Court Rejects Appeal of Youtube-dl Hosting Provider 'Uberspace' * TorrentFreak
torrentfreak.com
A German court rejected the appeal of Uberspace, youtube-dl's former host, holding it liable for violating of YouTube's copyright protection.

Hosting provider Uberspace has suffered another setback in a German court. The court of appeal ruled against youtube-dl’s former hosting provider, holding it liable for alleged violations of YouTube’s copyright protection measures. The owner of the company is currently considering further appeal options. Meanwhile, youtube-dl remains available on GitHub.

  • far_university190@feddit.orgEnglish
    29·
    10 hours ago

    The Hamburg Regional Court ruled that youtube-dl violates the law as it bypasses YouTube’s anti-circumvention measures.

    Many Hamburg court not know shit on technology and listen to big company instead.

    While Uberspace hoped to overturn the lower court’s judgment, the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg decided to reject the appeal in full.

    And appeal rejected by same shit people. Wait until arrive at proper court.

    • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Yeah, OLG Hamburg is known for making bad judgements. There’s a reason many companies choose to file a lawsuit at this court.