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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think there is such a thing as YouTube doesn't use any DRM. All videos are publicly available on a public facing service available to all

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the EULA for YouTube says they own all videos uploaded to their site. watching through something like Piped is a soft (and important) form of piracy

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You aren't agreeing the the EULA

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the person operating the piped server is

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How so?

It is just a web crawler. It isn't do much more than your standard search engine

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Piped cracks CAPTCHA blocks meant to ensure YouTube maintains access to their hosted videos. That CAPTCHA includes a EULA that by engaging with the captcha to continue using youtube you agree not to circumvent google ads. Piped intentionally (and correctly, from an ethics perspective) circumvents this