YouTube threatens legal action against video download service

Isn't that a bit like the pot calling out the kettle?

"You stole our stolen content and you'd better stop."

They should require Youtube to send them a DMCA takedown notice for each video, wait the maximum allowable time to comply, and then allow others to re-upload the same video.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_...

Google has claimed it supported opening up closed systems. But it now looks like it really just depends on who is making/losing money.

There's one thing I can't stand, that the article mentions:

   Music labels in particular are not happy
   with the fact that music videos can be easily
   downloaded from the site with help from
   external services.

How about putting those videos on iTunes? I'd love to buy them legally, but I haven't figured out how to. In the meantime, I'm forced to use one of these download services unless I want to be tethered to the internet whilst viewing videos.

the arguments against this are very similar to adblock legality issues.

Google wants to say "You can only view this content in a specific way" - Thats pretty much the same argument against ad blocking. The issue is if a ToS can force the issue.