

Content creators can download videos and criticize them, which is well and good, but you can’t just steal the content. You need to be actively pointing flaws or pros, or it isn’t fair use. If this particular lawsuit is won, it’ll set a precedent that enables taking someones channel down simply because the video was downloaded or captured. It would circumvent fair use.









If we treat “ripping” content the same as breaking a digital lock under DMCA-1201 we could see restrictions with screen recording software or worse. Certainly yt-dlp would be the first to go.
It’s speculation though, and the title is quite clickbaity. The lawsuit mentioned merely would set a bad precedent for creators now but could be expanded to be more broad later in efforts to protect intellectual property.