Cantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoThis YouTube lawsuit could kill YT-DLP, OBS-Studio, and every screen recorder you use.www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1133
arrow-up1133external-linkThis YouTube lawsuit could kill YT-DLP, OBS-Studio, and every screen recorder you use.www.youtube.comCantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoyour screen displays any DMCA protected content, which the copy protection software is circumvented by recording your screen. the funny thing is, it’s not just software like OBS. this could have implications of something as simple as a phone camera. could you imagine suing Samsung because they allowed their phone camera to record protected content? I know I can, because it’s going to happen if this troll sets the precedent.
your screen displays any DMCA protected content, which the copy protection software is circumvented by recording your screen.
the funny thing is, it’s not just software like OBS. this could have implications of something as simple as a phone camera.
could you imagine suing Samsung because they allowed their phone camera to record protected content?
I know I can, because it’s going to happen if this troll sets the precedent.