On: YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA

[chabad360]

IANAL, but regardless, according to RIAA, youtube-dl is circumventing the "DRM" built into YouTube, and therefore they're violating anti-circumvention parts of the DMCA. Therefore a DMCA claim can suffice to take it down.

Perhaps if youtube-dl used different examples (i.e. videos not protected by anti-circumvention) perhaps they could have avoided this.

[josteink → chabad360]

Incorrect. DRMed YouTube-content cannot be downloaded using YouTube-dl. Only regular content.

[saddlerustle → josteink]

Videos with obfuscated request signatures can be downloaded by youtube-dl. A german court ruled this is an effective technological protection measure.

[wang_li → saddlerustle]

A German court sets no precedent in US law.

[fireattack → chabad360]

> according to RIAA, youtube-dl is circumventing the "DRM"

I didn't find any mention of "DRM" or "Digital rights management" on the page. Can you be more specific?