if it’s possible to negotiate

Kim dotcom is how I imagine John McAfee if he became a billionaire.

Not really any less tech savvy than Tor, but I2P is also a thing