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duskwuff on March 10, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: YouTube DRM added on ALL videos with TV (TVHTML5) ...

The Internet Archive provides direct downloads for the content they host, so the fact that they also offer torrents doesn't really change the legal situation.

rendx on March 11, 2025 [–]

Not their legal situation, but it turns a downloader into a distributor who may not be aware of the potential legal consequences.

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